Your favorite frozen dinners/meals?

i like the marie callendar ones best. Meatballs & Sausage Marinara, Herb roasted chicken, and Roasted Turkey Breast & Stuffing are my favorites. ( they have a few turkey ones and they are all good but i like the one with stuffing best)

some of the healthy choice steamers are pretty good too. sweet sesame chicken & tortellini primavera are probably my favorites. they have a couple with mushrooms that might be good if you like mushrooms, but i hate them so have never tried those out

Be careful of the Marie Callender meals. Most of these are much higher in calories than your typical single serving frozen meal. (They are usually quite tasty, though!)

well i eat around 2000+ daily so it is no problem for me personally

Yeah, my favorite pot pie meal is 1010 cal. So yummy. So filling.

which pot pie is it? i want to try!

Cheesy bacon chicken or something like that by Marie callender. I like it will Cajun seasoning. Sooo cheesy bacony good for a microwavable pie.

There was a brand at Target recently, called Evol, that I really liked. I tried Chipotle Chicken Mac &Cheese and a Green Chili Chicken and Rice bowl, both were filling for around 400 calories and had more chicken in them than I think the normal Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine meals do.

With that said, I also like the Healthy Choice steamers, any of the ones which are "Top Chef" are pretty good, I also tried this week a Lean Cuisine Spa Classic which was Lemongrass salmon with rice and vegetables and it was much better than I thought it was going to be. I was a little nervous about a frozen meal with salmon...

I also do like making food at home and then portioning it out. Another thing I have done lately, when I am cooking for just myself in the evenings, is to get one of those skillet meals, like a Bertolli, or PF Changs, or Macaroni Grill and cook that. I eat half for dinner and then put the other half in a tupperware for lunch the next day. I think those taste a little better than the single serving microwave frozen meals, just my opinion.

Lean Cuisine
Chicken Fettuccini
Chicken Club Panini
Apple Cranberry Chicken


Weight Watchers
3 Cheese Baked Ziti

Healthy Choice
Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake

Some of the (red box) Stouffer's are lower calorie.......you have to be careful though .....the 10 oz. box of Mac & Cheese is actually 2 servings!

Smart ones are not bad; I like Confucius spicy chicken egg rolls. They're relatively cheap and low calorie and I'll microwave like two with steamfresh broccoli/cauliflower/carrots for a nice meal

I LOVE Lean Cuisine Pizzas

Not only does not everyone have the space to freeze leftovers, not everybody wants to. I'm sorry, but I take as little time as possible preparing meals most days. I also have a small kitchen. The chances of me preparing a weeks worth of food on Sunday night instead of spending quality time with my family are extremely slim.

The only excuse OP gave for not cooking his own is he eats too many portions so I gave him the answer to that.

I cook two Sunday nights a month for tops 2 hours. Gives me my entire month's worth of dinners. As for space all I have is my fridge freezer. I use bags wherever possible to save room. It's stuffed to the gills anyway.

Frozen meals are obviously not the devil. They are quick and easy and some are quite delicious (Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti=yumoliscious). That said they have a LOT more sodium in them thus why I believe they shouldn't be eaten on a daily basis.

You have a valid point. Immediately after I posted, too, I knew I just posted it because I'm just a little crabby today. I don't believe frozen meals are the best option, but they also aren't the worst.

I do wish I would cook for the week on Sunday nights so maybe I'm bitter too lol. In any case, I know my comment was not helpful and it will go down as one of my most useless, semi-*****y posts.

Michael Angelo's eggplant parm is a huge portion for the calories. The lasagna is good too, but more calories and a bit smaller bit of food.

it pretty much all tastes like cardboard to me.
However, the Stouffers french bread pizza is pretty good.
Just stay away from the frozen mexican dishes. They are almost unedible.

Michael Angelo's eggplant parm is a huge portion for the calories. The lasagna is good too, but more calories and a bit smaller bit of food.

^i'll have to try that one, i love eggplant parm

oh that reminds me, there is a brand called "cedarlane" that i really like. I have tried the vegetable lasagna, eggplant parmesan & Roasted Chile Relleno. all very good, eggplant parm is my favorite though. The supermarkets near me usually stock this in the vegetarian/gluten free area, not with the lean cuisines & smart ones.

Pre-packaged meals and frozen entrees are a good way to conveniently control portions and calories as the first step in losing weight and changing lifestyle. The are also good for those times when you are super busy and on the go.

