Recipe: Apples with dip

Dietitian's tip: By using fat-free cream cheese instead of full-fat cream cheese, you save 143 calories and 19 grams of fat — most of which is saturated fat — in each serving.

Low fat = no more than 3 g of fat per serving

SERVES 4

Ingredients

8 ounces fat-free cream cheese
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
1/2 cup orange juice
4 apples, cored and sliced

Directions

Place the cream cheese on the counter to allow it to soften, about 5 minutes.

To make the dip, combine the brown sugar, vanilla and cream cheese in a small bowl. Mix until smooth. Stir in the chopped peanuts.

Place the apples in another bowl. Drizzle orange juice over the apples to prevent browning. Serve the sliced apples with the dip.

Nutritional Analysis

(per serving)

Calories	177	Cholesterol	4 mg
Protein	10 g	Sodium	326 mg
Carbohydrate	28 g	Fiber	4 g
Total fat	3 g	Potassium	305 mg
Saturated fat	1 g	Calcium	121 mg
Monounsaturated fat	1 g