From EatingWell: The EatingWell Diet (2007)
Look for farmer's cheese with other cheeses in your supermarket or use ricotta as a creamy spread on toast.
Makes: 1 serving
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Per serving (with farmer's cheese): 243 calories; 7 g fat ( 4 g sat , 1 g mono ); 20 mg cholesterol; 27 g carbohydrates; 14 g protein; 2 g fiber; 444 mg sodium; 118 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Folate (18% daily value).
Carbohydrate Servings: 2
Exchanges: farmer's cheese: 2 starch, 1 1/2 lean meat, ricotta: 2 starch, 1 medium-fat meat
Nutrition Note: Per serving (with ricotta): 228 calories; 7 g fat (4 g sat, 3 g mono); 19 mg cholesterol; 31 g carbohydrate; 11 g protein; 2 g fiber; 281 mg sodium; 196 mg potassium. Nutrition bonus: Selenium (30% daily value), Calcium & Folate (20% dv). Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 medium-fat meat
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