2     cups cooked macaroni noodles (whole wheat or plain)
1     cup baked sweet potato, cubed
1     apple with skin, cored and chopped
1/2  cup sliced celery
1/4  cup diced red onion
1     tsp fresh ginger, grated
1     tsp olive oil
2    Tbsp flavored vinegar
Black pepper to taste

 

*Toss all ingredients together.

*Serve warm.


  Nutrition Information (per serving- 1 cup):

Calories                  168                  Protein                 4 grams          

Fat                                2 grams      Carbohydrate    34 grams   

Saturated fat              0 grams      Cholesterol          0 mg

Dietary Fiber          3.5 grams      Sodium               18 mg

Exchanges (using the American Diabetic Assoc.

Exchanges) per serving:   2 starches

 

 *Recipe Source:  Excerpted with permission from:

 Communicating Food for Health Newsletter 

 http://www.foodandhealth.com