Healthy Sack Lunch: Lean green pita dippers with apple and milk

• 8 Pita Chips and ½ cup dip
• 1 cup mixed greens with 2 Tbs. reduced-fat dressing
• 1 apple
• 1 cup skim or 1% milk

Lean green pita dippers

• Lean Green Pita Dippers
• 4 whole-wheat pitas
• 1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• ½ cup fresh or frozen spinach

Preheat oven to 400° F. Place yogurt, spinach, cucumber, salt, and pepper into food processor or blender and process until smooth, about one minute. Place dip into a bowl and refrigerate until chips are done. Cut pitas into 8 wedges. Arrange pita wedges on a baking sheet in a single layer. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle lightly with garlic powder. Bake for five minutes or until light golden brown and crispy. Use the pita wedges to scoop up the yogurt dip.

Makes four servings.

Recipe courtesy of kidshealth.org

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