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Timothy S. Harlan, M.D.The sodium levels are often so high in frozen foods that I actually hesitate to look at wholly new products. I spotted these Boomerang's Handheld Aussie Pies in our local Whole Foods the other day and was intrigued by the idea of savory foods in a pie crust, but I sort of held my breath until I saw the fairly reasonable sodium levels. Granted, I do expect the frozen foods available at Whole Foods to be a little healthier, but on the other hand there are brands they offer that still tend to be heavy on the salt.

The story behind these pies is that they're traditional Australian fare. The founder of Boomerang's, Jack Fennell, was living in Sydney, Australia when he and his wife started enjoying them, then when they moved to Austin, Texas they started a restaurant to serve them. They've since branched out to the frozen food aisle. Boomerang's Handheld Aussie Pies


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