Smart Choice or other healthy frozen dinners?

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  • veganbettie
    veganbettie Posts: 701 Member
    I actually really like frozen food, it tastes like junk, and I really like junk food.....I also really love fast food....granted if I eat too much processed food it messes with my stomach, but I sort of feel like people are lying when they say they don't like this type of food. It's freaking delicious dirty junk food.

    If that's all you're eating day in and day out your health might suffer...but I freaking love them. Frozen crappy pizza? don't mind if I do!!!! Unrecognizable pasta in cardboard? PLEASE.

    But I'm pretty disgusting.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Personally, I think they are bland and too little food for the price. I would rather spend $3-4 on dollar menu food. Side salads, plain burgers, cups of chili, etc..
  • jbee27
    jbee27 Posts: 356 Member
    I keep a few in the freezer for 'emergencies'. They aren't what I prefer to eat every day, but they can be a lifesaver those days that I'm really short on time or forgot to pack a lunch for work. I would say I eat 2-3 a month at most.

    It's all about reading the labels. Some brands are lower in sodium, some are higher in protein, etc. Lately I've been gravitating towards the "evol" brand, as they tend to be higher in protein, and have been pretty tasty!
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    I usually eat one for lunch (sometimes I have a sandwich or leftovers instead) and I haven't exploded yet.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,311 Member
    i guess i speak for myself when i say this and i don't know if it applies to others but if you view food as more than just a means to get full and satisfied and more of a tool to use to reach your fitness goals i think it kinda helps

    also taking the time to prepare it (again i speak for myself) helps me stay away from fattening foods (mcchickens being one of my favorites) it also makes me appreciate what i am doing that much more as it relates to my fitness goals

    Can"t you view food as something to enjoy too? - I don't think enjoying the taste/experience of food is an unhealthy relationship.
    I don't just view food as a way to reach my fitness goals.
  • meltedsno
    meltedsno Posts: 208 Member
    I have a frozen dinner for lunch every day (M-TH) at work... Healthy Choice is my favorite, then Lean Cuisine...will resort to WW when they are on sale... I work 10 hour days...spend 1 1/2 hours (45 min ea way) on the road to and from work... I don't have time to make a lunch in the mornings and the last thing I want to think about at 3:45am is what I am going to be eating at noon....and no... cooking enough meals on the weekends is not an option. I am also an independent contractor and work at home on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays as needed. So... the dinners have been great for me. I don't worry about sodium since I don't ever add salt to anything I make ( I do make my dinner meals every night).

    Interestingly enough, I can't bring myself to eat a frozen meal at home though...in my mind, this is a choice that is exclusive to the work environment.
  • santiagojorgem
    santiagojorgem Posts: 102
    you can but at least for me its a bit different, i'm surrounded by awesome food at work constantly, cooking it, and what not, when you are constantly around food like that all the time i guess for me adjusting my view of food has changed a bit
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Handy to have for those days when actual cooking just isn't going to happen. But for every day? No thanks. Too much sodium, not enough really interesting flavor, not enough food! I do use them sometimes...some aren't bad. But Id prefer real cooking most of the time.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    I have a frozen dinner for lunch every day (M-TH) at work... Healthy Choice is my favorite, then Lean Cuisine...will resort to WW when they are on sale... I work 10 hour days...spend 1 1/2 hours (45 min ea way) on the road to and from work... I don't have time to make a lunch in the mornings and the last thing I want to think about at 3:45am is what I am going to be eating at noon....and no... cooking enough meals on the weekends is not an option. I am also an independent contractor and work at home on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays as needed. So... the dinners have been great for me. I don't worry about sodium since I don't ever add salt to anything I make ( I do make my dinner meals every night).

    Interestingly enough, I can't bring myself to eat a frozen meal at home though...in my mind, this is a choice that is exclusive to the work environment.

    Since you cook dinner every night, could you just double what you're already cooking and eat the leftovers for lunch the next day? I do this often (especially when I'm grilling) and it has worked out well.

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