I’m constantly searching for truly healthy recipes — those low in sodium, fat and sugar. Sadly many labeled as healthy are not and I point those out so you can avoid them. Here’s the latest I came across, Healthy 40-Minute Pork, Pepper and Rice Noodle Soup on FoodNetwork.com.
“This healthy weeknight meal brings together irresistible flavors in just 40 minutes. Think savory pork, crunchy vegetables, filling noodles and a tangy broth,” begins the recipe. You should also be thinking high-fat and extremely high sodium.
If you click on the nutrition information for the recipe, the problems become clear, each serving contains 24 grams of fat and more importantly 7 grams of saturated fat, along with 1,293 mgs of sodium.
That’s for one serving, the size of which I couldn’t find on the recipe page. But it’s safe to assume you, or at least I, would have more than one serving if I’m having this for dinner.
While pork producers have done a lot of marketing to position pork as healthier than beef, it can still be high in fat, it depends on the cut you buy just as does beef. This recipe also includes so-called low-sodium soy sauce. That’s still high in salt as are some low-sodium broths which is also called for here.
In short, avoid this recipe, it’s not healthy.
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