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Get tuffed: ravioli come of age.


having a few (or more than a few) people for dinner? These days, at least one is likely to be a vegetarian vegetarian /veg·e·tar·i·an/ (vej?e-tar´e-an)
1. one who practices vegetarianism.

2. pertaining to vegetarianism.


veg·e·tar·i·an
n.
One who practices vegetarianism.
. Assuming you want to stick with your favorite salmon, turkey, or chicken recipe for most of your guests, what can you offer the herbivores?

If you've you've  

Contraction of you have.


you've you have
you've have
 got time to boil boil or furuncle (fyr`ŭngkəl), tender, painful inflammatory nodule in the skin, which becomes pustular but with a hard center (see abscess).  water, you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 minutes away from a piping hot boiling hot; hissing hot; very hot.
- Milton.

See also: Piping
 bowl of ravioli or tortellini that may leave you with some leftover fish or poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose.  for tomorrow. If the last time you bought stuffed pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc.  the choice boiled boiled  
adj. Slang
Intoxicated; drunk.

Adj. 1. boiled - cooked in hot water
poached, stewed

cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
 down to Chef Boyardee Ettore Boiardi (October 22, 1897 - June 21, 1985), better known as "Chef Boyardee," was an Italian-born chef who became famous for his eponymous brand of food products. History
Boiardi was born in Piacenza, Italy.
 or Chef Boyardee, it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a  to branch out.

Pick the wrong ravioli or tortellini and those petite pockets of pasta won't won't  

Contraction of will not.


won't will not
won't will
 be the only things that get stuffed.

An ordinary cheese ravioli or tortellini (or the larger tortelloni) has four to six grams of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  in a modest, one-cup serving. And a few, like Buitoni Four Cheese, cram nearly half a day's artery artery, blood vessel that conveys blood away from the heart. Except for the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues.  glue glue: see adhesive.
glue

Adhesive substance resembling gelatin, extracted from animal tissue, particularly hides and bones, or from fish, casein (milk protein), or vegetables.
 and a quarter of a day's sodium into your arteries Arteries
Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.

Mentioned in: Adrenergic Blockers, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Antihypertensive Drugs, Hypertension, Thrombolytic Therapy,
, assuming you add no sauce.

Thankfully thank·ful  
adj.
1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.

2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile.
, there are plenty of right raviolis, tortellinis, etc. We found dozens that met our criteria for a Best Bite: no more than two grains of saturated fat and 480 milligrams of sodium per serving. Granted, many are smaller brands that you may find only at a natural food store like Whole Foods. But the national brands like Buitoni also have some winners.

Just Cheese

Celentano sells three Best Bites--Round, Mini Rounds, and Light Round--that are perfectly acceptable with a good sauce. Their (mostly) ricotta cheese Ricotta (pronounced /riˈkɔtːa/ in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese, meaning a product made from whey—a by-product of milk cheese making—rather than whole milk. Other whey cheeses include Gjetost.  filling isn't what you'd call exciting, but it's no less thrilling thrill  
v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills

v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.

2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture.
 than the equally bland ricotta ri·cot·ta  
n.
1. A soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.

2. A similar soft cheese made in the United States.
 in rattier competitors. In contrast, the mozzarella moz·za·rel·la  
n.
A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza.



[Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare,
, Parmesan, and Romano in DiGiorno Reduced Fat Cheese Ravioli, which just missed a Best Bite, give it a richness that ricotta can't touch.

Best Bite tortellinis or tortellonis like DiGiorno Three Cheese won't knock your taste buds taste buds taste nplGeschmacksknospen pl  off. But like ricotta-based ravioli, they (and near-Best Bites like Rosetto Cheese) don't taste much different than their rattier cousins.

