simple sides

Simple Sides
Try our quick and easy recipes for the added foods on your menu—from Jenny’s own staff of Registered Dietitians
Milk
Strawberry Milk ShakePour 1 cup nonfat milk in blender. Add 3-4 large frozen strawberries, 4 ice cubes and 1 packet sugar substitute. Blend until thick. Delete 1 milk and ½ fruit serving from your day’s menu.
Peanut Butter Banana Milk ShakePut 1 cup nonfat milk in blender. Add 1 small frozen banana and 2 tsps creamy peanut butter. Blend until smooth. Delete 1 milk, 1 fruit and 1 fat serving from your day’s menu.
Vegetables
Vegetable CoolerPour ½ cup low-sodium vegetable juice over ice in tall glass. Stir in 1 dash hot pepper sauce and 1 dash celery seed. Garnish with lime wheel.
Spinach SaladToss 1 cup spinach leaves, ½ cup mandarin oranges and ¼ cup red onion slices with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing. Sprinkle with 1 Tbl reduced fat feta cheese. Delete 1 fruit serving from your day’s menu.
Vegetables ItalianaSaute ½ cup sliced zucchini, ½ cup sliced carrots in 1 tsp olive oil over medium-high heat until tender. Sprinkle 1/8 tsp Italian seasoning over vegetables.
Fruits
Pineapple Lime CoolerPrepare 3 oz package sugar-free lime gelatin as directed on package. Place 1 cup of gelatin in each of four custard cups. Refrigerate. Before gelatin sets, fold in ½ cup canned pineapple chunks. Chill until set. Makes 4 servings.
Fruit CouscousStir 2 tsps raisins, 2 tsps chopped dried apricots, 1 tsp pine nuts and 1 dash nutmeg into 1/3 cup cooked couscous. Serve hot or chilled. Delete 1 starch and ½ fruit serving from your day’s menu.
Banana PuddingSpoon 1.4 oz prepared sugar-free vanilla pudding into custard cup. Fold in ½ small banana, sliced and ¼ cup crushed vanilla wafers. Top with 2 Tbls fat-free whipped topping. Delete 1 ½ starch and ½ fruit serving from your day’s menu.