Sara Lee Spiral Sliced Honey Glazed Ham
At Hickory Farms, Create Your Own Ham and Turkey Dinners Spiral sliced ham. You may have come across the delicious Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham alongside the Hillshire Farms label. (Hillshire Farm's a division of Sara Lee.) That's the one that I buy for my family. Spiral Sliced Hams
Most dry-cured hams are sold fully cooked and ready-to-serve. This is the case with Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham, making it a great offering for almost any gathering. Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham is an example of a ham that is OK to eat cold. Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed hams, in fact, eaten cold. Heating a spiral sliced honey glazed ham such as a Sara Lee can dry out the meat and cause the glaze to melt and run off. The slicing process used for the Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham was patented in 1957 by Harry Hoenselaar. The machine he invented cuts a ham in one continuous spiral slice. This helps to keep the ham moist and reduces waste. At the end of the ham's "life," the bone of a Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham makes a fantastic ham and bean soup that I freeze in meal-size portions for winter use. I've been a registered dietitian for 25 years, and I use spiral sliced honey glazed hams, including Sara Lee/Hillshire Farm products, as part of a healthy diet. Today's hams, such as the Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed hams, are much leaner than the hams our grandparents and greatgrandparents knew. For this we can thank the science of livestock feed. Fat is now a much lower part of a hog's body weight. A ham such as a Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham has a healthier balance of major nutrients. A 3oz portion of a smoked honey glazed ham has 185 calories, 6 grams of fat (about 1/3 of it saturated), 45mg of cholesterol, and 18 g of protein. (Sodium in most processed hams remains high relative to other meats, so if you are on a special diet be sure to ask your dietitian or doctor about hams.) Ham and bean soup is where the real nutrition comes in. Use dried beans, especially a mix of your favorites, and a good recipe, remembering to pour the fat off the broth. Voila! You've got vitamin- and mineral-loaded, low fat, high fiber heaven. Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham, and other ready-to-serve hams like it, are highly desirable for everyday use. They are convenient and delicious. For a tasty ready-to-serve ham, choose the Sara Lee spiral sliced honey glazed ham by Hillshire Farm. |
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are tasty because they are dry-cured. They're rubbed with salt and sugar or honey. After that they are aged and dried for up to 6 months. 