When it comes to uninspired mostly-ricotta fillings, the tough part is finding a pasta sauce that won't send your blood pressure into orbit. The solution? Make your own simple low-sodium ravioli topper Topper

house he purchases is haunted by the young couple who owned it previously and their dog. [Am. Lit., Cin., TV: Topper in Halliwell, 718]

See : Ghost


Topper

Hopalong Cassidy’s faithful horse.
: mix some chopped chop 1  
v. chopped, chop·ping, chops

v.tr.
1.
a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood.

b.
 fresh tomato and garlic garlic: see onion.
garlic

Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family, native to central Asia and growing wild in Italy and southern France. The bulbs are used as a flavouring.
 with extra virgin olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes.  and let sit for a half hour or so while you're preparing the salad.

Cheese and Vegetables

Here's where it gets interesting. None of these pastas are stuffed with anywhere near a serving of vegetables, but the veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food.  add a spark spark, in electricity: see arc.

(language) SPARK - An annotated subset of Ada supported by tools supplied by Praxis Critical Systems (originally by PVL).

http://sparkada.com.
 thai cheese-only pastas lack. What's more, some brands replace dull-as-a-doorknob ricotta with more interesting mozzarella or--for a nice zing--gorgonzola, feta fet·a  
n.
A white semisoft cheese usually made of goat's or ewe's milk and often preserved in brine.



[Modern Greek (turi) pheta, (cheese) slice, from Italian fetta, slice
, or Gruyere cheese Gru´yere` cheese´

1. A kind of cheese made at Gruyère, Switzerland. It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkäse ltname>.
. Here are some of our favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. .

* Black Beans black bean

see castanospermum australe, erythrophleumchlorostachys.
. Never thought you'd find black beans in your ravioli? Putney Pasta mixes them with habanero ha·ba·ne·ro  
n. pl. ha·ba·ñe·ros
A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum chinense having small, round, extremely hot green to red fruit.
 peppers. Top with salsa and you'll never even notice that there's no cheese inside. Or pick up Pasta Fresca, which comes with the salsa built in.

* Mushrooms. You're going to love Buitoni Portabello Mushroom mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis.  & Cheese Tortelloni (at major supermarket chains) or, better yet, Putney Pasta Mushrooms and Imported Gruyere Tortellini (at natural food stores). Both will appeal to a wider audience than Putney Pasta Wild Mushroom and Roasted roast  
v. roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.tr.
1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

3.
 Garlic Ravioli or Rising Moon Wild Chanterelle chanterelle

Highly prized, fragrant, edible mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius, order Polyporales), rich yellow in colour, found in woods in summer and autumn. Its similarity to the poisonous jack-o-lantern (Clitocybe illudens, order Agaricales), an orange-yellow fungus of
 Mushroom Ravioli or Trader Joe's Trader Joe's is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. As of September 2007, Trader Joe's has a total of 284 stores.[1]  (somewhat bland) Portabella por·ta·bel·la  
n.
Variant of portobello.
 Mushroom Jumbo jum·bo  
n. pl. jum·bos
An unusually large person, animal, or thing.

adj.
Unusually large: jumbo shrimp; a jumbo jet.
 Ravioli.

* Spinach. You can't beat Pasta Prima Spinach & Mozzarella Ravioli, sold nationwide at Costco supermarkets. They taste like someone just finished stuffing garlic, fresh spinach, and mozzarella inside (even though you just pulled the re-sealable bag out of the freezer freezer

the compartment in which meat and offal are stored at freezing temperatures of 10 to 16°F (-12 to -9°C) although there is a trend to lower temperatures of 0 to -22°F (-18 to -30°C).
). Add a shake from the enclosed en·close   also in·close
tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es
1. To surround on all sides; close in.

2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
 packet of Italian Herb Cheese Sauce Mix if you want extra flavor (it's mostly grated grate 1  
v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates

v.tr.
1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

2.
 Parmesan and Roinano cheese, so go easy). Since Pasta Prima doesn't need spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta.  sauce, you can pair it with almost any dish. Putney Pasta makes a darn good Spinach and Feta Ravioli. Both brands beat our spinach-and-ricotta Best Bites hands down.

