A few products to help you with your diet resolution

More than two weeks into the new year and you're still holding on to your resolution to eat better. Good for you.

Here are some products that might help you stick to that resolution at least through the spring.

Carbolina pasta: Charles Galletta, founder and former owner of Chicago's Renaldi's restaurant, was advised by his doctor a few years back to lose weight and stop eating pasta as a result of his dangerously high blood sugar levels.

But Galletta couldn't give up his pasta passion that easily, so he set out to create a pasta he could live with. The result was Carbolina made with StarchLite, an all-natural white bean extract that studies show reduces the Glycemic Index and caloric impact of starchy foods, while also delaying the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.

He now makes the pasta line under his own Molinari Mills label. Look for it Caputo's Fresh Markets in the area; it retails for $2.25 to $2.75 per 10-ounce package.

Weight Watchers cheese: I love cheese on almost anything. Now, thanks to Weight Watcher's new line of reduced-fat cheeses, I can indulge that craving more often.

With eight varieties in the line, including cheddar, mozzarella and a Mexican-style blend, I can add cheese to my wraps, soups and salads without adding as much extra fat. Packages cost $2.25 to $3.89.

"Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook": Peter Gott's medical column has a huge following in the suburbs and his "No Flour, No Sugar Diet" book of 2006 made the New York Times Best Sellers list. This year he gives us the companion cookbook with more than 175 recipes.

Try his pizza made with a crisped rice crust; Vegetable "Nachos" with jicama; bell pepper, zucchini and celery dippers or Breakfast Apple Pie with oats and cinnamon.

The book costs $23.99 and can be found at local bookstores, in the book department at large retailers and online.

An egg a day: Move over, oranges. If you want to boost your immune system to stave off flu and colds this season, consider eggs instead.

According to the Park Ridge-based American Egg Board, eggs contain a number of immune system-boosting nutrients, among them:

Selenium. Selenium works with vitamin E to function as an antioxidant. Researchers are currently looking into the role that selenium plays in decreasing vulnerability to the influenza virus. Two eggs provide more than half (56 percent) of the recommended daily intake.

Vitamin A. Vitamin A is necessary for maintaining the body's immune functions and decreasing susceptibility to infections. Vitamin A is found in foods including spinach, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, mango and egg yolks. One egg has 5 percent of the recommended daily intake.

Protein. Protein is not normally associated with immunity, but it plays a key role in building the antibodies needed to fight infection, as well as building and repairing body tissues. One egg has 6 grams of protein, or 13 percent of the recommended daily intake.

Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 works with folate to build red blood cells, helping the body stay healthy. Eggs provide 11 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin B12.

Zinc: Decades of research have shown that zinc plays an important role in reducing both the duration and severity of common cold symptoms. Each egg has 4 percent of the daily recommended intake.

-- Deborah Pankey