| If you are one of the generation who grew
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| | "Hey, there's only four grams per serving
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| up on 70s-80s Saturday morning cartoons,
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| | here. That's not much." No, it isn't, but
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| you might remember a series of public
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| | think of all the servings you've enjoyed
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| service announcements that aired in
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| | over the week, the month, and the year.
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| between your favorite shows. Tucked in
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| | Two servings of ketchup a day over the
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| between the adventures of Batman and
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| | course of one month equals 240 grams of
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| Robin, and even the kitschy Schoolhouse
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| | sugar.
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| House videos were very short, very
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| | Fat
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| animated appeals to children about good
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| | You've heard the saying, "A sandwich just
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| nutrition. One that stands out in memory
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| | isn't a sandwich without..." Well, have
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| is Louis the Lifeguard pleading us in
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| | you considered ending the sentence with
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| song not to "drown" the food we eat.
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| | fat? If you heard it like that, would you
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| Louis was referring, of course, to
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| | eat the sandwich?
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| condiments, as the PSA portrayed him
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| | Yet, many people do enjoy a deli sandwich
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| gallantly rescuing a potato from a bowl
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| | slathered with mayonnaise or another type
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| of sour cream, and a boiled egg from an
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| | of egg-based dressing. Mayonnaise has
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| avalanche of mayonnaise. The message then
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| | perhaps the highest fat content of any
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| is as clear as it should be now: not only
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| | condiment--even in its "light" form, the
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| can condiments can affect the taste of
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| | dressing is almost always 50% fat. This
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| foods, but also affect the overall
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| | is something to consider the next time
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| nutritional value of the meal.
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| | you build a sandwich, ask yourself if you
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| Just as certain diet products are
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| | want to counteract a healthy slice of
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| designed to supplement a weight loss
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| | turkey with something that will cover the
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| program by helping people maintain a
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| | taste and not offer as much nutritional
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| healthy diet and exercise, condiments are
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| | value.
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| meant to supplement the flavor of certain
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| | Sodium
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| foods. Note the key word is supplement.
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| | That extra tang in your sandwich, on your
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| Oftentimes, however, we can get carried
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| | main dish, in your vegetables that makes
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| away with condiments, so much that they
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| | the food taste good? Salt. Check any
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| become their own food group rather than
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| | label of your favorite condiments, and
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| the miniscule part of a meal they were
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| | you will find salt is a main ingredient.
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| meant to be. Picture the plate of steamed
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| | Salt helps preserve the condiments in
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| broccoli smothered in melted cheddar
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| | their packaging, and adds flavor to
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| cheese, the baked potato supporting a
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| | otherwise bland ingredients. Too much
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| pool of butter, the grilled chicken
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| | sodium, naturally, is never good for the
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| coated in salsa...they make look
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| | diet, as it can lead to high blood
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| delicious, and you might think you are
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| | pressure, water retention, and other
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| enjoying a good meal with the base foods,
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| | problems. You might think a bit of salt
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| but going overboard on the condiments can
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| | here and there is not harmful, but as
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| do harm.
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| | sodium occurs naturally in most foods you
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| So what is wrong with a bit here and bit
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| | eat, you have to ask yourself if you
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| there of something to complement a main
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| | should add more to your eating plan.
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| or side dish? Nothing, if condiments are
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| | So should you stop eating condiments
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| used in moderation. Use too much,
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| | altogether? We don't necessarily say
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| however, and you could be adding things
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| | that, though we would advise sparing use
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| to your diet that you don't really need.
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| | when you do decide to enhance your foods.
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| Sugar
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| | Also, consider taking a "condiment
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| Ever wonder why we like ketchup on our
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| | holiday," where you refrain from using
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| French fries? Unlike the tomatoes from
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| | anything on your food. Note the
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| which this condiment comes, ketchup has
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| | difference in flavor and absence of extra
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| added ingredients to make it more
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| | sugars and fat. You might find the food
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| palatable. Sugar, for one, gives ketchup
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| | tastes just as good without the added
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| its sweetness. Looking at a label of your
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| | help, and that it could be better for
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| favorite brand, you may say to yourself,
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| | you, too.
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