| " Marinades can be a good way to add flavor to meals, but choose carefully because some of them can cost you plenty of calories or send your sodium intake soaring. " " Many homemade marinades call for generous amounts of oil, while bottled varieties often include lots of sodium and sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup. " " As a result, just one tablespoon of some marinades has more than 50 calories and 5 fat grams. Others contain more than 600 milligrams of sodium per tablespoon. " " And I recently saw a recipe for a marinade that smothers vegetables in butter. Somehow I think the Food Pyramid would frown on that. " " My favorite vinaigrette, adapted from a Cooking Light recipe, does double duty as a salad dressing and a delicious marinade for chicken. With some fresh lemon juice, white wine, fresh herbs, garlic and Dijon mustard, it needs only a tiny bit of olive oil. " " My red wine marinade works well for beef. Based on a "Joy of Cooking" recipe, my version adds a small amount of olive oil and leaves out the cloves and salt. " " In general, I use about 2/3 cup of marinade per pound of beef or chicken. I toss the meat and marinade in a zip-top bag and put it in the refrigerator for a few hours. I take the marinated meat out of the refrigerator about 15 minutes before grilling to make sure my finished product doesn't have a cold center. " " If you want a meal that's really fast, try my recipe
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