Who posted the recipe for grilled corn salad with black beans and rice??

[kwormann]

Mastercook is telling me it has 438 calories and 33 g fat. This cant be right! Here is the recipe, in case anyone else has some info about it

Ok, I found it....it was JennieL....Jennie, and ideas on the nutrition info http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif?


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GRILLED CORN SALAD WITH BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Great Summer food Main Dishes
Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2/3 c. brown rice -- short grained
1 Can black beans -- (15 oz.) drained, rinsed
3 ears corn -- husked
2 medium red onions -- cut into 3/8 inch slices
1 green bell pepper -- quartered lenghtwise
1 small avocado
1/2 cup salsa -- preferably chipotle
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 c. fresh lime juice
3 T chopped fresh cilantro
1 T canola oil
2/3 t. ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste

Baked tortilla chips (optional)

Cook rice until al dente, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain and rinse. Place in a
large bowl, toss with beans ands set aside. Light grill.

Grill corn, onions, and bell pepper, turning frequently, until tender and
charred 10 to 12 minutes.

Cut kernels from cobs and add to reserved rice and beans. Dice bell pepper
and half of the onions: add to rice mixture. Place remaining onions in a
mixing bowl. Peel and dice avocado; add half to rice mixture and half to
the bowl with sliced onions.

In a small bowl, whisk salsa, orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, oil and
cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Toss 3 T. of the salsa mixture with
sliced onions and avocado. Toss the rest with rice mixture.

Spoon rice mixture onto a serving dish and top with onion avocado mixture.
Serve with chips, if desired.


Cuisine:
"Mexican/Southwest"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 486 Calories; 33g Fat (58.1%
calories from fat); 9g Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 82mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1
Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 6 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Does anyone else see what might cause the fat???

Kim



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[Mamasue]

Hmmmmm. The only fat I see is the avocado, chips and small amount of oil.

[Ohioan]

Hmm, indeed. I just entered the ingredients into my MasterCook exactly the way you have them, and I came up with 259 calories per serving. (That's without the tortilla chips, which MasterCook somehow didn't count, maybe because there was no quantity given.)

Try checking the calorie count of each ingredient and see whether any ingredient seems to be carrying the bulk of the calories. (Go into edit mode, and for each ingredient row, choose "anaLysis" from the "Ingredient" menu <alt-I, L>.)

Let us know what you find out.

Cheers,
Phoebe

[ama47369]

Maybe that's the fat content of the entire salad. I think an avocado has around 22 grams and then if you add the oil, that would probably add up.....

[kwormann]

well, for some reason, it is showing the oil is 275 cal for each 1/8 T. Phoebe, I like your calories....would you mind telling me the fat and fiber content for my WW points? TIA http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif


ps....it wouldnt be the fat content for the whole salad since I have put in 8 servings! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Kim

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[Mamasue]

Kim,

Mine calculates 357 calories, 7g fat, 11g fiber. That would be 6 points per serving. Curious to see Pheobe's.



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[Ohioan]

Mamasue - I originally got a similar calorie count to yours, but then I realized I'd automatically entered the black beans as "1 15-oz can" rather than "1 can" with the ounces in the Prep Method column. So I switched to "1 can" in order to duplicate Kim's entry. Apparently, a generic "can" is smaller than the one in the recipe. But how much smaller can a can of beans be (no puns intended) without limiting each portion to three or four beans? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/confused.gif I'll have to check this out again later.

Anyway, I can't imagine why 1 Tbsp of canola oil is showing up as 275 calories per serving (i.e., 1/8 Tbsp). http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/confused.gif Kim, try deleting the oil row and then re-entering it, and see what happens.

Head-scratchingly,
Phoebe

[Ohioan]

Okay, here I am back again, with a new post instead of editing the previous one -- so people can see where problems crop up and where to look for solutions. (Once a teacher, always a teacher. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif)

First and most important: the measurements were entered in a way that Mastercook couldn't recognize them. The oil, for example, was showing up as "whole" rather than a tablespoon because MC's abbreviation for Tablespoon is Tbsp, not T. It doesn't recognize either "T" or "t." Similarly, "c" with a period after it doesn't mean "cup" in MC; enter the "c" without the period. And so on. In fact, if you want to use abbreviations, go into Preferences and indicate that MC should convert all your measurements to abbreviations. (You'll get a pop-up list of available ones each time you start to enter one.)

