Sausage is not usually considered a diet food. Typically sausage is high in fat and high in calories. Shaw’s brand of Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links is a healthier alternative to fattening sausage, when you want a little meat with your quick and healthy breakfast. This is also a better alternative to high-fat bacon.
Rice Filler
Fillers in foods are not always in the best interest of your health or you nutrition. However, the use of rice as a filler in the Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links helps make this quick breakfast food a more nutritious choice for low-fat breakfast.
The second ingredient in the Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links, after pork, is rice. This means that the Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links made with mostly pork and rice. They also have water, salt, spices, dextrose and sugar. There are no other ingredients.
Half the Fat
The Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links contain less than half the fat of standard breakfast sausage links. One serving, which is two links, contains eight grams of fat compared to 17 grams of fat in regular breakfast sausage.
The lowered fat content makes the Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links a better and healthier breakfast choice. Dieters and anyone watching their fat intake can eat this healthier sausage link and not feel bad about it, rather than skipping the breakfast sausage altogether.
There are still three grams of saturated fat in the light links, so try not to eat the whole box. There are zero grams of that bad Trans fat in this food product.
Fewer Calories
In addition to being lower in fat, this quick and convenient food also has 40 percent fewer calories than the traditional version. Instead of 180 calories for two little links, there are 110 calories with this healthier breakfast food version.
Tasty Without the Grease
The best part of this low-fat breakfast food is that it is tasty. With regular sausage, a coating of grease can cover your lips and tongue , masking any true flavors of the breakfast meat. With this quick and low-fat breakfast food, you taste the actual sausage, without a greasy feeling
Tip: Place the cooked sausage on a paper towel to remove any bit of grease before serving. Even this lower-fat version has some grease because it contains pork.
The family loves these low-fat breakfast links and they have no idea that this is a healthier alternative to regular sausage. Sneaky, right?
Protein vs. Carbohydrates
In the great protein and carbohydrate debate, this low-fat breakfast food should please everyone. Each serving contains six grams of protein and three grams of carbohydrates. This low-fat breakfast food gives a good balance of protein and fuels the body with carbohydrates as well.
Affordable
When they are on sale this lower fat version of a favorite food can cost as little as $1 for a small eight ounces box of 10 links. When they are not on sale they cost about $1.50 or $1.89.
Convenient
It is very easy to microwave this food and serve it with cereal and fresh fruit. For a breakfast on the go, roll two cooked sausages between a piece of toasted whole wheat bread and a slice of cheese.
Because they are already fully-cooked you only have to worry about heating them up to an edible temperature.
Sources
Shaw’s Brown & Serve Light Sausage and Rice Links packaging
Family taste test
