Healthy frozen foods?

Smart ones and lean cuisines are great and tasty. Not very filling but I usually have a side of a vegetable with it.

Frozen fruits and veggies are very healthy, and sometimes healthier than fresh because they are frozen soon after picking so don't degrade during shipment. I eat mainly frozen veggies, and also lots of frozen berries (fresh berries go badly so quickly....the frozen ones are awesome).

I also often buy frozen chicken.

Yes, frozen fruits and veggies are healthy. I prefer fresh, in season fruits and veggies, but I take what I can get. Frozen meats can be healthy, too.

It's the frozen dinners, ice cream and the junk that will get you.

Fruits, veg, the new Lean Crusine's have better macros now. Quinoa mixed with sundried tomatoes mixture.... patties

Don't get so hung up on terms like healthy and unhealthy. If you are finding food that work into your budget and are easy for you to store and use, like frozen foods, then yes, use them. Frozen fruits and vegetables are just as good as fresh, unless you are cooking them by boiling. (that will take some of the nutrients out of them) I wouldn't recommend eating frozen prepared meals all the time, but they are fine for a part of your diet.

mpat81 wrote: »

Amy's are yummy but expensive. Frozen tortellini are cheap and tasty, not especially healthy on their own but a good addition to a vegetable soup or the base of a cold salad with lots of veg. Dr. McDougall's soup and noodle cups are good too, they aren't frozen but are cheap, convenient and healthy!

Their state is neither healthy nor unhealthy. How much you eat of them is what matters - your caloric intake, and whether you are eating a balanced diet by adding in other foods withing your calorie goals.

mpat81 wrote: »

mccindy72 wrote: »

mpat81 wrote: »

Amy's are yummy but expensive. Frozen tortellini are cheap and tasty, not especially healthy on their own but a good addition to a vegetable soup or the base of a cold salad with lots of veg. Dr. McDougall's soup and noodle cups are good too, they aren't frozen but are cheap, convenient and healthy!

Their state is neither healthy nor unhealthy. How much you eat of them is what matters - your caloric intake, and whether you are eating a balanced diet by adding in other foods withing your calorie goals.

There are healthy and not so healthy foods based on the nutritional value you get for the amount of calories they contain. I do understand the CICO concept as it pertains to weight loss. I'm thinking the OP would rather not just eat a couple bags of chips or bowls of ice cream and go hungry the rest of the day.

That's the whole point - ice cream has nutritional value. It's a dairy product; it provides protein, fat and carbohydrates, all of which the body needs. Eat a serving of it, and it fits into daily calorie goals perfectly well. Potato chips - weigh out a serving, have them along with a sandwich, and you've got a nicely rounded meal that still fits into calorie goals. All of which are satiating and no one is going hungry. Do the work of learning how to eat properly while meeting calorie goals and still eating foods a person likes, and anyone can lose weight successfully, maintain the weight loss, all while enjoying the experience.

Kalikel wrote: »

mccindy72 wrote: »

mpat81 wrote: »

mccindy72 wrote: »

mpat81 wrote: »

Amy's are yummy but expensive. Frozen tortellini are cheap and tasty, not especially healthy on their own but a good addition to a vegetable soup or the base of a cold salad with lots of veg. Dr. McDougall's soup and noodle cups are good too, they aren't frozen but are cheap, convenient and healthy!

Their state is neither healthy nor unhealthy. How much you eat of them is what matters - your caloric intake, and whether you are eating a balanced diet by adding in other foods withing your calorie goals.

There are healthy and not so healthy foods based on the nutritional value you get for the amount of calories they contain. I do understand the CICO concept as it pertains to weight loss. I'm thinking the OP would rather not just eat a couple bags of chips or bowls of ice cream and go hungry the rest of the day.

That's the whole point - ice cream has nutritional value. It's a dairy product; it provides protein, fat and carbohydrates, all of which the body needs. Eat a serving of it, and it fits into daily calorie goals perfectly well. Potato chips - weigh out a serving, have them along with a sandwich, and you've got a nicely rounded meal that still fits into calorie goals. All of which are satiating and no one is going hungry. Do the work of learning how to eat properly while meeting calorie goals and still eating foods a person likes, and anyone can lose weight successfully, maintain the weight loss, all while enjoying the experience.

I have done "the work of learning how to eat properly while meeting calorie goals" and if I want to get a healthy, well-balanced diet that also meets micro goals...well, it doesn't leave room for ice cream and potato chips. As it stands, I have trouble meeting my micros even without the ice cream and potato chips.

Different people have different goals and opinions. I'm not suggesting that you change your "all foods are equally healthy" opinion, but do remember that other people do think that some foods are healthier than others, huh? Also that different people have different goals and that weight loss is not where it begins and ends for everyone.

Some people believe that some foods are healthier than others and want to eat the healthier stuff. That's okay. And it certainly doesn't mean they haven't done any work.

There really is no such thing as a healthy or unhealthy food and that's what he's getting at. The only problem I can see with "unhealthy foods" is generally sodium content... and ice cream isn't very high in sodium. Sugar is the other big one but both of these are fairly easy to avoid so long as you pay attention. Micronutrients really shouldn't be a problem either, and I don't see how potatoe chips (other than possibly sodium) or ice cream could hurt your micro intake. Vitamins a & c are extremely easy to get, so is sodium, I've found that whole wheat cereals (chex or mini what's or whatever) are usually packed with iron, and calcium is a no-brainer just like vitamin a/c. The only one I usually have a problem with is potassium. But oranges/orange juice and bananas or different quick smoothies/shakes are loaded with it. But... most high potassium foods(other than a few vegetables) are also high in sugar, so you just adjust the rest of your diet a bit and your good. I really don't see how ice cream could affect you micro goals.

The thing that bothers me is the marketing of the "healthy foods". Too many idiots see all this fancy "non gmo" "gluten free" "fat free" "grass fed" "low carb" etc. etc. etc. crap, and think that it's what they need to be healthy. I can tell you for certain that "healthy one's" low calorie (yet high sodium) crap definitely won't do it for me... But I used to think it would because I wasn't educated on my own body and instead I bought the media's definition of healthy for the general overweight body of America.

Anyways, I'm sort of ranting, but there is no such thing as an unhealthy food, just too much of a good thing. Surprisingly, I actually don't get nearly enough fat/oil/sugar, so I can happily eat lots of "junk foods" along with other "healthy foods" and I'm A-ok. I actually find myself using the "junk foods" quite often to meet my micronutrient goals. But the same cannot be said for many other people so they adjust. The only reason there are "healthy foods"is because a large majority of the population is getting too much of the same thing, so "healthy"is really just a generalization. Words to live by - "everything in moderation"