A No-salt Easter Entrée – Couscous-stuffed chicken

Easter is normally a time to make ham (loaded with salt) or lamb (loaded with fat), so what about an alternative that is low-salt, low-fat and will still wow your guests? Try this recipe for Couscous-stuffed chicken I found on Cooking Light.

I’ve complained about only eating low-fat white meat on chicken since my 2012 angioplasty. So I am continually searching for tasty recipes for it. Check my recipe page for more. Continue reading “A No-salt Easter Entrée – Couscous-stuffed chicken” →

April 13, 2017 1

Companies cut salt, sugar in packaged foods; urge them to do more

I’ve written extensively about how I had to change my food shopping habits to get the salt, fat and sugar out of the items I buy. Most processed foods contain more salt than any normal person woudl need, let alone someone who has heart issues as I do.

Salt can lead to stomach cancer, one more reason to get it out of your diet. — Too much salt will be in processed and restaurant foods for years to come.

Where once I’d shop at a store or two, I now buy food at a variety of stories, cherry-picking the low- and no-salt products where I can find them since not even major food stores seem to carry them all.

A ray of good news broke through that food store clutter, recently, though. A new survey, albeit done by the processed food business itself, found that global consumer goods companies cut the salt and sugar in about 20% of their products in 2016. Continue reading “Companies cut salt, sugar in packaged foods; urge them to do more” →

April 5, 2017 0

A no-salt Easter side dish — asparagus with balsamic tomoatoes

Easter is almost upon us, so you’re likely looking for some no-salt, no-sugar, no-fat recipes to put on your holiday table. We’ve written about Easter dinner before, simply click here to see that lineup. And here’s another dish we just came across, asparagus with balsamic tomatoes, courtesy of Cooking Light and Myrecipes.com