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Recipe: Shrimp and Spinach Pasta Salad


 Posted by Susan Bowerman, M.S., RD, CSSD, CSOWM, FAND – Senior Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training  0 Comment

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Pasta and shrimps, a family-favorite dish.

Full of fresh ingredients, this pasta salad with shrimp will become a favorite dish in no time.

Whole grain pasta to give you the right amount of carbs, shrimp to add protein, lots of greens to meet your vegetable needs, and olive oil with garlic to add lots of flavor will make this dish your perfect choice for a special occasion.  It’s a complete meal in no time, with 40 grams of protein and 600 calories.

25 g / 400

Protein (approx.) / calories (approx.)

40 g / 600

Protein (approx.) / calories (approx.)

½ TBSP ½ TBSP Olive oil
2 tsp 2 tsp Balsamic vinegar
Dash Dash Garlic powder or ½ clove fresh garlic, minced
¼ tsp ¼ tsp Dried basil
Any amount Any amount Salt and pepper to taste
4 cups 6 cups Baby spinach leaves
1 cup 1 cup Raw vegetables, diced (bell pepper, cucumber, red onion, tomato)
1 cup 2 cups Chopped, cooked and chilled vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, broccoli)
3 oz. 5 oz. Cooked shrimp
½ cup 1 cup Cooked whole grain pasta
1 TBSP 1 TBSP Parmesan Cheese

In a mixing bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients, whisk together the oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Add spinach, vegetables, shrimp and pasta and toss well. Top with Parmesan cheese.

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Susan Bowerman, M.S., RD, CSSD, CSOWM, FAND – Senior Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training
Susan is the Senior Director of Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training at Herbalife, where she is responsible for the development of nutrition education and training materials, and is one of the primary authors of the Herbalife-sponsored blog, www.discovergoodnutrition.com. She is a Registered Dietitian and holds two Board Certifications from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, and a Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management. Susan is also a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Susan graduated with distinction in biology from the University of Colorado, and received her master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition from Colorado State University. She then completed her dietetic internship at the University of Kansas. Susan has taught extensively and developed educational programs targeted to individuals, groups and industry in her areas of expertise, including health promotion, weight management and sports nutrition. Prior to her role at Herbalife, she was the assistant director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, and has held appointments as adjunct professor in nutrition at Pepperdine University and as lecturer in nutrition in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Susan was a consultant to the (then) Los Angeles Raiders for six seasons, and was a contributing columnist for the Los Angeles Times Health Section for two years. She is a co-author of 23 research papers, 14 book chapters, and was a co-author of two books for the public: “What Color is Your Diet?” and “The L.A. Shape Diet” by Dr. David Heber, published by Harper Collins in 2001 and 2004, respectively.


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