North Texas Dentistry Volume 5 Issue 3 | Page 24

Nutritional Analysis healthy living Calories Sodium Fat Fiber Saturated Fat Carbohydrates Cholesterol Sugars Protein Kathy’s Amazing Salad Serves: 6 * Scatter pecans on cookie sheet and place in a preheated 350° oven for approximately 8 minutes. **When purchasing goat cheese that is not crumbled, place cheese in freezer for approximately 30 minutes before attempting to crumble. Remove from freezer, slice and crumble cheese. Place crumbled cheese in a two cup container with a lid. Place in refrigerator until ready to serve. Shake container to loosen the crumbled cheese, this prevents the cheese from becoming too soft and creamy and allows cheese to be evenly distributed. Directions Ingredients Mix all the ingredients together except the goat cheese. Add the goat cheese just before serving. Toss gently with your favorite salad dressing and serve immediately. 2 heads Romaine lettuce, washed, drained and torn ½ bunch green onions, chopped 2 Tbsp toasted pecans, roughly chopped* This salad is beyond excellent when served with Rice Wine Vinaigrette (see recipe on this page). 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced ½ cup mandarin oranges, packed in light syrup, drained ¼ cup Craisins (dried cranberries) 150 92mg 9g 6g 3g 17g 11 mg 10g 7g 3 oz. goat cheese, crumbled** RICE WINE VINAIGRETTE Serves: 10 Serving size: 1 Tbsp Ingredients ¼ cup rice wine vinegar 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 Tbsp water 3 pkg. Splenda 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced 2 Tbsp. dried parsley 1 Tbsp Good Seasons Dry Italian Dressing Mix, (half the package) 3 Tbsp. olive oil Pepper (to taste) Directions Combine all the ingredients except oil. Whisk oil into vinaigrette. Refrigerate until needed. Shake or whisk before serving. Add dressing to salad and toss. FIVE DAYS TO Longer Better COOPER WELLNESS ™ SCIENCE BASED. TRUSTED RESOURCE. nutrition and eating • healthy living workshops • exercise and activity A healthier, brighter future starts with Cooper Wellness. 12230 Preston Road | Dallas, Texas 75230 972.386.4777 | 800.444.5192 | cooperwellness.com 24 NORTH TEXAS DENTISTRY | www.northtexasdentistry.com Nutritional Analysis Calories Cholesterol Fat Sodium Saturated Fat Carbohydrate Trans Fat Sugars Exchanges: 1fat (FT) 44 0mg 4g 130 mg 1g 1g 0g 1g Recipe provided by Kathy Duran-Thal, R.D., Director of Nutrition Cooper Wellness Program, A Cooper Aerobics Company