FACTOR IN
Rao’s Homemade Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce
½ cup: 60 calories, 1g fiber
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FACTOR OUT
Amy’s Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
½ cup: 110 calories, 3g fiber
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A few weeks back we focused our Factor In/ Factor Out on pasta, swapping out Heartland’s Whole Wheat Spaghetti for Fiber Gourmet’s Light Spaghetti, proving that pasta still belongs on the menu. Around the world carbo-philes rejoiced, but then it dawned on us, what about the pasta sauce? Spaghetti isn’t complete without a great sauce and here at F-Factor we never cut corners, especially when it comes to flavor. That’s why this week we decided it’s time to get saucy—Rao's tomato basil style.
Tomato sauce can be a delicious low-calorie way to transform a dish from a-snooze to a-mazing, but don’t dive headfirst into the jar just yet, all you marinara fans. Many sauces harbor loads of added sugars, extra calories and hefty levels of sodium. Lovingly crafted from recipes over 100 years old, Rao’s tomato sauces boast authentic Italian flavors and less carbs and sugar than other brands, even organic varieties like Amy’s. Swapping Amy’s Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce for Rao’s Homemade Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce will save you 3g sugar, 50 calories and 240mg sodium. Are you surprised to see us choose the low-fiber option over the high-fiber option? Well, think of it this way: Amy’s has 11g of carbs and 3g fiber, so your belly ends up with an extra 8g net carbs on top of that pile of pasta you’re about to dig into. Talk about carbs on carbs on carbs on carbs! Rao’s Tomato Basil wins us over with a tasteful (get it?) 3g net carb per serving that will fill your kitchen with the fragrant aromas of an Italian Trattoria without filling out your waistline.
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