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<br><br>Hungry Girl Today: 10.03.07 
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<br><br>HG, 
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<br><br>It's Mallomar season over here on the East Coast. I do not know if you have 
<br><br>them in California, but they are cookies with cake-y graham bottoms and 
<br><br>marshmallow filling covered in chocolate. They're quite addictive and have 
<br><br>60 calories and 2.5g fat each. Problem is, a person could easily eat a whole 
<br><br>row of cookies without thinking. Do you have any substitutes that will fill the 
<br><br>craving? Thank you. 
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<br><br>Mallo-Queen 
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<br><br>Dear Mallo-Queen, 
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<br><br>Your question made me laugh because I grew up eating Mallomars. (I'm 
<br><br>originally from NY and they're my dad's favorite, so my mom always kept 
<br><br>them in the house.) I know just how easy it is to swallow a whole row of 
<br><br>those cookies in one sitting. There's something about their delicious 
<br><br>squishiness that makes you want to keep eating them. Instead of going down 
<br><br>THAT road, I've been known to put together a little marshmallow 
<br><br>graham "project" that is lots of fun, takes longer to eat, and may stop you 
<br><br>from shoveling almost 500 calories' worth of Mallomars down your gullet. 
<br><br>Take a 100 Calorie Pack of Honey Maid Cinnamon Thin Crisps, about 10 mini 
<br><br>marshmallows, and half a tablespoon of semi-sweet mini chocolate chips. 
<br><br>Then you can put together mini s'mores -- or melt the chocolate, dip the 
<br><br>cookies into it, and stick the mini marshmallows on top. However you decide 
<br><br>to eat the stuff, it'll take you a while and only add up to around 160 calories 
<br><br>and 4g fat! If you're feeling adventurous, you may want to try making your 
<br><br>own mini Mallomars using the ingredients above, or even using crushed Fiber 
<br><br>One cereal for bottoms. I'll eventually try this and get a recipe out there. But 
<br><br>if anyone beats me to it, feel free to send it in. And by the way, who knew 
<br><br>there was an official Mallomar season?! :)
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<br><br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br><br>I was reading your reviews of soup last week and noticed that the sodium 
<br><br>counts were INSANELY high! What are your thoughts on the crazy-high 
<br><br>sodium levels in packaged foods, and even in many of your own recipes? 
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<br><br>Anti-Sodium in Ann Arbor 
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<br><br>Dear Anti-Sodium, 
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<br><br>There are a lot of people counting sodium these days. In fact, I hear from 
<br><br>sodium-counters ALL THE TIME. They complain if I write about foods that are 
<br><br>high in the stuff. I can say this -- if you have been told by your doctor to 
<br><br>keep a low-sodium diet, then by all means, do NOT eat the foods I write 
<br><br>about that contain lots of sodium, and avoid the HG recipes that are high in 
<br><br>sodium as well (or tweak them to fit your own sodium needs). If you watch 
<br><br>your sugar intake, you may want to avoid many of the foods featured here 
<br><br>on HG. I give lots of product recommendations and recipes with all the info 
<br><br>you need to make your own decisions, so you can (and should) take only 
<br><br>what works for you. The truth is this -- recipes and products that are low in 
<br><br>calories and fat tend to be higher in salt. That's because salt makes things 
<br><br>taste better, especially things that are missing fatty, high-calorie ingredients 
<br><br>that give foods a lot of flavor. If eating these foods helps you to maintain a 
<br><br>healthy weight (thus helping to avoid health issues associated with obesity), 
<br><br>many experts agree that this benefit far outweighs the issue of high sodium 
<br><br>counts. Regarding high sodium intake in general, since I'm not a nutrition 
<br><br>expert, I called on my friend Delia Hammock (who is a registered dietician 
<br><br>with an M.S. in nutrition, and Nutrition Director at Good Housekeeping) to 
<br><br>shed some light on the subject. Delia says, "Some people are definitely more 
<br><br>sensitive to sodium than others, and those with high blood pressure or a 
<br><br>family history of hypertension should make watching sodium a priority. 
<br><br>Others can take a more relaxed approach." She does recommend choosing 
<br><br>brands with less salt when you can, and balancing out high-sodium foods by 
<br><br>making low-sodium choices at other times. She also offers this neat little 
<br><br>tidbit: "Eating lots of fruits and veggies is a top choice and a GREAT defense 
<br><br>against high blood pressure. They are often high in potassium (which actually 
<br><br>blunts the effects of too much sodium), and filling up on them can help with 
<br><br>weight control (extra pounds can also make blood pressure soar)." Thanks, 
<br><br>Delia! Looking for some lower sodium items? Click here for some reduced 
<br><br>sodium soup finds!
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