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"Cedarlane is here to help you with your lower carb lifestyle!" says the company's Web site. the help comes as seven "Carb Buster" entrees.  ARTERY BUSTER is more like it.  The chili Relleno Pie, Four Cheese Quiche, Spinach and Feta Enchiladas, and Vegetable Lasagna each helps in the form of roughly 500 calories and a day's worth of saturated fat (about 20 grams). Thank goodness the low carb craze is losing steam. Cedarlane's regular line has its own issues. The Low Fat Garden Vegetable Lasagna and Three Layer Enchilada Pie list only about 200 calories, 2 or 3 grams of sat fat, and less than 600 mg of sodium on their Nutrition Facts panels. BUT, those numbers apply to only half of the petite 10 ounce box, which is clearly meant for one person. That is legal, since the FDA allows companies to use a 5 ounce serving for "ixed foods not measurable with a cup". Still, Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine, and Smart Ones give numbers for their entire 10 ounce packages of lasagna, which they say are one serving. Is Cedarlane hoping no one will notice that its label's numbers apply to just four or five mouthfuls?  READ THE LABELS!

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