Calories in Healthy Choice Cafe steamers mediterranean inspired balsamic garlic chicken

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Nutrition Facts Healthy Choice Cafe steamers mediterranean inspired balsamic garlic chicken

Amount Per 1 meal
Calories 250 Kcal (1047 kJ)
Calories from fat 45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 600mg 25%
Potassium 580mg 12%
Total Carbs 34g 11%
Sugars 7g 28%
Dietary Fiber 6g 24%
Protein 18g 36%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 10%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 40mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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  • WeightWatchers Points: 4.6, PointsPlus: 6, SmartPoints: 7
    WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
    Read more at Weight watchers diet review
  • Salty! Has over 25% of the daily sodium max
    The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
    For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
    Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
    Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
    Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt!
  • Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
    Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
    It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
    The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
    This is much less than the weight of salt.
    (5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
    Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
    1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
    1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
    3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
    1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium
  • 3 tsp of sugars per serving
    This volume includes both naturally occurring from ingredients and specially added sugars.
    USDA tells us that last years each American consumed an average 130 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!
    That works out to 30 tsp of sugars per day approximately 480 extra calories!
    Just to think: Eating just 200 more calories daily than your body requires for body functioning and exercise leads to a 20-pound weight gain in a year.
  • High in fiber! Great More than 24% of daily needs!
    Eat more fiber. You've heard it many times. But why it is so good for your health?
    Dietary fiber is best known for its ability to make our digestion going right.
    So want to prevent or relieve constipation - eat more fiber!
    There are also other great health benefits as well, such as lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, and helping to maintain a healthy weight by helping to feel you full longer.
    The best source of fiber are fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes and not processed foods with added fiber.
  • Interested in getting more protein?
    Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
    The protein comes from one of the following sources:
    • milk protein concentrate
    • whey protein isolate
    • soy protein isolate
    While it's fine to get some of your protein from supplemented items, keep in mind that they are not "natural" sources
    and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
    If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
    Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals.
  • Learn about veggies and iron
    Veggies such as broccoli, bok choy, spinach, parsley and most leafy greens are naturally high in iron.
    However, compared to other high-iron foods, like red meat, fish and poultry, the iron in plant foods is not absorbed as easily by the body. What can you do to increase the absorption of iron from these plant foods?
    • Vitamin C increases the absorption - so try having a fresh tomato, lemon juice, or an orange together with your high iron food
    • Avoid drinking too much coffee - caffeine can decrease the absorption of iron
    • In addition to caffeine, the tannins found in tea can also reduce iron absorption
    • If you are a vegetarian, try having iron-fortified breakfast cereals, legumes, and eggs
    • Carrageenan is an additive made from seaweed.
      It is used as a thickener in products such as ice cream, jelly, chocolate milk, infant formula, cottage cheese.
      It is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin.
      It has been used for hundreds of years in Ireland and China, but only made headway into modern food processing in the last 50 years.
      The processing steps after harvesting the seaweed include drying, grounding, filtration, treatment with potassium hydroxide, removal of cellulose by centrifuge, concentration by evaporation, drying, and grounding.
      Interestingly, the Philippines account for the vast majority of the world supply of carrageenan.
      In some animal studies, carrageenan was shown to cause intestinal lacerations and tumors.
      A 2001 meta-study of 45 peer-reviewed studies concluded that carrageenan consumption may result in gastrointestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel.
      The FDA has approved carrageenan as safe, basing its decision on industry funded studies.
      European agencies and the World Health Organization have also deemed carrageenan safe, with the exception of infant formula.
      The fear is the a baby's gut may be unable to handle the large carrageenan molecules.
      In some individuals carrageenan may cause intestinal discomfort or worse.
    • Contains MSG-like ingredients
      People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
      Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.

      Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
      • Yeast extract
      • Autolyzed yeast
      • Hydrolyzed proteins
      • Textured proteins
      • Anything "enzyme modified"
    • Contains phosphoric acid
      Phosphoric acid is used as an additive to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas and jams.
      It provides them a tangy or sour taste and then, to mask and balance the acidity they add a huge amounts of sweeteners.
      Remember! It’s a corrosive acid and can form toxic fumes when it comes into contact with alcohols, ketones and other organic compounds.
      Phosphoric acid has been linked to lower bone density, dental erosion, risk of developing kidney disease.
      BTW: The clear sodas that contained citric acid didn’t have the same risk.

      Sources:
      American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Colas, But Not Other Carbonated Beverages, Are Associated With Low Bone Mineral Density in Older Women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study
      American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Carbonated Beverages and Urinary Calcium Excretion
      Epidemiology: Carbonated Beverages and Chronic Kidney Disease
      General Dentistry: Commercial Soft Drinks: pH and in Vitro Dissolution Of Enamel
      Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine: Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Bone Fractures
      Phosphoric acid has been linked to lower bone density in some epidemiological studies, including a discussion in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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    Wheat Allergy, Gluten Allergy, Eggs Allergy, Soy Allergy, Corn Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Milk Allergy

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    Cafe steamers mediterranean inspired balsamic garlic chicken Ingredients

    Cooked Pasta (Water, Pasta [Whole Grain, Wheat Flour {Ultragrain(R)}, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg White], Soybean Oil), Cooked Chicken (White Meat Chicken, Water, Olive Oil, Contains 2% Or Less of: Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin], Dextrose, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sodium Phosphates, Flavoring), Water, Mushrooms, Spinach, Onions, Tomatoes, Sherry Wine, Red Bell Peppers, Contains 2% Or Less of: Balsamic Vinegar, Sugar, Onion Puree (Onion, Dried Cane Syrup, Sea Salt), Garlic Paste (Garlic, Water, Phosphoric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid, Garlic Extract), Modified Corn Starch, Chicken Seasoning Chicken Meat And Natural Juice, Salt, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Hydrolyzed [Corn And Wheat Gluten, Soy], Protein, Dried Whey, Maltodextrin, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavoring, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate, Natural Extractives of Turmeric And Annatto), Salt, Parsley, Black Pepper, Ground Fennel.

    % RDI of Main Nutrition Facts

    13%
    of RDI* (250 calories) 0 g
    • Cal: 12.5 %
    • Fat: 7.7 %
    • Carb: 11.3 %
    • Prot: 36 %
    • 0%
      25%
      75%
      RDI norm*

    Calories Breakdown

    • Carbs (53.8%)
    • Fat (17.8%)
    • Protein (28.5%)
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