Healthy Cooking: Rainbow Veggie Roll Up Recipe

Sandwich or Roll Up? Have you ever tried a roll up?  It is kind of like a sandwich but using a tortilla instead of bread. Create a spiral “sandwich” with these Rainbow Veggie Roll-ups. This recipe can be a fun and different way to eat more veggies! Vegetables are a great way to get the vitamins and minerals you need to power your body and brain throughout the day. Potassium, fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C are a few of the nutrients you get when you fill your plate with fit foods. When you eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, you are choosing great fuel.

Tips:

• Try adding other vegetables like tomato, onion, mushrooms, or summer squash
• Instead of using cream cheese as a base, try hummus, Greek yogurt, or sun butter - the possibilities are endless!

Rainbow Veggie Roll Up

Ingredients: (8 servings)

• 8 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1 tsp. salt-free lemon pepper seasoning
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 cup matchstick carrots
• 1 cucumber
• 2 celery stalks, cut and thinly sliced
• ¼ head purple cabbage
• 8 whole wheat tortillas

Instructions:

1. Peel the cucumber using a vegetable peeler.
2. Slice the pepper, celery, carrots, and cabbage (be sure to have an adult oversee this).
3. Add softened cream cheese and seasoning to a bowl. Combine and fold, using a spatula and scraping the sides of the bowl.
4. Place tortilla on workspace and spread 2 Tbsp. of the cream cheese over the tortilla.
5. Add veggies in a single layer over the entire tortilla and roll.
6. Cut into 8 equal pieces and serve, or refrigerate.

Nutrition facts:
Serving size: 1 roll
Calories: 24
Carbohydrate: 4 g
Sugar: 1 g
Total fat: 1 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 1 g

*This recipe is from the Healthy Cooking in the Classroom Program at Family Wellness. Click HERE for more information on how to bring this program to your school or community.