You might like the book, "Simple Diet" by James Anderson which discusses using frozen foods to begin the weight loss process. The book gives a list of favorite frozen entrees. Go to http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Diet-Doctors-Science-Based-Plan-ebook/dp/B004XFZ7SI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393622472&sr=8-1&keywords=simple+diet

Here are some guidelines to help pick out meals:

ENTREES:
Calories: 140- 300 KCAL
Protein: 10-25g
Fat: < 9g

SHAKES, SOUPS, BARS:
Calories: 100-200 KCAL
Protein: 10-26g
Fat: < 6g

CONDIMENTS < 15 CAL

To bulk up frozen meals: Add extra vegetables, beans, salad, etc.

I LOVE Lean Cuisine Pizzas

Not only does not everyone have the space to freeze leftovers, not everybody wants to. I'm sorry, but I take as little time as possible preparing meals most days. I also have a small kitchen. The chances of me preparing a weeks worth of food on Sunday night instead of spending quality time with my family are extremely slim.

The only excuse OP gave for not cooking his own is he eats too many portions so I gave him the answer to that.

I cook two Sunday nights a month for tops 2 hours. Gives me my entire month's worth of dinners. As for space all I have is my fridge freezer. I use bags wherever possible to save room. It's stuffed to the gills anyway.

Frozen meals are obviously not the devil. They are quick and easy and some are quite delicious (Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti=yumoliscious). That said they have a LOT more sodium in them thus why I believe they shouldn't be eaten on a daily basis.

You have a valid point. Immediately after I posted, too, I knew I just posted it because I'm just a little crabby today. I don't believe frozen meals are the best option, but they also aren't the worst.

I do wish I would cook for the week on Sunday nights so maybe I'm bitter too lol. In any case, I know my comment was not helpful and it will go down as one of my most useless, semi-*****y posts.

Eh...we all have them moments...if I knew how to make the flower smiley, I'd give you one...lol!

Welp, the haters showed up pretty quick! We get it. "Frozen food? Blech. I would never let that processed crap touch my precious mouth". Well. You don't have to. Do you?

Anyway, I'm really diggin the stouffers meals lately. The baked ziti is hands down one of the best frozen foods I've ever had. Almost tastes like real food ;-) the Marie calendars chicken parmigiana and cheesy chicken and rice are also the bomb. I live off these at work and they have such a good variety, I never really get sick of them

Welp, the haters showed up pretty quick!

As another poster mentioned, the OP was looking for frozen meals as an option in controlling portion sizes. I don't think everyone was hating on your frozen meals, they were just giving the OP ideas on how to store leftover food ahead of time.

I LOVE Lean Cuisine Pizzas

Not only does not everyone have the space to freeze leftovers, not everybody wants to. I'm sorry, but I take as little time as possible preparing meals most days. I also have a small kitchen. The chances of me preparing a weeks worth of food on Sunday night instead of spending quality time with my family are extremely slim.

The only excuse OP gave for not cooking his own is he eats too many portions so I gave him the answer to that.

I cook two Sunday nights a month for tops 2 hours. Gives me my entire month's worth of meals.

Wow what kind of stuff do you make?? It usually takes me 2 hours to make like 2 dishes lol

I make it a point to look for recipes that take a maximum of 30-60min tops to cook from start to finish. I also go looking for recipes with around 5 ingredients.

Welp, the haters showed up pretty quick! We get it. "Frozen food? Blech. I would never let that processed crap touch my precious mouth". Well. You don't have to. Do you?

Anyway, I'm really diggin the stouffers meals lately. The baked ziti is hands down one of the best frozen foods I've ever had. Almost tastes like real food ;-) the Marie calendars chicken parmigiana and cheesy chicken and rice are also the bomb. I live off these at work and they have such a good variety, I never really get sick of them

Assumptions, assumptions...didn't read past the first response, hmm?

I actually really used to like the Lean Pockets. They have a wide selection of flavors. I wouldnt find a good variety at the supermarket though, so I would buy them at Target. I would look for the least calories, greater protein count, less fat, and the flavors.
I liked them because not only were they tasty, they ranged in 180-300 calories and I would pair them carrot sticks, yogurt, fruit, and/or nuts. That would be my usual lunch meal at work.

I am now no longer working. So trying to stick to preparing my own meals. I feel i get to eat more when I prepare it myself but I'm still consuming less calories.
So if the kitchen or time is not your friend right now, you could try the Lean Pockets.
Some of the flavors I remember included Supreme PizA, Meatballs, Chicken Carbonara, Philly Cheesesteak