Basic White Sauce

Ingredients

 * white sauce
 * 1 tbsp betty's butter
 * 1 tbsp arrowroot
 * 1 cup evaporated milk
 * 1/8 tsp salt
 * 1/8 tsp white pepper
 * Cheese sauce
 * 1/4 cup low-fat Cheese sauce
 * -shredded

Directions
Heat butter in a small non-stick skillet, then in arrowroot. Gradually add milk, cook stirring until sauce thickens. Stir in salt & pepper. Variations: thicker sauce...add more butter and more arrowroot for each cup of milk. Cheese sauce: add ¼ cup shredded low-fat Cheese to hot sauce; cook, stirring, until melted. White sauce food exchanges & food values: food exchange per serving: 1 milk exchage + ½ fat excahnge cal: 108; cho: 5mg; car: 9g; pro: 137; sod: 137mg; fat: 3g; Cheese sauce food exchanges & food values: food exchange per serving: 1 milk exchange + ½ fat excahnge cal: 108 cho: 11mg; car: 10g; pro: 7g; sod: 291; fat: 5g; light & easy diabetes cuisine by betty marks