Peanut butter is a lot of things -- delicious, filling, made of nuts -- but it's not low-fat. But if you can get past the overly sweet Peter Pan's and Jif's, you'll find a rich, deep, roasted peanut flavor that's surprisingly good for you in Smart Balance's natural peanut butter.
Unlike other natural peanut butters, Smart Balance doesn't get that pool of oil on top. This creamy spread is shelf stable and ought to take the place of conventional peanut butters on any health nut's shelf.
"How on Earth do they do this?" That is what I think when I'm eating a Kashi Southwest Style Chicken frozen meal, which is at least once a week, because I can't believe all that food is just 240 calories.
This is hearty, filling stuff. Juicy chicken breast strips, lots of fiber-rich Kashi pilaf and a great adobo sauce -- it tastes great and there's enough volume to keep your stomach from growling all day.
And when you consider how low-cal it is, all the better. Other Kashi meals are OK and I'll eat them sometimes, just to mix things up, but this Southwest Style Chicken is the tops.
Sometimes, a hot dog is just a hot dog. I think Freud said that. But once you've had a really good hot dog, it's hard to want anything but the best. For me, the best was Hebrew National's all-beef franks. Unfortunately, like lots of hot dogs, they're loaded with fat and calories.
Enter the 97% reduced fat dog. On Weight Watchers, these bad boys are 1 point a piece, and they taste almost as good as their full-fat counterparts. The only off-putting detail is that the skins are much redder when roasted over an open flame.
For dieters, these are great to take to a cookout, comfortable that the dogs are low-cal enough for you but delicious enough for anyone else who wants a bite.