SPECIAL PROMOTION
PENNE
MEDITERRANEAN
DELIGH T
BY CHEF ANTONIO CECCONI
8 oz Dreamfields Penne Rigate
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2/3 cup hummus
4 oz cherry or grape tomatoes
4 oz small yellow tomatoes
1 tbsp capers
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black ground pepper
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1⁄ 4 cup Greek green olives, pitted
1⁄ 4 cup Greek black olives, pitted
1⁄ 4 cup feta cheese
1/2 cup chopped red onion
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
Prepare pasta according to package
directions. Rinse in cold water and
drain well. Gently toss all ingredients
together with pasta. Refrigerate and
serve. Serves 8 side salads.
Calories: 203
Protein: 7 grams
Fat: 9 grams
Digestible carbohydrates: 7 grams
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10 things you can do)
1. Establish an official
agreement with the school.
Set up a 504 plan to specify
your child must eat on
time, carry hypoglycemia
treatment, and may have
other special needs.
2. Meet the people who can
help you and your child—
the teachers, the school
nurse, and the food service
director.
3. Find out the lowdown on
ingredients and nutrition
from menus at school or on
school Web sites.
4. Review the school menu
with your kids. Agree on
healthful choices each day
based on the posted menus.
5. Set guidelines for healthful
eating with all your children.
For example, their lunches
should include a serving of
fruit, vegetables, and fat-free milk.
6. Reinforce the dietary
guidelines by suggesting a
wide variety of foods.
7. Join your children for
a school meal. Observe
the choices they face, the
decisions they make, and
the help they receive from
the food service staff.
8. Provide guidance for
healthful choices at
vending machines and limit
your child’s pocket change.
9. Take an active role in
changing kids’ choices. If
you’re not satisfied with the
cafeteria food selections,
contact your food service
director with some
constructive suggestions.
10. Read the National
Diabetes Education
Program’s guide Helping
the Student with Diabetes
Succeed at www.ndep.nih.
gov/resources/ school.htm.
Healthier Generation (the Clinton
Foundation and American Heart
Association) recently struck an
agreement with major beverage
manufacturers to stock school
vending machines with healthful
offerings in age-appropriate
portions, effective in 2008.
Through the Years
Navigating the cafeteria line
in elementary school can be a
piece of cake compared with the
mayhem of high school. Younger
kids get help from staff and
have fewer choices to lead them
astray. “Experience with diabetes
makes a huge difference,” says
Crystal Jackson, manager of legal
advocacy at ADA and parent of
a child with diabetes. “It’s not
about age—a first-grader who’s
had diabetes for years may be
more competent than a newly
diagnosed 14-year-old.”
When the breakfast or lunch
bell rings, the real test begins.
That’s when all of your homework
pays off. Children armed with
good nutritional knowledge are
more likely to get a high grade in
assembling healthful meals.
Hope Warshaw, M.S., R. D., CDE, BC-ADM,
wrote the American Diabetes Association’s
Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating and
serves on Diabetic Living magazine’s editorial
advisory board.
