Recipe: Orange Tapioca

ORANGE TAPIOCA

1 1/2 cups skim milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp sugar
1 dash salt (not in sodium estimate)
3 tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup diced fresh orange or peach

Combine milk, egg, sugar, salt, and tapioca in saucepan. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.

Remove from heat. Add orange juice slowly, stirring constantly. Return to heat, stirring until mixture boils. Remove from heat.

Let cool, stirring occasionally. Mix in vanilla and diced oranges. Chill before serving.

Servings: 6 (1/2 cup each)

Per serving: 1 fruit exchange, 74 calories 3.4 gm protein, 1.1 gm fat, 12.7 gm carbohydrate, 43.4 mg sodium, 179.8 mg potassium, .3 gm fiber, 47 mg cholesterol.

Source: American Diabetes Association Family Cookbook; Vol 1, 1987