High protein entrees are a great and tasty way to get in your protein when you transition to phase 3 - soft foods menu. Spreads like this crab dish can be eaten with saltines or used as a topping on a boiled or baked potato, a sauce for pasta, or as a filling for an egg crepe. Tiny shrimp may also be sustitued for crab meat. 

Crab (or shrimp) Spread

• 1/4 of an 8 ounce pakage light cream cheese
• 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese or tofu
• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup shredded 2% cheese
• 1 Tablespoon hot mustard
• 1 Tablespoon horseradish sauce or 1/4 teaspoon real horseradish
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 can shreeded crab meat or tiny canned shrimp

 Place light cream cheese and cottage cheese in a food processor and blend until smooth. Mix in the rest of the ingredients by hand. Heat in microwave from 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes or until it thinckens up a bit.

1/4 cup serving = 1 protein serving. Serve with 2-3 crackers or as a filling for an egg crepe.