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Healthy comfort foods
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Sometimes it just does a soul good to hunker down inside a toasty house with the family and your fave tummy-filling meal.
Trouble is, some of our favorite comfort foods are loaded with calories and not-so-healthy stuff. We asked, wouldn't it be great if they could get a healthy makeover?
Chef and Registered Dietitian Renee Zonka, dean of the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, was up to the challenge.
Here's what she came up with:
Root Vegetable Lasagna
Nutrition per serving: 226 calories, 5 g fat, 14 mg cholesterol, 32 g carbohydrate, 439 mg sodium, 14 mg protein, 5 g fiber.
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Creamy Tuna Noodle Casserole
Makes 8 servings Nutrition per serving: 335 calories, 7 g fat, 37 mg cholesterol, 54 g carbohydrate, 849 mg sodium, 15 g protein, 7 g fiber
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Healthy Brownies
Makes 8 servings (16 squares) Nutrition per serving: 208 calories, 4 g fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 37 g carbohydrate, 466 mg sodium, 8 g protein, 4 g fiber
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