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Salad Rolls*

Try this nutritious alternative to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Besides being a great finger food, it's easy for kids to make on their own. have them nibble their salad roll with lower-fat crackers

Ingredients:
2 leaves from a head of lettuce
2 Tbs. peanut butter
1 carrot, grated
2 Tbs. raisins
2 Tbs. bran flakes
1 banana, peeled and cut in half lengthwise

Directions:
Rinse lettuce leaves, and pat dry. spread peanut butter on both leaves. Sprinkle on grated carrot, raisins, and seed or nuts. Place a banana half at one side of each leaf. Carefully roll the lettuce leaves around banana halves. Hold and eat.

Makes 2 salad rolls.

  

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 203, Total fat 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg,  Sodium 115 mg., Protein 6 g, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fiber 4 g.

* (Adapted from:  Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids, Penny Warner. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1994

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