Healthified Greek Layered Dip

70% less fat • 54% fewer calories • 48% less sodium than the original recipe. You'll love this much better-for-you appetizer updated with fat-free ingredients, extra veggies and baked whole wheat pita chips.

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The Quick Take & Nutrition Info

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 120
Fat Reduced By 10 1/2g
Sodium Reduced By 250mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 100
Calories from Fat: 40),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4 1/2g; 4 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 270mg; 270%;
Total Carbohydrate: 12g; 12%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 20%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 20 min
Servings 12

Ingredients

2: whole wheat pita (pocket) breads (6 inch)

: Cooking spray

1: container (7 or 8 oz) plain hummus

1: container (6 oz) Yoplait® Greek Fat Free plain yogurt

1: tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1: teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/8: teaspoon pepper

1: medium plum (Roma) tomato, seeded, chopped

1/3: cup pitted kalamata olives, quartered

1/3: cup finely chopped seeded cucumber

1/2: cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)

1/4: cup chopped green onions (4 medium)

1: teaspoon olive oil

1/2: medium cucumber, sliced

1: medium green or red bell pepper, cut into strips

Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Split each pita bread horizontally to make 2 rounds. Cut each round into 6 wedges. Arrange on ungreased large cookie sheet, rough surface up. Spray with cooking spray (about 5 seconds).
2 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and crisp; cool.
3 Meanwhile, spread hummus on shallow serving platter or in pie plate. In small bowl, mix yogurt, parsley, lemon juice and pepper; spread evenly over hummus. Top with tomato, olives, chopped cucumber, feta cheese and onions. Drizzle with olive oil.

The Original vs. Healthified

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Live Better America lets you enjoy your favorite dishes without worry or guilt. Our nutritionists switch ingredients, reduce amounts and use other kitchen tricks to turn the original recipes into Healthified recipes that are good and good for you.

Before	After
1 bag (6 oz) pita chips	2 whole wheat pita (pocket) breads (6 inch)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese	Cooking spray
1/4 teaspoon salt	1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Greek Fat Free plain yogurt
1 cup crumbled feta cheese (4 oz)	1/3 cup finely chopped seeded cucumber
1 tablespoon olive oil	1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)
	1 teaspoon olive oil
	1/2 medium cucumber, sliced
	1 medium green or red bell pepper, cut into strips

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		220 (before) 100 (after)
Fat		2 (before) 1/2 (after)
Sodium		520 mg (before) 270 mg (after)
Total Fat		15 g (before) 4 1/2 g (after)
Vitamin C (%DV)		6 (before) 20 (after)

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Expert Tips

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.

You can substitute any kind of olive you like. Why not scout the olive bar at your grocery store and pick out a new variety?

For a different flavor twist, look for hummus with added ingredients, such as roasted garlic.

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Posted 2/2/2013 11:10:18 AM REPORT ABUSE ByRachael said:

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What is the carb count on one serving?

Posted 12/28/2011 1:26:08 PM REPORT ABUSE AStolper said:

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This stuff was a huge hit as an appetizer at a party i went to recently. Everyone loved it and it's so colorful!

Posted 11/23/2011 12:43:13 PM REPORT ABUSE margie13 said:

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look so jummy and fresh, trying it tomorrow

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/19/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.