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"The Joneses" > wrote in
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> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
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>> The Joneses said...
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>>> I needed a low cal protein snack, and had opened the last jar of the
>>> pesto I made last July. Small bowl of cottage cheese, one
>>> teaspoonful of pesto stirred in. Left the pesto slightly lumpy.
>>> Snack made in heaven and I thought it was pretty, too.
>>> Edrena

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>> Edrena,
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>> I'd triple the pesto, toss with low cal pasta, accompanied with low
>> cal garlic bread and low cal wine.
>>
>> Andy

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> (big) That's a little more lo cal than authorized! I tried the whole
> grain, heart-healthy pasta and didn't like it, and I like whole wheat
> breads and things. I know that fresh pasta would have been probably
> better, but all that wheaty flavor just wasn't "right." I've been
> know to make pesto on toast, too. I guess I'm addicted.
> Edrena
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The Ronzoni Healthy Harvest whole wheat blend pasta wide noodles are
pretty good, almost like the regular to my taste. I didn't see any but
perhaps they also sell other configurations of whole wheat pastas.


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