Research has shown that colon cancer risk increases as processed meat consumption increases. Processed meats include deli/luncheon meats, sausages, bacon and smoked meats.
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Try to minimize these in your diet and substitute with fresh meats, fish, seafood and poultry. Also, try adding more veggie-rich dishes to your menu, such as this quick, crisp sandwich, at least once a week. It’s an easy-to-pull-together, light meal for warm evenings.
3 cups broccoli slaw
½ carrot, shredded
¼ cup light mayonnaise
1 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoons sugar, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
18 ounces meat from a rotisserie chicken
6 whole wheat tortillas
30 leaves of baby spinach
Makes 6 servings
Calories 311
Total fat 10.5 g
Saturated fat 1.3 g
Fiber 6.3 g
Sugar 0.5 g
Protein 25 g
Sodium 596 mg
Calcium 7.7 mg
Magnesium 15.7 mg
Potassium 616.7 mg
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