lean cuisine

devilstheory11
devilstheory11 Posts: 5
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Ive never had these are they any good??? was thinking about getting a couple of these for after work anybody recommend these?

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  • jmruef
    jmruef Posts: 824 Member
    I LOVE the Butternut Squash Ravioli. Seems to have a lot of veggies in it. There's also a something or other Primavera (sorry, my mind is blanking!) that has asparagus in it - very yummy.
  • AdGalicia
    AdGalicia Posts: 84 Member
    i always get frozen dinners for the week, i only have a 30 min lunch break so it seems like the most convinient way to go
  • gaeljo
    gaeljo Posts: 223 Member
    I've eaten them I like them the best of all the microwave meals. But after a workout have a glass of chocolate milk instead.
  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    I used to eat them all the time when I didn't have time to cook a full homemade meal. They are good taste better than healthy choice etc.......
  • rhonda1981
    rhonda1981 Posts: 33 Member
    I actually live off these things....I have tried most and LOVE them much better than Healthy Choice. Buy one and see if you like it.
  • mkcalvert
    mkcalvert Posts: 219 Member
    They do taste good, but if you're watching sodium be careful....
  • I like their pizzas the best. Just watch the sodium on them. But they are really good go to meals when you just don't have time to prepare something better :)
  • hugs874
    hugs874 Posts: 2
    i was a big fan of them when i worked in the office...they were tasty & satsifying!!!!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    I don't eat them on a regular basis....but then I make something for my hubby that I shouldn't eat, I have one. I really like the Orange chicken.
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    LOVE spaghetti and meatballs!!!!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Lots of people eat them, but I personally feel like the only reason they are "lean" is because you hardly get any food. On top of that, they are usually loaded with sodium. I have been trying really hard to create healthy homemade meals that I can pack into individual servings to refrigerate or freeze for meals throughout the week to save time. I sit at work and eat a big yummy bowl of food that has the same calorie content as my coworker's lean cuisines and healthy choice meals with less than half the sodium and twice the food :) I love food too much to eat those teeny meals!!
  • awsome I think ill head to the store after work and get a couple to try them out
  • asudheimer
    asudheimer Posts: 82 Member
    I like the cheese ravioli one on Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones brand is pretty good... try the baked Ziti, it's awesome!
  • Sc4ever
    Sc4ever Posts: 33
    having one for dinner tonight I might try the sweetish meatballs!
  • bhb301
    bhb301 Posts: 338 Member
    I gave them up, too much sodium.
  • foxxybrown
    foxxybrown Posts: 838 Member
    They are fabulous. I ususally have one everyday for lunch. I love the Roasted Chicken with Lemon Pepper Fettucini, the Orange Chicken, the Five Cheese Rigatoni, and the BBQ Chicken Pizza. They usually have less than 500mg of sodium.
  • mcqlove87
    mcqlove87 Posts: 59
    Lean cuisine has always made me sick to my stomach, so I try to stay away from them, But I thought the ones I tried sure tasted good going down :)
  • chrisyoung0422
    chrisyoung0422 Posts: 426 Member
    People always trip out because of the sodium but I believe them to be a good choice when time is not an option to cook or make something even better for you.

    Personally I am a lean pocket guy.

    I do really like the new lean cuisine spring rolls too! :heart:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    Lots of people eat them, but I personally feel like the only reason they are "lean" is because you hardly get any food. On top of that, they are usually loaded with sodium. I have been trying really hard to create healthy homemade meals that I can pack into individual servings to refrigerate or freeze for meals throughout the week to save time. I sit at work and eat a big yummy bowl of food that has the same calorie content as my coworker's lean cuisines and healthy choice meals with less than half the sodium and twice the food :) I love food too much to eat those teeny meals!!
    Agreed, I much prefer fixing my own meals ahead of time as well! :flowerforyou:

    Plus the sodium (in prepared frozen meals) is sometimes almost 1/2 a days worth! EEEK! So not worth it to me any more. But I do understand the occasional need for someone to now and then to pick up in a pinch or have in freezer, better than grabbing something else I suppose. But to eat them regularly, would do me in.

    Hope you find something you enjoy that's a bit lower on the sodium, high on the protein with balanced carbs and you're set for an occasional grab and go meal.:wink:
  • Most of these frozen dinners are full of salt , not very tasty and all about portion size. I prefer making healthy, home made food and freezing correct portion size containers. Of course these "diet" dinners are better than fast food.
  • littlemissanguissette
    littlemissanguissette Posts: 248 Member
    I used to live off of them, but then I went almost a year without eating them. I have one the other day and, I kid you not, I took two bites and dumped the rest in my dog's food bowl. It was salty, bland, and just...yuck.
  • RissaDean
    RissaDean Posts: 189 Member
    Lots of people eat them, but I personally feel like the only reason they are "lean" is because you hardly get any food. On top of that, they are usually loaded with sodium. I have been trying really hard to create healthy homemade meals that I can pack into individual servings to refrigerate or freeze for meals throughout the week to save time. I sit at work and eat a big yummy bowl of food that has the same calorie content as my coworker's lean cuisines and healthy choice meals with less than half the sodium and twice the food :) I love food too much to eat those teeny meals!!

    What kind of meals do you make that are good leftover? I always have an issue with enjoying something at dinner, but then not liking it leftover :/
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Ive never had these are they any good??? was thinking about getting a couple of these for after work anybody recommend these?

    Some of them are REALLY tasty and others are sort of meh.

    The Butternut Squash Ravioli is really good ( I grind back pepper over it) and full of veggies.

    Nearly all of the paninis are good, but it depends how many carbs you want to eat per day whether they'd work for you.

    The Market Steamers (the ones in the bags) are very good as well.
  • courtclerkkris
    courtclerkkris Posts: 173 Member
    My choice in the freezer section is Smart Ones. I am a HUGE fan of their Santa Fe Rice & Beans. YUMMY! I could eat it every day. It is a little high in carbs but I just conserve the carbs on another meal that day!!
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