Acorn Squash With Apples

Categories:
vegetables, low fat, side dish

1 small acorn squash
1 Granny Smith apple; peeled, sliced
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons diet margarine

Pierce squash and microwave on HIGH for five minutes or until tender (turn after three minutes). While it is cooking, mix apple slices with brown sugar; let stand. Cut cooked squash in half and remove seeds. Fill hollowed squash with apple mixture. Return it to microwave and cook another two minutes or until apples are softened. Top each with one tablespoon of diet margarine. This recipe yields 2 servings. Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 270; Fat (grams) 6; Percent calories from fat 20; Percent polyunsaturated 10; Percent saturated 3; Percent monounsaturated 7; Cholesterol (milligrams) 0; Sodium (milligrams) 142; Protein (grams) 2; Carbohydrate (grams) 52; Fiber (grams) 5.


Source: "Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org" S(Formatted for MC5): "11-27-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"

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Per serving: 201 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (24% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 151mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Diabetics or those on weight-control diets may count one serving as: 2 starch, 1 fruit and 1 fat serving. Weight Watcher points calculated at 5 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0

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Yield: 2 servings

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