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Tag: Parmesan

  • Fat in Food

What Not to Eat for Lunch: This Sandwich from Maggiano's

  • Posted on October 11, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Looking for a light lunch? Don’t look at Maggiano’s. Every one of the chain’s sandwiches has at least 1,000 calories. But the Italian Sausage Sandwich is, well, special. Between the…

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  • Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes: Salad for Supper

  • Posted on October 3, 2014
  • by Kate Sherwood

Salad for supper? No. You haven’t been bad. Each of these three salads is hearty enough, nutritious enough, and delicious enough to be the main (and only) attraction for lunch…

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  • How to Diet

How to Diet: Does Tomato Sauce Count as a Vegetable?

  • Posted on September 20, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Barilla Mushroom and Ragú Chunky Super Vegetable Primavera each has “2 Servings of Veggies,” according to their labels. And Prego Chunky Garden Mushroom & Green Pepper provides “40% of Daily…

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  • Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes: Broccolini with Lemon Parmesan Sauce

  • Posted on September 16, 2014
  • by Kate Sherwood

Broccolini is also called baby broccoli or broccoletti. Don’t ignore the tender (and delicious) stems. [HR] Time to prepare: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic,…

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  • Calories in Food

Watching Calories in Food? Use Pesto Sparingly.

  • Posted on September 12, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

You needn’t worry about calories in a tomato sauce or even most alfredos (unless they’re cream laden). But a traditional pesto—made with olive oil, fresh basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese,…

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  • Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes: Three Delicious Pesto Recipes You Need to Try

  • Posted on August 28, 2014
  • by Kate Sherwood

Four steps to great pesto: 1. Use intensely flavored ingredients like fresh herbs, roasted nuts, and real Parmesan cheese. 2. Never cook it. 3. Thin it with a bit of…

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  • Fat in Food

Fat in Food: This Cheesecake Factory Dish has a Three-Day Load of Saturated Fat

  • Posted on August 14, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

“Bow-Tie Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Tomato, Pancetta, Peas and Caramelized Onions in a Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Cream Sauce” doesn’t sound excessive. Sure, the Farfalle with Chicken and Roasted Garlic has a cream…

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  • What Not to Eat

These Entrées are Good Examples of What Not to Eat at an Italian Restaurant

  • Posted on July 17, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Navigating restaurant menus to find healthy options can be quite difficult, especially at large Italian chain restaurants with their overly-indulgent pasta and meat dishes. Here’s a sampling of entrées to…

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  • Salt in Food

Worried About Salt in Food? Here are Some Ways to Increase the Flavor in Lower-Sodium Soups.

  • Posted on July 8, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Does that lower-sodium cup of soup need a little help? Try adding: TOMATO SOUP ➤ a few fresh basil leaves ➤ a light sprinkle of dried oregano, thyme, or tarragon…

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  • What Not to Eat

These Appetizers are Good Examples of What Not to Eat

  • Posted on July 3, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Americans love what we call Italian food, but the excessive white-flour pasta and meat- and cheese-filled entrées could have a devastating impact on our waistlines and arteries. And it all…

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