How do you feel about "Box Meals"

MelissaWI
MelissaWI Posts: 133 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I personally love them.. I am single, live alone and only have to feed myself. They do all the work for me, they proportion my servings and tell me how much calories etc that I am eating.. They might be a bit more expensive.. But shoot someone had to prepare them puppy's.. And I usually get some good deals when I go shopping..

Anyone else live on these things?

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  • Grokette
    Grokette Posts: 3,330 Member
    I don't like them and even when I was single I cooked for myself. I personally don't believe in packaged meals.

    Cook and freeze left overs for later.
  • Shoechick5
    Shoechick5 Posts: 221 Member
    Usually really high in sodium and really low in taste. However there are a few that I do like for convenience such as the WW quesadilla.
  • rhce40
    rhce40 Posts: 201 Member
    i like these myself, i am in college nd have roommates but i only cook for myself. i like them a lot because i do not have nearly enough room to keep the food i would need to cook from scratch (not to mention the time that i do not have to prepare everything by hand)
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    I love them but they don't love me back. I used to live on them since they were quick and easy but a sodium restricted diet put the end to them. I would throw a can of veggies in them and have supper and lunch for 2 days. A lot easier than now when I have to cook it all from scratch and that doesn't even come close to the easy and good that they were.
  • Cueball55
    Cueball55 Posts: 152 Member
    I whole heartedly dislike box meals.

    Read the ingredients, it's disgusting what's in them.
  • hope25
    hope25 Posts: 188 Member
    I know they are not great for you but I do have a few favorites that I throw into my daily meals sometimes. I love hot pockets for instance.
  • I like them. The Lean Cuisine ones are pretty delicious honestly. I prefer home-cooked meals of course, but on days when I'm working (I work from 3pm-11pm), I can't really have that, so I usually eat leftovers or box meals.
  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    i like the lean cuisine meals. low cal, low fat... i think they taste good, and they are quick! thats my problem, is im always in a hury, im a wife, mother of 5, full time student... i need to be able to get my meals in quick, or else im making the first stop at del taco for a mucho macho something... DEFINATLEY DONT NEED THAT!!! lol
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    most of them are way too small for a "meal" for me.

    Cheaper to make stuff up in bulk and put in fridge.

    Oh & the macros are pretty terrible on most of them for anyone attempting to get anywhere near 1g/lb of bw protein.
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