Shandy – The Skinny Gene Project https://www.skinnygeneproject.org Educate. Empower. Prevent Diabetes Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:22:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 133158330 Good Food, Good Health- St. Patrick’s Day Dishes https://www.skinnygeneproject.org/good-food-good-health-st-patricks-day-dishes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-food-good-health-st-patricks-day-dishes https://www.skinnygeneproject.org/good-food-good-health-st-patricks-day-dishes/#respond Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:22:10 +0000 http://skinnygene.wordpress.com/?p=86  Do you want to enjoy the food and festivities but are afraid of packin’ on a few extra celebratory pounds?

Try these healthier versions of these St. Patrick’s Day traditional dishes.

Corned Beef Hash

Source: Eating Well, March 1998

Per serving: 320 calories; 13 g fat (4 g sat, 6 g mono); 240 mg cholesterol; 36 g carbohydrates; 15 g protein; 3 g fiber; 493 mg sodium; 695 mg potassium.

Skinny Gene Ranking: Level  4

Whole- Wheat Irish Soda Bread

A healthy, hearty Irish staple.

Source: The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook ,2005

Per slice: 165 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 2 mg cholesterol; 37 g carbohydrates; 8 g protein; 3 g fiber; 347 mg sodium; 179 mg potassium.

Skinny Gene Ranking: Level 3

Cheddar-Ale Soup

Source: EatingWell,  December 2006

389 calories; 12 g fat (5 g sat, 2 g mono); 32 mg cholesterol; 50 g carbohydrates; 16 g protein; 5 g fiber; 408 mg sodium; 238 mg potassium.

Skinny Gene Ranking: Level 2

Shandy

Source: Eating Well, June/July 2005

Per serving: 245 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 29 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber; 95 mg sodium; 122 mg potassium.

Skinny Gene Ranking: Level 4

If you’ve come across any healthy St. Patrick’s Day recipes, we’d love  for you to share them with us.

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