* Squash. If your taste buds need a wake-up call, Putney Pasta Butternut butternut: see walnut.
butternut

Deciduous nut-producing tree (Juglans cinerea) of the walnut family, native to eastern North America. A mature tree has gray, deeply furrowed bark.
 Squash and Vermont Vermont (vərmŏnt`) [Fr.,=green mountain], New England state of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire, across the Connecticut R.  Maple Syrup maple syrup: see under maple.  Ravioli will deliver it. Like the squash filling in Rising Moon Feta Hazelnut Ravioli, Putney's sweetness is a welcome departure from the traditional Italian tomato-and-cheese palette (1) In computer graphics, a range of colors used for display and printing. See color palette.

(2) A collection of on-screen painting tools.

(3) A toolbar that contains a set of functions for any kind of application.

palette - colour palette
. Cafferata Squash By Gosh, on the other hand, may have too strong a nutmeg nutmeg, name applied to members of the family Myristicaceae. The true nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is an evergreen tree native to the Moluccas but now cultivated elsewhere in the tropics and to a limited extent in S Florida.  flavor for some people. If you need something on top of your squash ravioli, try a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of chopped fresh sage leaves.

* Sun-Dried Tomato. One bite of Buitoni Sun Dried Tomato Tortelloni and you'll wonder why anyone bothers with plain cheese-stuffed pasta. Near-Best Bite Cafferata Sunny and Cheese came in a distant second. If you need to dress them up, try some chopped tomato and fresh basil basil (băz`əl), any plant of the genus Ocimum, tender herbs or small shrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family), mostly of Old World warm regions and cultivated for the aromatic leaves. .

* Artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus . Trader trader in U. S. income tax law, a person who deals in property as a business, making several purchases and sales within a year as distinguished from a few sales of assets held for investment.  Giotto's Artichoke just missed a Best Bite, but if you like the taste of freshly cooked artichokes, it's the only place to be. Cafferata Oki Doki Artichoke tasted more like lemony mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal.  than artichokes.

* Miscellaneous. It's worth going out of your way to find Buitoni Garden Vegetable Ravioli; Rising Moon Basil, Asiago & Pinenut Pesto Ravioli; or Nuovo Roasted Pepper & Mozzarella Girasole gir·a·sol  
n.
1. also gir·o·sol See fire opal.

2. also gir·a·sole See Jerusalem artichoke.



[Italian girasole, sunflower, opal : girare,
. All three were off the taste meter.

Beef, Chicken, Sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to , Seafood

* Beef. Don't expect rich flavor from beef-stuffed ravioli or tortellini. While Rosina Beef beats the Taco-Bell-like meat in Rosetto Beef Ravioli, neither is worth writing home about. And Buitoni Beef Ravioletti isn't bad, but it isn't beefy beefy, beefyness

1. in dog conformation, used to describe overdevelopment of musculature in the hindquarters.

2. in cattle, used to designate the desirable physical conformation of a beef animal, but an undesirable character in dairy cattle.
 either.

* Chicken. The best-tasting Best Bite: Monterey Roasted Garlic & Chicken Ravioli, with its comforting made-by-Morn chicken soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A  flavor. It ran rings around the chicken-soup-mix overtones of Rosetto Chicken & Herb Ravioli. But neither could compare with the delightful "Delightful" is the first physical single released by Ami Suzuki under the label Avex Trax and also the transition single that marked the end of the old Ami making her return to the music industry.  hint of rosemary rosemary [ultimately from Lat.,=dew of the sea], widely cultivated evergreen and shrubby perennial (Rosmarinus officinalis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), fairly hardy and native to the Mediterranean region. It has small light-blue flowers.  in Buitoni Herb Chicken Tortellini, which just missed a Best Bite. If you can't find Monterey or Buitoni, try DiGiorno Herb Chicken Tortellini.

