You would think pasta/spaghetti sauce would be a no brainer when you go to the grocery store. It's all made from tomatoes right? But alas, very little in the canned/dry part of the grocery store is an easy health choice. After checking out the labels, pasta sauces have a good amount of sodium and many actually have added sugars. For any tomato based sauce (or juice for that matter), you will get a few grams of sugar on the nutrition label that can be attributed to the natural sugars in the tomato. The trick is looking at the ingredient list to see if they've put in the un-natural sugars. Why put a few teaspoons of sugar into your system when you don't have to? Save it for the occasional cookie or brownie! :)
Over the last few months I've been experimenting with making my own versions of sauces in an attempt to make something as natural as possible. I actually have fair amount of time on my hands, but I know not everyone does. So, I actually found a decent pasta sauce on the shelves that will work when you just need something quick or when you want to have something on hand to make mini pizzas, etc.
Classico "Spicy Red Pepper" is actually very tasty! The red peppers give it that extra (natural) sweetness and it's seasoned pretty nicely. Best of all, the ingredients are pretty straightforward and the nutrition stats are good. This is based on a half cup serving:
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 125g | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 60g Calories from Fat 25g | |
| Total Fat 3g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat 1g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Sodium 300mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrates 8g | |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 8% |
| Sugars 5g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Vitamin A | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 2% |
| Calcium | 4% |
| Iron | 2% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. | |
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