High Fiber Recipe

Italian Vegetable Rice Soup
High Fiber Recipe

Ingredients:
1 quart plus 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 zucchini, diced
1 pound canned Great Northern beans, undrained
1-1/2 cups quick cooking rice
1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Bring stock and carrots to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in next 4 ingredients. Cook about 5 minutes, until vegetables are just tender.

Serve sprinkled with Parmesan.

Recipe makes 8 high fiber servings.

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 331
Fat: 3.1g
8 percent calories from fat
Cholesterol: 4mg
Protein: 15.6g
Carbohydrates: 61.2g
Fiber: 10.7g
Sugar: 5.2g
Sodium: 525mg
Dietary Exchanges: Vegetable: 0.8, Bread: 3.4, Lean meat: 0.3, Fat: 0.1