Frozen Dinners?

I like most of the Lean Cuisine frozen dinners, but most of the other brands of diet frozen meals I've tried have tasted so bad that I've thrown them out and had a sandwich or something instead. If you'd rather not have frozen food there are lots of easy ways to have a low cal lunch that is a lot healthier than any frozen meal by preparing ahead of time. My favorite is to sautee yellow squash, zuchinni, and onions in a little bit of olive oil with salt, pepper, and herbes de provence, then put it into a ziploc bag after it cools. I will put that, some lettuce, hummus, and a pita pocket into tupperware container before I go to bed, and then it will be all ready to throw together as a sandwich the next day at lunch time. It's so yummy, and you can sautee a whole week's worth of vegetables all at once!

If you want to go even easier, do the same thing, but with the ingredients for a tuna salad, chicken, or turkey pita sandwich. I like to substitute deli mustard for mayonaisse - it has fewer calories and it tastes better anyway.

Another quick, easy, and healthy meal that I like is soup - red pepper and tomato soup with a few wheat crackers makes a delicious lunch, and now that they have created "to go" soups, you can heat it up in the microwave at work.

Oooohhh... I totally agree about the Kashi frozen meals. The Pesto pasta primavera is proably the best frozen meal I've ever had. It is pretty healthy too.

Amy's Organic frozen meals are also very good. Black bean enchilada w/ rice & beans is VERY good as well as the pesto ravioli...

Try and get these on sale if you can cuz otherwise at least $4 each. Both brands are in the "healthy" section of the grocer. When I find them on sale (like 2 for $5 or something) I buy as many as my freezer will hold.

I really rely on frozen dinners ( lean cuisine rules!), I don't have the time to cook and it's so easy to just take one to work with me. The portion size doesn't really bother me (anymore), and the sodium isn't really an issue as long as I drink plenty of water throughout the day ,I'm always below my sodium limit by more than half by the end of the day anyway. I used to eat tv dinners before I started losing weight too, except back then I would buy two dinners instead of one, and would eat them both in one sitting:noway: . I guess if sodium is an issue for you, avoid them but if not they are great!

Sassy, those are beautiful pomeranians! I love poms!

To everyone else... here are a few other healthy frozen dinners worth trying:

Amy's Organics - most are 400 and under
Kashi
South Beach

I find these more filling and nutritious than most Lean Cuisine. The ones from Amy's don't have any meat. To me, that's a good thing, since it means I don't have to worry about the low quality meat that is typically found in these frozen meals. As far as I know, Amy's has never had to recall any product.

I do a Healthy Choice/Lean Cuisine for dinner at work probably 4 times per week. We (bf and I) sometimes cook on the weekends, but ironically we probably have less time to do anything on the weekends than during the week. Even more ironic, he works at a restaurant and we still never cook LOL. At least I get Tuesday and Thursday nights off, but then it's homework and cleaning time. I can't wait to have a Mon-Fri job. :frown:

Pricier than Lean Cuisines, but Amy's stuff is sooo good. If you've had an intense workout and need a boost, grab one of her shepherd's pies. Only 160 calories, but packed with veggies and beans and mashed potatoes. YUM. One of my favorite Amy's dishes is the Brown Rice Blacked Eyed Pea and Veggie Bowl. DELISH. I knew I was going to love Amy's when I peirced a hole in the plastic and could -smell- the real food...while it was frozen! That's a good indicator I find. If I can't smell the food, it makes me think it really isn't food.

And Lean Cuisines are pretty good too, but I have to pair them with veggies to feel truly full.

Oh! Jolly Green Giant Steamers! Those ROCK. I particularly like the Asian-themed bag.

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