Italian Tilapia: Follow method as directed but top fillets with 1 cup diced tomatoes with roasted garlic, 1/2 cup each julienned roasted sweet red pepper, sliced fresh mushrooms and diced fresh mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 tsp. dried basil.
1 fillet: 189 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 351 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 34 g protein.
Diabetic exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 fat.
Southwest Tilapia: Follow method as directed but top fillets with 1 cup diced tomatoes with mild green chiles, 1/2 each cup cubed avocado, frozen corn (thawed) and cubed cheddar cheese, and 1/2 tsp. dried cilantro.
1 fillet: 224 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 93 mg cholesterol, 281 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 35 g protein.
Diabetic exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.
Nutrition Facts
1 fillet: 197 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 88mg cholesterol, 446mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 34g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 fat.