Frozen microwaved food...

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  • jimmydeanbakker
    jimmydeanbakker Posts: 333
    I put one of those TV dinners into the myfitnesspal app, and I pretty much quit eating them. The sodium content is off the charts big time.
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    I use prego chunky garden combo. Chunky anything seems like a good idea in my head. More whole foods = less processing.
  • chelekaz
    chelekaz Posts: 847 Member
    I personally love the Healthy Choice. I know there are those who look at frozen meals like devil food :devil: but I have found these very helpful. I've done the research on the different brands and yes, sodium is there however.... if you are keeping a close eye on your sodium levels this is something to keep in the back of your mind. I use one every day (usually lunch). They are proportioned nicely, Wal Mart has them for $2.50 (locally in PA) and that is for the big meal, steamers are less. Coupons available online for $1 off of 2.

    And, even w/ eating these almost every day, my sodium content comes well under what the site recommends.
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    I've found that, with most processed foods, if the sodium is low, almost everything else is, too!
  • nisharae
    nisharae Posts: 204 Member
    Just a quick add in.. I believe its Lean Cuisine that has a "spa" line that is all natural no preservatives... It helps me to feel a little bit better about eating a frozen meal.. and calorie count on some of them is VERY LOW. ie. The Salmon with Basil and orzo rice :
    Calories 220
    Fat 6g
    Fiber 5g
    Protein 16g
    Sodium 600mg
    Carbohydrates 26

    They have 15 other meals as well.. I like this one because the calories and carbs are so low....

    Just thought I'd add this in :D
  • nsueflorence
    nsueflorence Posts: 295 Member
    Frozen food is another type of FAST FOOD. Chemically processed with unneeded additives. Its like saying I can anything as long as I stay under x amount of calories. I guess that is true if you want to be skinny FAT.

    But personalty I got in this position being lazy. Frozen food to me is just saying I'm not worth the time it takes to get healthy.
  • brittlynne3579
    brittlynne3579 Posts: 217 Member
    I read that the best frozen meals are Lean Cuisine or Kashi, but they, just like everyone has said, still have an extreme sodium content!
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    I look at the sodium first... my husband laughs cause I will actually yelp and shoot stuff back on the shelf as if it just bit me or something cause high sodium insults me so bad lol
  • chelekaz
    chelekaz Posts: 847 Member
    Again it is about moderation. And if someone uses a Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine Meal as one of their choices I don't think that anyone should be stating that they are lazy - or inferring it. I for one would much rather have one of these meals than get trapped at home with not having an alternative to something that my family is having. Or worse yet, on Friday's when we do take out w/ my step daughter give in to the pizza, wings, chinese, etc. As a full time working mother of 2 young kids my day is filled with enough chaos and stress so if that "unhealthy lazy processed frozen" meal allows me to have a lunch that does NOT consist of McDonald's, Burger King or worse yet... a candy bar or cookies .... then it works for me. Not everyone has the time and ability to make all of the fresh meals and freeze them... yes, we would in an ideal world but that world does not yet exist for everyone out there.

    Yes everyone needs to watch sodium intake but if you are tracking your sodium, like I do, then I can see that I am still on average 750 below their number.
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