IMAGINE THERE’S
NO CHICKEN
DING DONGS IN DRAG
Anyone who is (or cooks for or wants to eat
The folks at Enten-
like) a vegetarian has faced the chicken-
mann’s must be wor-
broth dilemma. How do you get that chicken
ried that adults can’t
something into dishes for no-chicken people?
get quick, compact
Imagine Organic No-Chicken Broth manages to turn water, onions, celery, carrots,
saturated fat, and
and a few other ingredients into chickeny
empty calories.
broth. And the company does it without
Sure, you can find
the MSG, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium
plenty of fatty sweets at your local Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Mrs.
inosinate, and other flavor enhancers that
Fields, or Cinnabon. Or you can stop by any grocery store for pack-
some brands use.
ages of cookies, muffins, cupcakes, or pastries.
Along with additives, Imagine leaves
out much of the salt. A cup of Swanson
Vegetable Broth packs 940 mg of sodium (its
Organic version has 570 mg). Knorr has 880 mg, and Whole
Foods 365 Organic delivers 710 mg. That’s at least a third of a day’s
Imagine Organic No-Chicken cuts the sodium to 460 mg (which
matches its Organic Vegetable Broth). While still high, that’s lower
than all but a few brands. Health Valley Fat
Free Vegetable Broth and Kitchen Basics Vegetable Stock have 330 mg of sodium per cup,
but neither matches Imagine’s taste.
If you’re cooking for carnivores, Health
Valley’s delicious Fat-Free Chicken Broth has
380 mg of sodium, and Herb-Ox Very Low
Sodium Instant Chicken Bouillon powder has a
mere 5 mg.
But if chicken is out, try putting Imagine in.
But who wants to get caught sneaking Ring Dings out of the attaché case at work? Or serving Honey Buns to the bridge club?
The solution? Designer junk...also known as Enten-mini’s. Now
you can satisfy a sweet tooth, clog an artery, pad a belly, and feel
sophisticated all at the same time.
Take the Chocolate Rounds. Each supplies 290 calories, 30
worth (half a day’s worth for anyone over 50).
Photos: Nick Waring.
sources of sugar,
grams of sugar, and 8 grams (40 percent of a day’s worth) of saturated fat. Think two Ho Ho’s.
TIP
OF THE MONTH
For a fresh black bean salsa, dice
½ red onion, 1 tomato, 1 seeded
jalapeño, 3 garlic cloves, and 1 Tbs.
of cilantro. Mix with 1 can of drained,
rinsed black beans and 1 tsp. of hot
Each Napoleon (5 grams of sat fat and
270 calories’ worth of sugar, white flour, beef
tallow, lard, and other delicacies) is worse
than a Little Debbie Fudge Brownie. And the
sat fat in a diminutive (270-calorie) twin-pack
of Caramel & Creme Squares pretty much
matches what you’d get in a Quarter Pounder.
So many calories, so little time. How nice of
Entenmann’s to help transfer the surplus from
its storehouse to yours.
sauce. Spoon over chicken or fish
Imagine Foods: (800) 434-4246.
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or into a quesadilla or wrap.
Entenmann’s: (800) 356-3314.
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