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By Fiona Haynes, About.com Guide to Low Fat Cooking since 2004

Low Fat on a Budget

Monday April 28, 2008
With food prices soaring, causing us to dig deeper for staples like milk, bread and eggs, can we really afford the luxury of eating low fat? The answer is yes, with some careful planning and a little bit of willpower.

Find out how to shave dollars off your grocery bill, yet still manage to eat low fat.

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April 28, 2008 at 11:25 am
(1) Ben Bergman says:

Canned beans, fish (tuna, salmon, etc.), and vegetables are indeed high in sodium, a good portion of which is found in the liquid in which they are stored. Draining and rinsing them helps to reduce the amount to less harmful levels, and may improve the flavor as well.

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