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Killer skillet.


"Imagine a home filled with the aroma of garlic and fresh herbs sauteing in olive oil," says Bertolli's Grilled Chicken Alfredo with Portobello por·to·bel·lo   or por·ta·bel·la or por·to·bel·la
n. pl. por·to·bel·los or por·ta·bel·las
A mature, very large cremini mushroom.



[Origin unknown.]
 Mushrooms Complete Skillet Dinner for Two.

Then imagine an angiogram an·gi·o·gram
n.
An angiographic x-ray of blood vessels used in diagnosing pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system.//An x-ray of one or more blood vessels produced by angiography and used in diagnosing pathology in the cardiovascular
 of your arteries filled with sludge, courtesy of the cream in each Alfredo Dinner for Two.

Despite the (low-fat) chicken breast, mushrooms, and pasta, Bertolli adds enough cream to supply 22 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  (more than an entire day's worth) to each diner's heart, which is already reeling from the 1,210 mg of sodium (half a day's worth) in each of the package's two 710-calorie servings.

Other Complete Skillet Dinners, which have nowhere near enough vegetables to be "complete," have 7 to 10 grams of sat fat and about 500 calories per serving. While the sodium dips below 1,000 mg in one variety--the Chicken & Garden Vegetable Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra  
n.
1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood.

2.
 (570 mg)--each serving comes with half a day's sat fat, thanks very much.

You've got to give Bertolli credit for being honest--most labels pretend that people eat a laughable one-cup portion of skillet dinners. But honesty can only do so much for the owner of a set of Bertollied blood vessels Blood vessels

Tubular channels for blood transport, of which there are three principal types: arteries, capillaries, and veins. Only the larger arteries and veins in the body bear distinct names.
.

Bertolli: (800) 418-2302.
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Title Annotation:FOOD PORN; Bertolli Complete Skillet Dinners
Publication:Nutrition Action Healthletter
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2005
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