Category: Diet Nibbles

PRODUCTS: Gluten-Free Food

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Chocolate cashew Cupola Clouds offer very low-calorie crunch. How pervasive is gluten allergy? Although celiac disease affects approximately one percent of the population, a larger number of people have gluten sensitivity, which causes gastrointestinal complaints. In November, Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month, Uno Chicago Grill tested the nation’s first gluten-free chain pizza (cheese and pepperoni) in…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Silver Creek Jerky Snack Strips

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For portion control and convenient packaging, these 50-calorie, one-ounce snack strips can’t be beat. -Beef Sirloin With Cranberries & Blueberries has excellent beef flavor with a nice natural sweetness from the dried fruit. There’s a light pepperiness. The nutrition label: calories from fat, 15; total fat 2g; saturated fat .5g; trans fat 0g; cholesterol 15mg;…
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RECIPE: Low-Calorie Creamy Dip & Dressing

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A dip or dressing with half the calories tastes just as good—maybe even better! Top photo courtesy Vermont Creamery. Bottom photo courtesy Betty Crocker.   With those New Year’s resolutions that include “lose weight,” substituting mustard for mayonnaise wherever possible is an easy switch. French’s claims that, simply by substituting mustard for mayonnaise on your…
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