Maxed out."Hey, I'm Max," says the cartoon character on the box of Stouffer's new Maxaroni Mac & Cheese. "I love finding ways to say bye-bye to boredom! I guess you might say I live life to the max!" Kids who eat Maxaroni will max out all right ... on nearly half a day's 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 (six to eight grams) and sodium (roughly 1,000 mg) in each 400-calorie serving of Mac & Cheese, Chicken Nuggets A chicken nugget is either whole or composed from a paste of finely minced chicken or chicken skin, which is then coated in batter or breadcrumbs before being cooked. Fast-food restaurants typically deep-fry their nuggets in oil. with Mac & Cheese, Fish Sticks with Mac & Cheese, or Cheese Pizza Minis with Mac & Cheese. Parents may be impressed by the "made with white meat chicken" or "made with whole filet" claims on the packages. But that chicken or fish ends up breaded, deep-fried, and sharing a microwaveable tub with Stouffer's famous macaroni macaroni: see pasta. and cheese. Not exactly the makings of a perfect meal. Maybe it's perfect for kids who have never been exposed to a well-prepared dish of broccoli broccoli (brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. , carrots, peas, or other 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. . Or perfect for parents who think their children's blood pressure and cholesterol will stay low no matter what they eat. Or perfect for adults who have bought into the kids-won't-eat-vegetables line. Or perfect for Stouffer's, the nation's leading seller of frozen macaroni and cheese. But perfect for kids? Apparently, Stouffer's couldn't care less. Stouffer's: (800) 225-1180. |
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