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If you have not had time to marinate an entree for a long time, Mrs. Dash has news for you. With her 10 Minute Marinades, you do not have to plan dinner hours or days ahead. They are the one step solution to a massive problem: salt.
Roughly 45 percent of American adults have hypertension. Until now, the only way to dodge the salt has been to cook from scratch and hold the saltshaker. Mrs. D to the rescue. She makes everything, not just chicken and fish, fast and easy. Use her delicious Zesty Garlic Herb on your sauteed or grilled zucchini, peppers, muchsrooms, onions, or asparagus. Spread her Mesquite Grille on a baguette. Use her Southwestern Chipotle to infuse your pasta or mashed potatoes with a spicy smokiness. Try her versatile Lemon Herb Peppercorn on your rice or couscous.
Or add some olive oil and turn the Garlic Herb into a low-salt salad dressing. I have said this before and it bears repeating go to www.mrsdash.com for 300 healthy, low-salt recipes.
Instead of the 500 to 1,000 mg of sodium you would get in two tablespoons of many marinades, you get zero. If Mrs. Dash can create such superb flavor without salt, why can't the rest of the food industry? Please know I do NOT have stock in this company I just think they have a wonderful product. Food is your friend - Enjoy!

What exactly is Starbucks's new Chantico Drinking Chocolate? The Web site calls it a "drinkable dessert," and a company fact sheet compares its calories to brownies, tiramisu, cheesecake, and other solid desserts. But most people will think of Chantico as hot chocolate. It is a warm chocolate beverage served in a cup,after all. And, since most customers order off the menu board, not the Web site or a fact sheet, they won't have a clue that the petite six-ounce cup harbors 390 calories and 10 grams - half a day's worth - of artery clogging saturated fat. Granted, Starbucks's ordinary Hot chocolate is not exactly diet food. Order a Tall with no special instructions and it will come with whole milk, whipped cream, 340 calories and 11 grams of saturated fat. But at least you can slim it down to 190 calories and zero sat fat by getting it with fat free milk and no whipped cream. In contrast, the Chantico comes whip-less. And even though Starbucks calls it a "high-quality, indulgent dessert", many folks will order it with a scone, muffin, brownie, cookie or other indulgent dessert. As if the American waistline had not already indulged enough. Knowlege is power . . . power to make good food choices.