Imagine there's no chicken.

Anyone who is (or cooks for or wants to eat like) a vegetarian has faced the chicken-broth dilemma. How do you get that chicken something into dishes for no-chicken people?

Imagine Organic No-Chicken Broth man ages to turn water, onions, celery, carrots, and a few other ingredients into chickeny broth. And the company does it without the MSG, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, and other flavor enhancers that some brands use.

Along with additives, Imagine leaves out much of the salt. A cup of Swanson Vegetable Broth packs 940 mg of sodium (its Organic version has 570 mg). Knorr has 880 mg, and Whole Foods 365 Organic delivers 710 mg. That's at least a third of a day's worth (half a day's worth for anyone over 50).

Imagine Organic No-Chicken cuts the sodium to 460 mg (which matches its Qrganic Vegetable Broth). While still high, that's lower than all but a few brands. Health Valley Fat Free Vegetable Broth and Kitchen Basics Vegetable Stock have 330 mg of sodium per cup, but neither matches Imagine's taste.

If you're cooking for carnivores, Health Valley's delicious Fat-Free Chicken Broth has 380 mg of sodium, and Herb-Ox Very Low Sodium Instant Chicken Bouillon powder has a mere 5 mg.

But if chicken is out, try putting Imagine in.

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