Summer is the season that screams for light dishes, light sauces, and fresh healthy ingredients. My Walnut Avocado Pesto Chicken Pasta meets all of the above criteria and is low sodium as well. As the weather heats up, I don’t know about you, but I need dishes that are lighter in flavors and ingredients so […]
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Can I Eat Low Sodium at Jimmy Johns Sandwich shops are a conundrum! They often claim to be a “Healthy” Fast Food option, yet that is often deceiving. In answering the question of Can I Eat Low Sodium at Jimmy Johns I hope to take a look at some basic rules you can apply at
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Low Sodium Beef Stroganoff It’s comfort food at its best, and was probably a staple on your table as you were growing up. It is also one of the most requested dishes you have asked for my take on, so here is my low sodium Beef Stroganoff. It’s probably the most well known Russian dish
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I am an avid student of Food Science, especially the chemistry involved in the manufacturing and cooking of food. For one simple reason really, because food science matters for low sodium. Especially for a Heart Transplant recipient like myself. It’s funny really, I was not the best and brightest of students when it came
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The Best Low Sodium Pancake Mix I believe I have found the best low sodium pancake mix. Breakfast is often challenging on a low sodium diet. Once you get away from eggs. You are running into sodium wherever you look. Many of the breaded items contain salt, and often in high amounts. So today we
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Can I eat low sodium at Burger King? Those of us who are low sodium do like to eat out once in awhile. We also get invited out by our friends and family to eat out. The problem with that, is that in restaurants, we have little to no control over how much sodium is
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Celebrate a Heart Healthy Cinco de Mayo Everyone loves a Fiesta! Cinco de Mayo is a great holiday that is celebrated with food. Sadly, many of the traditional Mexican, Spanish, Latin, and Caribbean dishes are often high in salt. No to mention the salt on the rims of the Margarita glasses. Buzzfeed.com picked up a
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Low Sodium Blackened Fish Tacos Tacos. Perfect in their own simplicity. It’s fillings in various forms and incarnations easily delivered to your mouth via a hand held conveniently edible tortilla delivery system. Rivaled only perhaps by the sandwich. So popular a fast food chain, Taco John’s trademarked having Taco Tuesdays. So what better way to
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I love Mexican and Latin flavors! As I have related before, most of my formative cooking as a bachelor was when I lived in Florida. The major cultural impact on cuisine was Latin, Mexican, Spanish, and Caribbean flavors. Rice is a staple in many of those cuisines, especially Mexican or Spanish Rice, typically served with
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I’ve never been a fan of overly sweet drinks. Whether they have alcohol or not. I tend to like savory and sour flavors, as well as some heat. So I think I have hit it out of the park with this cilantro jalapeno margarita! The cilantro for the savory, lime for the sour, and jalapeno
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