* Sausage. Got a yen for sausage? Rosetto Italian Style Ravioli with Sausage could satisfy it without endangering your arteries. So could seductively se·duc·tive  
adj.
Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles.
 smoky Smoky, river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It was explored (1792) by Alexander Mackenzie.  Buitoni Sweet Italian Sausage This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view.  Tortelloni, which just missed a Best Bite.

* Seafood. If you want good seafood, don't look inside frozen or refrigerated re·frig·er·ate  
tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).

2. To preserve (food) by chilling.
 pasta.

Soy

You won't miss the cheese once you bite into Soy Boy Ravioli Rosa or Ravioli Verde. Ditto for Alberto Tofu & Spinach Tortellini, Alberto Tofu & Basil Pesto Ravioli, or Rising Moon Vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin.

ve·gan
n.
 Garlic & Roasted Veggies Ravioli. You may not even realize that you're eating tofu unless you try Soy Boy's (rather plain) Original Ravioli or Cafferata's (pretty much inedible) Soy Good 4U.

The information for this article was compiled by Tamar Genger, with help from Nicole Ferring.

Ravioli Roulette roulette (rlĕt`), game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table.

Best Bites have no more than two grams of saturated fat and 480 milligrams of sodium in a serving. The (uncooked) serving size listed on the package is in parentheses See parenthesis.

parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis.
 following each name. Within each section, products are ranked from least to most saturated fat, then sodium, calories, and total fat. The stuffed pastas are sold frozen unless noted.
Stuffed Pasta
                                       Calories    Total    Saturated
                                                    Fat        Fat
                                                  (grams)    (grams)

[check] [check]   Cafferata Soy
                    Good 4U
                    (8 pieces)            200        1          0
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Black
                    Beans and
                    Habanero Peppers
                    (1 cup)               180        0          0
[check] [check]   Alberto Tofu &
                    Mushroom (1 cup)      140        1          0
[check] [check]   Alberto Tofu &
                    Basil Pesto
                    (1 cup)               160        2          0
[check] [check]   Cafferata Oki Doki
                    Artichoke
                    (9 pieces)            190        1          0
[check] [check]   Cafferata Squash
                    By Gosh
                    (8 pieces)            230        3          0
                  Rising Moon Vegan
                    Spinach
                    Florentine
                    (1 cup)               210        2          0
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Soy
                    (1 cup)               170        2          1
[check] [check]   Soy Boy
                    (1 cup) (1)           180        3          1
[check] [check]   Rising Moon,
                    except Garlic
                    Gorgonzola or
                    Vegan Spinach
                    Florentine
                    (1 cup) (1)           250        3          1
[check] [check]   Pasta Fresca Black
                    Bean & Salsa
                    (8 pieces)            260        4          2
[check] [check]   Nuovo Roasted
                    Pepper &
                    Mozzarella
                    Girasole (6
                    pieces) *             240        5          2
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's
                    Spinach &
                    Cheese Round
                    (13 pieces)           220        3          2
[check] [check]   Celentano Cheese
                    Mini Rounds
                    (12 pieces)           220        4          2
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's Low
                    Fat Cheese
                    (9 pieces)            250        3          2
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's
                    Spinach & Cheese
                    Square
                    (9 pieces)            280        4          2
[check] [check]   Trader Giotto's
                    Fire Roasted
                    Vegetable (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *      270        4          2
[check] [check]   Rosina Cheese Mini
                    Rounds (12
                    pieces)               200        4          2
[check] [check]   Celentano Light
                    Cheese Round
                    (4 pieces)            210        2          2
[check] [check]   Celentano Cheese
                    Round (4 pieces)      230        4          2
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Butternut Squash
                    and Vermont
                    Maple Syrup
                    (1 cup)               200        4          2
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Wild
                    Mushroom and
                    Roasted Garlic
                    (1 cup)               200        4          2
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Cheese (1 cup)        210        5          2
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's
                    Portabella
                    Mushroom Jumbo
                    (West Coast)
                    (3/4 cup) *           240        5          2
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's Mini
                    Mezzaluna with
                    Squash Filling
                    (East Coast)
                    (1/2 cup) #           240        6          2
[check] [check]   Pasta Prima
                    Spinach &
                    Mozzarella
                    (6 pieces
                    cooked)               200        5          2
[check] [check]   Buitoni Light Four
                    Cheese (1 1/4
                    cups) *               230        4          2
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Spinach and Feta
                    (1 cup)               170        4          2
                  Buitoni Garden
                    Vegetable
                    (1 cup) *             250        5          2
                  Cafferata Sunny
                    and Cheese
                    (6 pieces)            170        4          3
                  Trader Giotto's
                    Artichoke (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *      240        5          3
                  Buitoni Three
                    Cheese
                    Ravioletti
                    (1 cup) *             270        6          3
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    (9 pieces)            260        5          3
                  DiGiorno Reduced
                    Fat Cheese (1
                    cup) *                280        5          3
                  DiGiorno Four
                    Cheese (1 cup) *      350        9          3
                  Rising Moon Garlic
                    Gorgonzola
                    (1 cup)               260        5          3
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Small Round
                    (15 pieces)           270        6          4
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Large Round
                    (5 pieces)            250        6          4
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Herb Grande
                    (1 1/2 cups) *        340       12          6
                  DiGiorno Sun-Dried
                    Tomato
                    (1 1/3 cups) *        390       12          7
                  Buitoni Four
                    Cheese
                    (1 1/4 cups) *        330       14          9

