My NEW Favorite Salsa

How many of you shop at Sam's Club?  I am usually there a couple times a month.  I used to go every weeks for my coupons, but they sell papers anymore. (BOO!)

I believe I have found my new favorite salsa!  That is always exciting !!  It meets all the requirements:


1.  Delicious
2.  Spicy
3.  Good value
4.  low calories
5.  low sodium (important one for me,)
6.  The family likes it


Salsa usually is low in calories, but the sodium isn't as low as I would like it to be in some Salsas.  We usually buy On the Border Salsa from Sam's.  It has a good taste and my husband myself and even my daughter loves salsa so we eat a lot of it.  I want to make sure I am buying what is best for them and still getting a good value.

As you can see if you compare On the Border with the Italian Rose Fresh Salsa (my new favorite), the calories are similar, but there is quite a difference in the sodium.

Plus, to me the taste is different.  They are both good, but the Italian Rose does taste like fresh homemade salsa.

Now to compare the price.  Forgive me, but I don't have exact prices.

Italian Rose - 46 oz.   $6.98
On the Border - 47 oz.   $5.48

The Italian Rose is a little more for basically the same amount, but for the difference in taste and sodium it is certainly  worth it.

9 Soups That Can Make You Fat

Did anyone read the article that was on Yahoo Heath?  I saw it early this morning while I  was working and it caught my eye.  We eat a lot of soup in our house.  Once I began reading I noticed it wasn't just canned soup.  It also included soup from popular restaurants such as Applebee's, PF Chang's, Chili's and Red Lobster.  I was started to get a little disappointed, but as I continued to read, you always had a healthy alternative for the unhealthy soup. 

For instance, at Applebee's, which was #7 as the Worst Potato Soup, you can get their Baked Potato Soup (Bowl)


440 calories, 31 g fat (14 g saturated), 1,270 mg sodium = not so healthy!!
OR
Applebee’s Chicken Noodle Soup (Bowl)

160 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated), 1,120 mg sodium = much healthier!!

I love how you are given the option to pick a different soup at the same restaurant.  We all have those days where we crave soup.  I know I do!  These past few weeks I have had a craving for Chicken Noodle soup.  It hasn't always been my favorite, but it sure taste good on those cooler days.  The only thing I really watch with my soups is the sodium content. 

Out of all 9 of the soups listed the only one that is eaten the most in our family is, luckily #9.  My husbands favorite kind of soup is New England Clam Chowder.  I often buy the Campbell's Chunky New England Clam Chowder.  It is rated as the Worse Supermarket Soup - Yikes!!  The alternative is Campbell’s Healthy Request New England Clam Chowder.  With 1/2 the calories and 1/2 the sodium this is what I will be buying from now on!!

Whether you are watching your weight, your blood pressure, or just your general health, take a second look at what’s in your bowl.  I know I sure am after reading this list.  If there is a heather alternative out there, I will be the first one to try it!!

Check out the entire article HERE and see all 9 of the Soups that Make You Fat.