LIGHT STYLE : Wake Me, Shake Me

By ROSE DOSTI and DEBORAH KIDUSHIM-ALLEN

Aug. 8, 1991 12 AM PT

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<i> This column is based on the newly revised "Light Style: The Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, Low Salt Way to Good Food and Good Health," by Dosti and Kidushim-Allen, a registered dietitian (HarperSanFrancisco: $14.95)</i>

Here’s a smoothie to wake you up. Add some toast and you’ll have a nutritionally complete breakfast with minimal cholesterol and fat--about five milligrams cholesterol and 10% calories from fat.

BREAKFAST SHAKE

1 cup nonfat milk

2 heaping teaspoons sweetened cocoa powder

3 tablespoons egg substitute, or 1 egg white

1 small banana, cut up

Combine nonfat milk, cocoa, egg substitute and banana in blender container. Blend until frothy and smooth. Makes 1 serving.

Each serving contains about:

258 calories; 283 mg sodium; 5 mg cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 44 grams carbohydrate; 16 grams protein; 3 grams fiber; 10% calories from fat.

Exchanges: 1 milk, 1 meat, 1 fruit, 1/4 bread.