                  Ravioli (beef,
                  chicken, sausage,
                  seafood)
[check] [check]   Rosetto Chicken &
                    Herb (9 pieces)       240        4          1
[check] [check]   Celentano Beef
                    Jumbo Round
                    (4 pieces)            230        5          2
[check] [check]   Rosina Beef
                    (4 pieces)            230        5          2
[check] [check]   Rosetto Italian
                    Style with
                    Sausage (9
                    pieces)               260        5          2
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's
                    Lobster (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *      250        4          2
[check] [check]   Rosetto Beef (9
                    pieces)               250        5          2
[check] [check]   Buitoni Beef
                    Ravioletti (1
                    cup) *                300        7          2
[check] [check]   Monterey Roasted
                    Garlic & Chicken
                    (1 cup) *             250        4          2
                  Buitoni Chicken
                    Parmesan (1 1/4
                    cups) *               310        8          2
                  Buitoni Classic
                    Beef (1 1/4
                    cups) *               340       10          3
                  Buitoni Chicken &
                    Roasted Garlic
                    (1 1/4 cups) *        340       11          3

                  Tortellini &
                  Tortelloni
                  (cheese,
                  vegetables)
[check] [check]   Cafferata Olota
                    Olive Tortellini
                    (1 cup)               280        3          0
[check] [check]   Monterey Tri-Color
                    Cheese
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             280        3          1
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Mushrooms and
                    Imported Gruyere
                    Tortellini
                    (1/4 cup)             290        4          2
[check] [check]   DiGiorno Three
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1/4 cup) *           250        5          2
[check] [check]   Buitoni Sun Dried
                    Tomato
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             310        9          2
[check] [check]   Alberto Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup) (1)         220        4          2
[check] [check]   Buitoni Portabello
                    Mushroom &
                    Cheese
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             270        6          2
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Imported
                    Parmesan and
                    Cracked Black
                    Peppercorn
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup)               300        5          2
                  Celentano Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup)               320        5          2
                  Putney Pasta
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup)             260        6          3
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 1/3 cups)          320        5          3
                  DiGiorno Pesto
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             320        8          3
                  DiGiorno
                    Portabello
                    Mushroom
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             310        5          3
                  Buitoni Cheese &
                    Roasted Garlic
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             270        8          4
                  Buitoni Three
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             320        7          4
                  Buitoni Mixed
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             320        7          4
                  Buitoni Spinach
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             330        8          4
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Herb
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             330       10          5
                  Banilla Tortelloni
                    or Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup) (1) #       240        8          6

