Prepared frozen meals

I think the Amy's are the best tasting. I consume a lot of sodium so I'm not so worried about that, what bothers me about them is they are not high volume enough for the calories. If you like them and they keep you full, go for it. I'm not sure what you mean by had "good luck" with them.

tayragd wrote: »

I guess what I should have clarified by good luck is does it keep you full or do want more later and has it helped keep you on track with calories and macros. I have only 30 min scheduled for lunch ( which is more like 20). I teach. so those would be quick on those weeks I could not eat one more salad. However I would never make it a habit because I am really trying to get to a clean diet and not so much processed. I dos look at the Amy's ones and those are the ones I'm leaning toward.

Oh okay, then I stand by my response lop-personally, they are not enough food for me. I'm a high volume eater. I'd rather take 10 minutes out of my night before to weigh out a huge salad (or something else, as it seems you're sick of salad!) But they are nice if you really are in a pickle. Better than going out to lunch and guesstimating if you forgot yours.

You can try any but i like the new luvo all natursl dinners or the kashi. The regular dinners are fine for you according to my husbands doctor as long as it has 300 cals or less, under 700mg of sodium and over 10g of protein.

Amy's, evol, Healthy Choice Steamers, and Kasha (love the Mayan Harvest Bake!) are my favorites. I'll pair with a small salad, a side of steamed broccoli, or a piece of fruit to make it more satisfying as a meal.

yayamom3 wrote: »

I don't eat a lot of frozen meals, but I do keep a few on hand for those desperation days. When I pack one in my lunch, I also throw a serving or two of frozen mixed veggies in a container, as well. I microwave those separately and add them to the meal after I've cooked it. It makes it much more filling and nutritious without adding a lot of calories.

I do the veggie side dish too. Sometimes I mix it in. I like zip-lock steam bags for fresh green beans.

I eat Smart Ones, Health Choice, and the Our Compliments Balance brands for lunches during the week. It's cheaper than buying lunch at work, and is portion controlled. As long as it's less than 300 calories, it fits for me. I don't feel overly hungry with them, but I drink a fair amount of water, too.

I avoid them. Too much sodium and just knowing that they're frozen meals makes them nasty to me. I just try and make fresh meals, like cooking boneless skinless chicken breasts and frozen vegetables

Generally, I try to stay away from frozen meals because not enough and not really tasty enough -- but on really high stress days I have found Good egg white breakfast bowls helpful -- about 19 grams protein, and 20 grams carb or so and depending on whether southwest or turkey sausage 200 or 225 calories -- I defrost in microwave and throw over prepackaged salads. Good also makes frozen egg white patties, and if I need more protein I may throw a couple in the microwave too and put over my greens with the breakfast bowl. So I'm getting a lot of protein, lower carb, lower sodium really quickly which sometimes is what I need. The good breakfast bowls are in the health food freezer section of my local grocery store. Be sure and read the label. Some are whole eggs vs. egg whites, which have too many calories for my daily weight loss macros.

Birdseye steamers are great -- I often just through one in the microwave, and top with 1/2 to 1 cup of cottage cheese. Or birdseye steamer spinach with egg white patties. Yum. (I make sure I'm getting the all vegie (without sauce) steamers, cause it gives me more calories for other foods I like to eat.