Mussels with Pepper and Garlic

This is a tin of Chilean farmed mussels soaked in a tomato and extra virgin olive oil sauce, and the ingredient list is refreshingly short and real: mussels, tomato, olive oil, onion, red pepper, salt, vinegar, and spices, with zero added sugar and no seed oils or gums. One 4.2 ounce tin gives you 13 grams of protein for 220 calories, plus iron and omega 3s, which makes it a genuinely nourishing pantry protein rather than a snack pretending to be one. The one thing a health minded shopper should weigh is sodium, since the whole tin carries 710 milligrams. If you treat it as a meal component with bread or greens rather than eating tins back to back, it earns its place.