FOR-1: BAKED GARDEN-FRESH POTATO

      Title: FOR-1: BAKED GARDEN-FRESH POTATO
  Categories: Vegetables
       Yield: 1 Serving
  
       1    Baking potato [=1/2 lb]
     1/4 c  Cheddar cheese, shredded
     1/4 c  Parmesan, freshly grated
     1/4 c  Sweet green pepper, diced
     1/4 c  Mushrooms, coarsely chopped
         pn Dried oregano
     1/2    Tomato, diced
       2 tb Plain low-fat yogurt
         pn Salt
         pn Pepper
  
   Scrub potato and prick in several places with fork. Place on paper
   towel; microwave at High for 6-7 minutes or until tender.
   Alternately, bake in 400F
       200 c  toaster oven for 1 hour.
   
   Set aside 2 tb of the Cheddar. In bowl, stir together remaining
   Cheddar, Parmesan, green pepper, mushrooms, oregano and tomato. Push
   to one side of bowl.
   
   Cut cooked potato in half and scoop out pulp. In empty side of same
   bowl, mash pulp with yogurt and stir into cheese mixture. On serving
   plate, mound in potato shells. Microwave at High for 3-4 minutes or
   bake in 400F 200C toaster oven for 15-20 minutes or until heated
   through. Sprinkle with reserved Cheddar and salt and pepper.
   
   Per Serving: about 420 calories, 23 g protein, 18 g fat, 44 g
   carbohydrate high source fibre, excellent source calcium, good source
   iron.
   
   Source: Canadian Living magazine Oct 94 Presented in article by Rose
   Murray: "Health & Well-Fare: Cooking On Your Own"
   
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