Spaghetti Sauce (In general)....

[Guest guest]

Since I still had access to the oh-fishy-all site for a bit, I went ahead

and did some quick looking. Some folks on the boards have talked about this

-- here's the brands they've said are SBD friendly:

Classico

Emeril's

Bertolli

Carb Options

In each case, it's been a " some versions " scenario so you still have to

check the labels, of course. BTW, watch out for the " low fat " or " fat

free " -- like most others of their ilk, it's not at all uncommon to add

sugars to compensate for the loss of the fat.

In addition to the sugar content, one thing I always tell folks to watch out

for is the SODIUM. Canned and jarred goods tend to have a LOT of salt added

to them. This can be said of most processed foods. While many do NOT have

to watch sodium intake for medical reasons, that doesn't mean you should

imbibe. The US RDA is only 2,400mg. These spaghetti sauces have 300-600mg

of sodium per serving and a serving of the sauces is a whopping half cup.

For most folks I know, it takes 2 servings to really satisfy the flavor need

and that means in one sitting you may be taking in 1,000mg or more -- and

that's only from the sauce. Add some canned vegetables, the typical frozen

BLSL chicken breast, maybe top it off with some shredded cheese (parmesan

anyone?) and a side salad and you'll quickly approach or cross the 2,000mg

barrier on just that one meal. And believe it or not, that really isn't a

whole lot of food to eat in a single meal at all.

FWIW....