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Home » Healthy Eating » Cookbook » Tortilla Pinwheels

Tortilla Pinwheels
(makes 4 servings)

Ingredients: Nutrition Facts for Tortilla Pinwheels (text version below directions)
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4 whole wheat tortillas, 8-inch size

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1/4 cup cream cheese, low fat, fat-free or regular

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12 slices lean turkey (smoked, turkey-ham)

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8-12 spinach leaves, washed and dried

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1/2 cup grated carrots

Directions:
1.

Let the cream cheese come to room temperature. Whip with a mixer, or by hand, to make it easier to spread.

2.

Using a spatula or knife, spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on each tortilla, making sure to reach the edges.

3.

Place 3 slices of meat on each tortilla.

4.

Put several spinach leaves in the center of the tortilla and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of carrots.

5.

Roll tortilla tightly; secure with a toothpick.

6.

Cut the tortilla into pinwheels by cutting it in half first, then making bite-sized slices along the tortilla until you reach the end. Lay each piece cut-side down on a serving plate.

Variations:
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Choose colorful vegetables such as red peppers, cucumber, or avocado in your pinwheel.

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Make a fruit pinwheel using peanut butter or jam as the spread, then top with thin banana slices and other soft fruit like peaches, plums, nectarines or strawberries.


TEXT VERSION OF NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving Size: 1 pinwheel (174 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 285
Calories from fat 67
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 34 mg
Sodium 1223 mg
Total Carbohydrates 32 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 21 g
Vitamin A 120%
Vitamin C 15%
Calcium 10%
Iron 15%

Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2003 at 10:10 AM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or 206-296-4631 (TTY Relay service). Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us.

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