Eating low carb? Here's a quick appetizer for your New Year's Eve party (Video)

If you're cutting carbs to lose weight or manage diabetes, finding something to eat at a holiday party can be a challenge, unless you really, really like celery and cheese cubes. Here's a festive, colorful appetizer from Sara Lee Deli that is simple to prepare ahead of time for your New Year's Eve party or potluck. It also makes a great snack or mini meal. You also can use an English cucumber, which has fewer seeds and a thinner skin that doesn't need peeling. These are also good dipped into Dijon mustard.

The entire recipe is only 150 calories so it's a great caloric bargain.

HAM AND BASIL PINWHEELS

• 1 slice Sara Lee Lower Sodium Honey Ham
• slice provolone cheese, cut into 2-inch by -inch by -inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon whipped cream cheese
• 1 whole fresh basil leaf
• 2 very thin slices of peeled cucumber, patted dry
• 4 red bell pepper strips, sliced thin

Place the ham on a flat clean surface or cutting board. Carefully spread the cream cheese on the ham slice, being careful not to tear the meat. A fat reducing overview can help you construct a clear outline of what you require to focus on to carry out your fat burning purpose if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for the ones who are at an intermediate or more enhance phase of their losing weight strategy. Applying are seven steps that can serve as methods for your own weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Many weight loss programs have fooled people into wondering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by causing a person's body to burn more muscle cells and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Top with a basil leaf and a single layer of the cucumber slices. Top with pepper strips and Provolone Cheese strips.

Roll to make a tight cigar-shaped roll. Using a sharp knife, cut the roll into 2-inch pieces and secure the ends with toothpicks, which serves as a "handle" for your appetizer.

Makes 3 or 4 pinwheels, depending on how you cut them.

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