Healthy Food Can Score Big at Your Super Bowl Party

Healthy Food Can Score Big at Your Super Bowl Party OXFORD, Ohio, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- It's almost kickoff time for Super Bowl XXXIX and that means people are planning parties across the nation. As the Eagles and the Patriots get ready to battle it out in Jacksonville, Fl., kitchens are getting ready to turn out great-tasting snack foods and dishes. Although the usual party foods are fried, high in fat and high in carbs, it is possible to have delicious, low calorie snacks for the health conscious partier. This year, in honor of the Super Bowl, Dreamfields Healthy Low Carb Pasta -- the pasta that makes your pasta-eating dreams come true with only 5 grams of digestible carbs per serving -- shares this tasty pasta salad for your healthy party guests to enjoy during the big game. Southwest Pasta Salad Serves 8 to 10 By Marilyn Harris 16 ounces Dreamfields penne or elbow macaroni 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 1 red bell pepper, cut into small strips 2 to 3 jalapeno peppers, minced 1 large sweet salad onion, halved and thinly sliced 1 to 2 ripe avocados, diced 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup tomato salsa 1 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon salt 1. Cook the pasta according to directions. Drain and quickly rinse with cool water. Set aside to drain thoroughly. 2. Place the drained pasta in a large serving bowl and add the tomatoes, bell pepper, jalapenos, onion slices, avocados and cilantro. 3. Toss lightly just to mix. 4. Make the dressing: Whisk together the mayonnaise, salsa, lime juice and salt. 5. Toss into the pasta mixture. Serve immediately or cover and chill until ready to serve. CALORIES/SERVING: 368 PROTEIN: 8, FAT: 16 SATURATED FAT: 2 CARBS: 15 About DNA Dreamfields Company, LLC DNA Dreamfields Company, LLC is a joint venture between TechCom Group, LLC, a Gainesville, FL - based, technology commercialization and development company; B-New, LLC, a Cincinnati, OH - based brand creation and development company; Buhler Inc. of Plymouth, Minn., a global engineering and equipment company and Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc. of Carrington, ND, the third largest manufacturer of dry pasta in North America. Source: DNA Dreamfields Company, LLC CONTACT: Stacey Bender, Bender Hammerling Group, +1-973-744-0707, for DNA Dreamfields Company, LLC ------- Profile: International Entertainment