                  Tortellini &
                  Tortelloni (beef,
                  chicken, ham,
                  sausage)
[check] [check]   DiGiorno Herb
                    Chicken
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             310        7          2
[check] [check]    Celentano Meat
                     Tortellini
                     (1 cup)              320        6          2
                  Buitoni Sweet
                    Italian Sausage
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             330        9          3
                  Buitoni Herb
                    Chicken
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *             340        9          3
                  DiGiorno Italian
                    Sausage & Tomato
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             340        8          3
                  Buitoni Chicken &
                    Prosciutto
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             330        9          3
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Pepperoni
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *             330       10          5

                                          Sodium
                                       (milligrams)
                                            280
[check] [check]   Cafferata Soy
                    Good 4U
                    (8 pieces)              210
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Black
                    Beans and
                    Habanero Peppers
                    (1 cup)                 250
[check] [check]   Alberto Tofu &
                    Mushroom (1 cup)        310
[check] [check]   Alberto Tofu &
                    Basil Pesto
                    (1 cup)                 340
[check] [check]   Cafferata Oki Doki
                    Artichoke
                    (9 pieces)              380
[check] [check]   Cafferata Squash
                    By Gosh
                    (8 pieces)              380
                  Rising Moon Vegan
                    Spinach
                    Florentine
                    (1 cup)                 570
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Soy
                    (1 cup)                  90
[check] [check]   Soy Boy
                    (1 cup) (1)             130
[check] [check]   Rising Moon,
                    except Garlic
                    Gorgonzola or
                    Vegan Spinach
                    Florentine
                    (1 cup) (1)             390
[check] [check]   Pasta Fresca Black
                    Bean & Salsa
                    (8 pieces)               80
[check] [check]   Nuovo Roasted
                    Pepper &
                    Mozzarella
                    Girasole (6
                    pieces) *                90
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's
                    Spinach &
                    Cheese Round
                    (13 pieces)             140
[check] [check]   Celentano Cheese
                    Mini Rounds
                    (12 pieces)             160
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's Low
                    Fat Cheese
                    (9 pieces)              160
[check] [check]   Mama Rosie's
                    Spinach & Cheese
                    Square
                    (9 pieces)              200
[check] [check]   Trader Giotto's
                    Fire Roasted
                    Vegetable (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *        210
[check] [check]   Rosina Cheese Mini
                    Rounds (12
                    pieces)                 250
[check] [check]   Celentano Light
                    Cheese Round
                    (4 pieces)              250
[check] [check]   Celentano Cheese
                    Round (4 pieces)        260
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Butternut Squash
                    and Vermont
                    Maple Syrup
                    (1 cup)                 270
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta Wild
                    Mushroom and
                    Roasted Garlic
                    (1 cup)                 270
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Cheese (1 cup)          320
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's
                    Portabella
                    Mushroom Jumbo
                    (West Coast)
                    (3/4 cup) *             370
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's Mini
                    Mezzaluna with
                    Squash Filling
                    (East Coast)
                    (1/2 cup) #             380
[check] [check]   Pasta Prima
                    Spinach &
                    Mozzarella
                    (6 pieces
                    cooked)                 390
[check] [check]   Buitoni Light Four
                    Cheese (1 1/4
                    cups) *                 390
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Spinach and Feta
                    (1 cup)                 420
                  Buitoni Garden
                    Vegetable
                    (1 cup) *               500
                  Cafferata Sunny
                    and Cheese
                    (6 pieces)              250
                  Trader Giotto's
                    Artichoke (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *        280
                  Buitoni Three
                    Cheese
                    Ravioletti
                    (1 cup) *               330
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    (9 pieces)              360
                  DiGiorno Reduced
                    Fat Cheese (1
                    cup) *                  370
                  DiGiorno Four
                    Cheese (1 cup) *        410
                  Rising Moon Garlic
                    Gorgonzola
                    (1 cup)                 440
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Small Round
                    (15 pieces)             390
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Large Round
                    (5 pieces)              450
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Herb Grande
                    (1 1/2 cups) *          620
                  DiGiorno Sun-Dried
                    Tomato
                    (1 1/3 cups) *          580
                  Buitoni Four
                    Cheese
                    (1 1/4 cups) *          630