Second: The black beans should have been entered as "canned black beans" to differentiate them from dried beans, and the size of the can should be entered in the Measurement column, like this: "15-oz can"

I think most of the other glitches boil down to variations of the above. Once I corrected the measurements, the two versions (one with "can" and the other with "15-oz can") wound up like this (I'm just including the ingredients and nutrition, not the directions):


* Exported from MasterCook *

GRILLED CORN SALAD WITH BLACK BEANS AND RICE (1)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Great Summer food Main Dishes Salads


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2/3 c brown rice -- short grained
1 can canned black beans -- (15 oz.) drained, rinsed
3 ears corn -- husked
2 med red onions -- cut into 3/8 inch slices
1 green bell pepper -- quartered lenghtwise
1 sm avocado
1/2 c salsa -- preferably chipotle
1/2 c orange juice
1/3 c fresh lime juice
3 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro
1 Tbsp canola oil
2/3 tsp ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste

Baked tortilla chips (optional)

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 190 Calories; 7g Fat (30.0% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 131mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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GRILLED CORN SALAD W/ BLACK BEANS AND RICE (2)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Great Summer food Main Dishes Salads


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2/3 c brown rice -- short grained
1 15-oz can canned black beans -- rinsed and drained
3 ears corn -- husked
2 med red onions -- cut into 3/8 inch slices
1 green bell pepper -- quartered lenghtwise
1 sm avocado
1/2 c salsa -- preferably chipotle
1/2 c orange juice
1/3 c fresh lime juice
3 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro
1 Tbsp canola oil
2/3 tsp ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste

Baked tortilla chips (optional)
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 221 Calories; 7g Fat (27.3% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 244mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Wow, that was fun! Now give us a hard one! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Cheers,
Phoebe

[Mamasue]

Pheobe....you really know your beans! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

You are right about the tablespoon, teaspoon, cup, etc. abbreviations. I always automatically edit recipes that are posted to show them spelled out instead of abbreviated. I had the beans listed as:
15 ounce black beans. Thank you for pointing that out. Now I will make sure to check other recipes .

Now I have another brain teaser for you. I can't believe that the recipe below is so high in calories. If this is true than I get 11 WW points per serving. What do you get? http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Thanks Pheobe


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Fettuccine Alfredo

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon margarine
2 small cloves garlic -- minced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups skim milk
2 tablespoons light cream cheese
1 1/4 cups parmesan cheese -- freshly grated
4 cups fettucine -- cooked
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
Freshly ground pepper

1. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk, stirring with a wire whisk until blended; cook 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.

2. Stir in cream cheese, cook 2 minutes. Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, stirring constantly until it melts. Pour over hot cooked fettuccine; toss well to coat. Top with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, and pepper.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup).

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Source:
"Cooking Light, May 1994, page 72"

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Per serving: 509 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 71g Carbohydrate; 25mg Cholesterol; 587mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 4 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 3928 0 3274 0 0



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[kwormann]

You guys are so amazing! While I was making dinner, you were solving my problems http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Isnt this board GREAT!!!!??????!!!!!

Again, thanks from the bottom of my stomach. I will re-copy the recipe from your post, Phoebe http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Kim

[Ohioan]

Mamasue - I think I've spotted the fettucine problem without even trying it out in MC. The program is reading the "fettucine" as uncooked. If you reenter it as "cooked fettucine" (or link it to "cooked pasta" or "cooked spaghetti" if there's no existing entry for cooked fettucine), your calorie count will probably decrease significantly.

Ta-dah! I'm on a roll! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

Cheers,
Phoebe

[Mamasue]

Pheobe....you are GOOD!!. Now how come I didn't catch that!! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif Thanks so much. Yes the calories are less when I changed it to "cooked pasta". It comes to 391 calories...WOW. I am going to have start spending some time in my recipes and look at them with my eyes open! Here is a rose for you! Have a good day. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Thanks again!

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[kwormann]

Well, ladies, Ive learned my lesson. Usually when I am doing a copy paste form the board, I immediately make corrections for Mastercook...I didnt do that for this one, and it came back to bite me in the butt!

Kim http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

[Wendy w]

I highly recommend the salad and have been making it for a few years now!! I originally got it from an old Eating Well magazine -which is now very dog-eared. In fact, I made it for Mother's Day dinner because it is my sister's favorite salad and she insists on my making it a lot during the summer.

I cut the oil down to 1 teaspoon, never add chips and add 1 chopped chipotle to the salsa.

Btw: Phoebe, I finally received my Bean Bible through half.com and it really is an interesting book. I don't know where to start!