Meal in a Potato |
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45 minutes—1 hour Serves: 4
This makes a fun side dish or hearty snack. To make it into a true meal, add leftover meat, poultry, fish, or mashed beans, and vegetables like chopped spinach or broccoli to the potato.
If you have a child who is older and helps to get dinner started, this is a nice recipe to suggest. (To save on time: "bake" the potatoes in a microwave.) |
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Ingredients
4 large potatoes
1 Tbsp oil
4 Tbsp grated lowfat sheese (mozzarella or cheddar)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
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- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Scrub potatoes well. Dry with a towel. Rub the outside with oil. Bake about 45 minutes—1 hour until potato is soft.
- Cut off a cap lengthwise. Scoop out some of the pulp and mix with the cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Spoon back into potato. Replace cap. Serve.
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Nutrients per serving
1 potato |
| Calories |
262 |
Saturated Fat |
.9 g |
Iron |
2.8 mg |
| Protein |
6 g |
Cholesterol |
1 mg |
Calcium |
50 mg |
| Carbohydrate |
25 g |
Vitamin A |
4 RE |
Sodium |
204 mg |
| Total Fat |
4.1 g |
Vitamin C |
26 mg |
Dietary Fiber |
5 g |
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This Month includes United Nations Day (October 24). Why not create an "Adventures in Eating" bulletin board at home? Put a map of the world on it. Get Colored pins. Each time a child tries foods from each Pyramid Food Group they make a colorful cutout of the food, and attach it to the map with a pin, in the area of the world where that food is commonly eaten. Remember to celebrate "National School Lunch Week."
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