                  Ravioli (beef,
                  chicken, sausage,
                  seafood)
[check] [check]   Rosetto Chicken &
                    Herb (9 pieces)         270
[check] [check]   Celentano Beef
                    Jumbo Round
                    (4 pieces)              220
[check] [check]   Rosina Beef
                    (4 pieces)              220
[check] [check]   Rosetto Italian
                    Style with
                    Sausage (9
                    pieces)                 250
[check] [check]   Trader Joe's
                    Lobster (East
                    Coast) (1 cup) *        330
[check] [check]   Rosetto Beef (9
                    pieces)                 330
[check] [check]   Buitoni Beef
                    Ravioletti (1
                    cup) *                  370
[check] [check]   Monterey Roasted
                    Garlic & Chicken
                    (1 cup) *               470
                  Buitoni Chicken
                    Parmesan (1 1/4
                    cups) *                 620
                  Buitoni Classic
                    Beef (1 1/4
                    cups) *                 530
                  Buitoni Chicken &
                    Roasted Garlic
                    (1 1/4 cups) *          550

                  Tortellini &
                  Tortelloni
                  (cheese,
                  vegetables)
[check] [check]   Cafferata Olota
                    Olive Tortellini
                    (1 cup)                 390
[check] [check]   Monterey Tri-Color
                    Cheese
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               110
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Mushrooms and
                    Imported Gruyere
                    Tortellini
                    (1/4 cup)               250
[check] [check]   DiGiorno Three
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1/4 cup) *             320
[check] [check]   Buitoni Sun Dried
                    Tomato
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               340
[check] [check]   Alberto Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup) (1)           370
[check] [check]   Buitoni Portabello
                    Mushroom &
                    Cheese
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               400
[check] [check]   Putney Pasta
                    Imported
                    Parmesan and
                    Cracked Black
                    Peppercorn
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup)                 460
                  Celentano Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup)                 660
                  Putney Pasta
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup)               380
                  Rosetto Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 1/3 cups)            390
                  DiGiorno Pesto
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               400
                  DiGiorno
                    Portabello
                    Mushroom
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               430
                  Buitoni Cheese &
                    Roasted Garlic
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               360
                  Buitoni Three
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               480
                  Buitoni Mixed
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               500
                  Buitoni Spinach
                    Cheese
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               510
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Herb
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               450
                  Banilla Tortelloni
                    or Tortellini
                    (3/4 cup) (1) #         420

                  Tortellini &
                  Tortelloni (beef,
                  chicken, ham,
                  sausage)
[check] [check]   DiGiorno Herb
                    Chicken
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               390
[check] [check]    Celentano Meat
                     Tortellini
                     (1 cup)                450
                  Buitoni Sweet
                    Italian Sausage
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               280
                  Buitoni Herb
                    Chicken
                    Tortellini
                    (1 cup) *               410
                  DiGiorno Italian
                    Sausage & Tomato
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               450
                  Buitoni Chicken &
                    Prosciutto
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               630
                  Buitoni Mozzarella
                    & Pepperoni
                    Tortelloni
                    (1 cup) *               440

[check] [check] Best Bite (refers to sat fat, sodium, etc., not taste).

(1) Average of the entire line. * Refrigerated. # Shelf stable.

Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total
Fat: 65 grams. Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Source: manufacturers.

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