Choose products that are labeled sodium free, low sodium, no sugar added, canned in light syrup or packed in own juices. All the alcohol in wine, beer and liquor burns off during cooking. For example, most or all of the alcohol in a cold dessert that is never heated will remain in the dessert. A stew made with wine that simmers for three hours will burn off most or all of the alcohol. To find breads that are truly whole wheat made from the whole wheat grain, bran and all read the labels.
Beans don t have to take a long time to cook.
Canned beans are quick, convenient, affordable and healthy. Just rinse before using to wash away extra sodium. If you do want to cook beans from scratch, know that different beans have different cooking times. Lentils cook in only 20 to 40 minutes and great northern beans cook in about an hour. Raw sugar isn t any better for you thank white sugar.