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So, I had such a craving for pasta salad and of course, pasta salad is not a weight loss friendly food…. but as I watching the food channel yesterday (yes, I was punishing myself) I came up with a way to make my pasta salad a little more figure friendly. Now,  I am not saying that you should eat this pasta salad all the time, but if you are having a craving for it, it’s a lot less calories and a lot better than you than regular pasta salad.

The key to my healthier pasta salad is to add lots and lots of veggies! For my pasta salad I added broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower, red pepper, onion, and green pepper. Make the veggies the majority of the salad

Next I used whole wheat pasta noodles and I limited the number that I added, again ,making the veggies the main ingredient.

For the dressing, I used the Kraft free dressing of the Zesty Italian. It has less calories than a normal Italian dressing and it still has taste and some kick to it.

Last, I used the low-fat 2%milk cheese for the pasta salad.

Like I said, this was a treat for me and it’s just an example of how you can take a craving and make it a little healthier.

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