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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 4.24.09 
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<br>Looking for ways to shrink your salt intake? You're in luck! Here are some 
<br>food finds, product lines, and recipe tips for kicking unwanted sodium to the 
<br>curb...   
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<br>Organic Bistro Whole Life Meals, Pasta Puttanesca
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<br>PER SERVING (1 container): 320 calories, 6g fat, 380mg sodium, 55g carbs, 
<br>8g fiber, 6g sugars, 11g protein -- POINTS&reg; value 6*
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<br>Finding a frozen entr&eacute;e with only about 15% of the RDA of sodium is RARE. 
<br>Finding one that also tastes good, is packed with fiber, and is totally 
<br>reasonable in the calorie and fat departments? Practically unheard of... but 
<br>this one fits the bill. It's made with more than 20 organic ingredients (so it 
<br>has lots of flavor), and salt didn't make the list. This is actually one of the 
<br>better nuke-n-chew pasta dishes we've tried. It's packed with unique and 
<br>delicious stuff (like porcini mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, and artichoke 
<br>hearts), and it includes a nice portion of steamed broccoli on the side. Good 
<br>work, Organic Bistro! Look for this meal at select supermarkets (like Whole 
<br>Foods), purchase some online by clicking here, or click here to locate a store 
<br>near you that stocks 'em. (P.S. Remember that stats on company websites 
<br>aren't always the most current. The ones on the box -- shown here -- are.)  
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<br>Low Sodium Better'n Peanut Butter
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<br>PER SERVING (2 tbsp.): 100 calories, 2g fat, 95mg sodium, 13g carbs, 2g 
<br>fiber, 2g sugars, 4g protein -- POINTS&reg; value 2*
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<br>Unless you're new, you already know we LOVE Better'n Peanut Butter, the 
<br>world's only ready-to-eat, truly low-fat peanut butter. (No, Walden Farms' 
<br>lame-o Peanut Spread doesn't count.) Slightly sweet and very creamy, 
<br>Better'n Peanut Butter is a good swap for regular PB and a great ingredient 
<br>for peanut buttery desserts. Well, not only does this version have half the 
<br>sodium of the original, but it's also often easier to find. Trader Joe's tends to 
<br>stock the low-sodium kind. If there's no TJ's in town, click here to find a store 
<br>that stocks this peanut butter.  
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<br>Amy's Light in Sodium Shepherd's Pie
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<br>PER SERVING (entire 8-oz. pie): 160 calories, 4g fat, 290mg sodium, 27g 
<br>carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugars, 5g protein -- POINTS&reg; value 3*
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<br>OK... we were already in awe of Amy’s delicious, hearty, personal-sized pot 
<br>pie (complete with a smashed potato topping!) and its impressively low 
<br>calorie and fat counts. But now that Amy's has released a version with less 
<br>than HALF the sodium, we're really impressed! The meatless mini-meal is 
<br>loaded with organic veggies and chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans, but 
<br>chickpeas sounds so much cuter). Find this in the freezer aisle, along with a 
<br>slew of other low-salt items by Amy's.  
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<br>Salt-Slashing Tip! Rinse and drain canned foods, like beans, veggies... even 
<br>tuna and chicken! You'll send tons of sodium down the drain.  
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<br>Low-Sodium Lines to Love
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<br>Some of our favorite brands offer entire line-ups of less salt options...
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<br>* Progresso Reduced Sodium and 50% Less Sodium (soups) 
<br>* Organic Bistro (frozen meals) 
<br>* Amy's Light in Sodium (frozen meals, soups, and more) 
<br>* Boar's Head Lower Sodium and No Salt Added (deli meats and cheeses) 
<br>* Campbell's Low Sodium, Healthy Request, and 25% Less Sodium (soups) 
<br>* McCormick 25% and 30% Less Sodium (seasoning mixes and seasoning 
<br>blends) 
<br>* Health Valley 40% Less Sodium and No Salt Added (soups, chili, and 
<br>broths) 
<br>* Del Monte No Salt Added and 50% Less Salt (canned veggies) 
<br>* Green Giant No Salt Added and 50% Less Sodium (canned veggies)
<br>* S&W 50% Less Sodium and No Salt Added (canned beans and tomatoes)
<br>* Mrs. Dash (salt-free seasoning blends and marinades) 
<br>* Tabatchnick Low Sodium (frozen soups) 
<br>* Hunt's No Salt Added (canned tomato products)
<br>* Butterball Lower Sodium and Reduced Sodium (turkey and turkey bacon) 
<br>* Sara Lee Lower Sodium (deli meats)   
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<br>Salt-Slashing Tip! When dining out, avoid anything blackened or seasoned -- 
<br>go for broiled or baked instead. Also avoid soy sauce and most salad 
<br>dressings -- instead, request a few lemon wedges, and then use the juice to 
<br>bring out flavor in your food.  
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<br>Salt-Saving Recipe Swaps!
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<br>When it comes to HG recipes, our goal is to make them delicious, low in fat 
<br>and calories, and (when possible) high in fiber. We provide nutritional info for 
<br>sodium, carbs, etc., so you can look at a recipe and decide if it works for 
<br>you. That being said, here are some super-easy ways to save hundreds of 
<br>milligrams of sodium when whipping up recipes...
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<br>Broth - Go for no-salt-added broth instead of regular, and you'll save around 
<br>400mg sodium for every cup used.
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<br>Canned Tomato Sauce - Instead of standard sauce, use no-salt-added. For 
<br>every cup of sauce in the recipe, you'll knock off about 1,000mg!
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<br>Salsa - Trade salsa for fresh diced tomatoes, onions, and herbs. You can 
<br>save 700mg for each half-cup that's called for!
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<br>Deli Meats - Instead of using prepackaged slices of meat (like turkey, ham, 
<br>and chicken), bake the stuff yourself and thinly slice it. Save as much as 
<br>250mg for each ounce of meat in the recipe.
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<br>Canned or Pouched Tuna - Using low-sodium tuna in place of regular will 
<br>save you 300mg for every half-cup of tuna in the recipe.
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<br>Low-Fat Turkey or Veggie Chili - Regular kinds have an average of about 
<br>750mg sodium per cup. Switching to reduced-sodium types (like the ones by 
<br>Amy's) will cut around 400mg for each cup used. And if you use no-salt-
<br>added (like Health Valley's), you can save 675mg per cup!
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<br>Sodium savings are for the entire recipe and are based on averages. To 
<br>determine approximately how much sodium you'll save per serving, divide 
<br>the total sodium savings by the number of servings.
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<br>CHEW ON THIS: 
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<br>for you to celebrate -- with our famous De-Pudged Pigs in a Blanket, our 
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<br>and our Smothered Pig in a Blanket (a 200 Under 200 exclusive!). Mmmmm! 
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<br>or its manufacturer or developer by Weight Watchers International, Inc., the 
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