Menu:
- Crab Salad Melts
- Baked potato chips
- Fresh chopped mango
| WLS Patient | Kids Age 2 to 8 | Older Kids and Adults | |
| Crab Salad Melt | 1 sandwich melt | 1/2 to 1 sandwich melt | 2 sandwich melts |
| Baked Potato Chips | 1/4 cup | 1/4 to 1/2 cup | 1 cup |
| Fresh Chopped Mango | 2 to 4 tablespoons | 1/4 to 1/2 cup | 1/2 to 1 cup |
| Milk | No beverages with meals! | 1/2 to 3/4 cup | 1 cup |
Crab Salad Melts
Stage: Regular foods
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
One 6.5-ounce can crab meat, drained
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
4 plain brown rice cakes
1/2 cup shredded lowfat cheddar cheese
- Preheat the broiler on high heat. In a medium bowl, combine the crab, celery, red pepper, green onion, cilantro, lemon juice, mayonnaise, and Old Bay seasoning.
- Place the rice cakes on a baking sheet. Spread 1/4 cup crab mixture on each. Sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese. Broil until the cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
You can substitute fresh crab for the canned, but don't substitute with imitation crab. It's usually made with Alaskan pollock and contains no crab whatsoever, and because it's highly processed, it's much higher in sodium than real crab meat.
If you don't like cilantro, simply switch to fresh parsley.Old Bay seasoning can be found in the grocery store in the spice section. It's a blend of herbs and spices typically used to season seafood but you can use it on chicken, beef, or vegetables as well. The blend contains salt so you don't need to add additional salt when using Old Bay.