Cooking Tips

Food On A Stick

By Amanda Langley for Reader’s Digest, June 2013

These four foods on a stick are the perfect portable and portion-controlled snacks to take on the go.

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Pinwheel Pizza Lollipops

Top whole-wheat pizza dough with tomato sauce, prosciutto, spinach, and cheese; roll into a log and cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) sections before baking. Skewer with wooden lollipop stick or fork while still warm.

Calories per serving: 80

(Photo: André Doyon)

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Caprese Salad on a Bread Stick

Pierce mozzarella, tomato, and basil with an unsalted skinny bread stick and season with fresh ground pepper. Serve with balsamic orange vinaigrette for dipping.

Total calories per serving: 120

(Photo: André Doyon)

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Fruit Kebab with Yogourt Dip

Skewer pieces of strawberry, nectarine, star fruit, and pear on a wooden pick. Optional: cut sliced fruit into shapes with mini cookie cutters. Mix natural, unsweetend yogourt, honey and cinnamon for dipping.

Total calories per serving: 60

(Photo: André Doyon)

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All-Veg Sushi

Shave long, thin strips of cucumber; spread with light herbed cream cheese and julienned carrot; roll and cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) portions. Stake with long cocktail stick.

Total calories per serving: 30

(Photo: André Doyon)

Cooking Tips

Food On A Stick

These four foods on a stick are the perfect portable and portion-controlled snacks to take on the go.

Pinwheel Pizza Lollipops

Caprese Salad on a Bread Stick

Fruit Kebab with Yogourt Dip

All-Veg Sushi

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