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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 3.14.12
<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL
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<br>Hi Hungry Girl,
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<br>I remember you mentioned in an email to check the baby-food aisle at the supermarket for adult-friendly foods. I would have never thought to look there! What can I find in that aisle that's worth seeking out?
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<br>Kid-At-Heart Karen
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<br>Hi Karen,
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<br>I'm glad you asked! There are lots of guilt-free products made for toddlers that are great for grown-ups too.
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<br>In the actual baby-food aisle, the Gerber Graduates line features SO MANY delicious snacks made with good-for-you stuff like whole grains and freeze-dried fruits and veggies. The Mini Fruits are straight-up freeze-dried fruit; the Puffs are like fruity, crunchy cereal bits; the Yogurt Melts remind me of astronaut ice cream (so cool!); and the Fruit & Veggie Melts are li'l freeze-dried bites in fun flavor blends. These all taste great and travel well. And they're so low in calories that you can eat the entire bag or container for 100 - 150 calories. Also check out Gerber Grabbers, which are no-spoon-needed pouches of pureed fruits and veggies. (Think applesauce, but better.) Many of these purees taste great -- try 'em in smoothies or even blended cocktails. BTW, other brands make similar products, so look around!
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<br>Venturing into other aisles... Fruit Falls and Just 10 pouches, by Minute Maid, are like those squeezable juice drinks from your childhood except they're not loaded with sugary calories -- just 5 to 10 calories per pouch! Plus, you get to stab a straw into them, which is kinda fun. There are also lots of snack bars for kids that I REALLY like. Quaker Chewy Smashbars are crammed with sweet 'n salty goodness, and each bar has just 90 calories. I also enjoy Clif Kid ZBar Crispy Rice -- only 110 calories. In the dairy section, Chobani Champions are kid-friendly mini cups of Greek yogurt in really fun, not-too-tart flavors. They're packed with protein and have just 100 - 120 calories per container.
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<br>Other awesome kid finds? Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Bread (adorable and a good source of fiber), Barbara's Snackimals (animal crackers in crazy-good flavors), and Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets (have 7 for under 200 calories!).
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<br>Amazing, huh?! Grab some of these products during your next shopping trip, and prepare to have your food-world flipped upside down!
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<br>Hi Lisa,
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<br>I just noticed that House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodle Substitute now comes in a MACARONI shape. I can't wait to try it! Any HG recipes on the horizon using this new guilt-free noodle swap?
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<br>Must Have Mac
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<br>Hi Must Have Mac,
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<br>It's TRUE! Macaroni is the latest variety of House Foods Tofu Shirataki (a.k.a. an amazing 20-calorie-per-serving pasta swap). The best part about the macaroni noodles? Unlike the other (unwieldy) varieties, you don't have to cut these before working with them -- they're short from the start. And to answer your question, I happen to have a delicious recipe that uses these noodles. It's a super-slimmed-down version of classic mac & cheese. YAY!!!
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<br>HG's Three-Cheesy Tofu Shirataki Mac
<br>Entire recipe: 110 calories, 3g fat, 685mg sodium, 10g carbs, 4g fiber, 2g sugars, 8g protein -- PointsPlus