What is your favorite frozen healthy food?

I agree with you 100% when I implied "healthy frozen food" I was implying food that is better for you than other frozen food that is loaded in calories.

I actually recommend making your own frozen meals. Sounds a bit silly, but I keep the plastic containers my Chinese take-away comes in, fill with cooked protein/veggies and then reheat as needed. You can control everything that is included (broccoli, chicken + chipotle tabasco is my FAVORITE combination), including sodium content.

Gordon's Tilapia....my new fave. Both fillets equal 160 cal and 28g protein and very low carb. TOTAL WIN!!

I like the Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce, and usually the pasta (ravioli, lasagna, etc) stuff is a safe bet too...(a lot of times the "meat" in those frozen meals is questionable at best).

NICE! i will have to look for those

I like frozen fruit since it makes good smoothies.

Its great to eat nothing but what you cook, but for those of who aren't perfect:

While most frozen meals are totally loaded with sodium, its not the worst thing to eat once in a while, especially as an alternative to getting delivery or take out. I often buy the Amy's stuff, or my favorite are the Indian meals from trader Joe's, they are under 400 calories and I kid you not, incredible Indian food.

I think Frozen vegetables are a great thing to keep in the house for those nights when the idea of prepping veg makes you want to call for pizza. I throw them into cooked food all the time, but frying up a bit of onion and garlic in olive oil then adding defrosted spinach is really good in a pinch, especially with a SMALL sprinkle of feta cheese.

I throw petite peas into everything! My favorite! I also love Frozen Wild Rice from Whole foods, I toss it in with my kale salads and its a great complex carb.

I like the Kashi and Amy's meals.

I think Amy's makes a verde enchilada that gives me the most bang for my buck. I also love the swiss chard and polenta one...it is surprisingly filling and lower sodium for the calorie intake.

Trader Joe's Chicken Tikka Masala! It is AMAZING and 300 calories. I have it for lunch often.

None. None of it is healthy. I'm not saying I may not buy something once in a very great while but I don't kid myself into thinking that it's anywhere close to healthy.

Nonsense. There are lots of frozen healthy foods.

because all of that added salt and preservitives are just soooooooo good for you

I don't delude myself into thinking that a Lean Cuisine is the *best* choice, however I rarely cook and I believe that the Lean Cuisine is at least as 'good for me,' if not better, than eating a bunch of fast food. Far less calories and actually a lot less sodium as well. The Lean Cuisine meals I eat usually have 650 of less mg of sodium, which is actually less than a sandwich from Wendy's, also quite a few less calories. Shrug... Maybe it's not "healthy" to you, but it's definitely HEALTHIER than what I used to eat.

Where's the 'like' button when you need one?

Perdue Chicken Breasts, all natural, no steroids or hormones only 100 calories.

None. None of it is healthy. I'm not saying I may not buy something once in a very great while but I don't kid myself into thinking that it's anywhere close to healthy.

Nonsense. There are lots of frozen healthy foods.

because all of that added salt and preservitives are just soooooooo good for you

Not all frozen foods have added salt or preservatives.

It's a heck of a lot better than many things. I love using frozen fruits and veggies for all kinds of things: quiche, Southwestern Spaghetti Squash, frozen fruit makes great smoothies because the fruit is not nearly as time sensitive and it basically blends down into a delightful icee. those individual cubes of frozen, chopped garlic are SO convenient for quick cooking.

I also like to make soups, veggie patties, etc and freeze them so I can grab them on the go and pop it in a microwave for a quick and healthy meal.

As far as frozen meals in a box from the store, Amy's light and lean Lasagna is pretty stinking good. And as far as preservatives and salt go, I can pronounce all of the ingredients (eg- they are real food) except for enzymes (hey, what are ya gonna do? it is a frozen meal...) and the sodium comes in at 540 mg- which honestly would rarely put me over on sodium.

None. None of it is healthy. I'm not saying I may not buy something once in a very great while but I don't kid myself into thinking that it's anywhere close to healthy.

Nonsense. There are lots of frozen healthy foods.

because all of that added salt and preservitives are just soooooooo good for you

I don't delude myself into thinking that a Lean Cuisine is the *best* choice, however I rarely cook and I believe that the Lean Cuisine is at least as 'good for me,' if not better, than eating a bunch of fast food. Far less calories and actually a lot less sodium as well. The Lean Cuisine meals I eat usually have 650 of less mg of sodium, which is actually less than a sandwich from Wendy's, also quite a few less calories. Shrug... Maybe it's not "healthy" to you, but it's definitely HEALTHIER than what I used to eat.

this is how i feel about it too. it's not really that bad for you. i don't have a lot of time and i don't have hours and tons of money to prepare the perfect foods all the time. a lot of the organic ones are fine. the kashi ones are quite good and even some of the lean cuisines. sure it would be better if i could have a gourmet meal made by a chef with all the right macros for every meal but that's just not realistic for my lifestyle.

I just cook large batches of food and freeze it ton make my own frozen meals. I do enjoy dr. Oetkers roasted veg and goat cheese pizza though. Mmmm.