No Messing With Mustard

Wed., Jan. 22, 1997

Rick Bonino Food Editor

True football fans don’t want to take their eyes off the tube for a second, not even long enough to dip their pretzels in mustard.

Fortunately, Gardetto’s makes it easy with their mustard-flavored pretzels, which got a passing grade from The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel. And the new, reduced-fat version - 120 calories and 2 fat grams per serving, down from the original 140 calories and 5 fat grams - helps make up for that extra exercise you miss when you don’t dip.

Gardetto’s Low-Fat Mustard Pretzel Mix

Price: $2.29 for 13 ounces.

Nutrition: 120 calories (16 percent fat calories); 170 milligrams sodium in 1/2 cup.

Taste: ***

Value: ***

Comments: “They are really yellow! Almost radioactive in appearance. At first I thought they were coated in powdered chicken noodle soup, but I guess it’s mustard.” - Meagan Coffey

“A true pretzel lover uses mustard on a hot fresh pretzel. These are the next best thing. Very good.” - Sandy Davidson

, DataTimes MEMO: Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

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