So no no on Lean Cusine and healthy Choice

Agreed! They're great when you don't feel like cooking. Just watch the sodium if blood pressure is a concern

I keep a few in the freezer when I need something quick...typically I don't have one more than twice a week.

I eat a Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice for lunch every day at work. I never go over my sodium because I watch the sodium in everything else I eat. I think I'm going to quit eating them for a while though and see if I can lose weight faster without them. If not, I'll probably go back to eating them for my lunches because they are so convenient.

there are worse things you could be eating, but generally they are quite high in sodium, which isn't good. They are also really expensive when you think of how much food you're getting. Once in awhile, ya sure no problem. but one, sometimes 2 a day? I'm gonna have to go with a no on that. :flowerforyou:

I love the Smart Ones. They are amazing and have so many more vegetarian varieties then LC. I think one a day is fine as long as the sodium is looked at. I think they a a life saver when I want to eat the right portion, the fettuchini with broccoli from smart ones and the Lasgna Florentine IS THE BEST! And at Wal mart they are like $1.50

Just under a year ago, my mom was hospitalized for some heart issues- while going over her eating patterns the three docs that were working with her were horrified to hear she ate frozen meals- Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, and Healthy Choice at least once a day.
They told her absolutely no more- many of the patients in the 'heart ward' and 'stroke unit' have a habit of eating those all the time. I asked them if it was an age factor, they said it was not- they told me, check the sodium on some of them. So of course I went home, checked them out...they are HIGH on most of them...way too high, especially for only one meal!
So after doing my own research, I learned that yes, they are not all that terribly healthy, but of course once in awhile is not going to do damage I would think.

I eat a lean cuisine most everyday for lunch and my sodium intake for the whole day is always way under the allotted amount. It seems now that I've been doing this, instead of eating out everyday my body is adjusting for the better from the junk I use to put in it. (see: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/36171-now-i-have-guilt)

And have you looked in the food database at how much sodium is in anything from a restaurant or fast food chain? It's way more than a lean cuisine x 3

there are worse things you could be eating, but generally they are quite high in sodium, which isn't good. They are also really expensive when you think of how much food you're getting. Once in awhile, ya sure no problem. but one, sometimes 2 a day? I'm gonna have to go with a no on that. :flowerforyou:

:drinker: Kerri has very good points on this issue....:drinker:

whew sodium..yup... how about grabbing some healthy yummy ingredients from the produce section, some whole wheat pasta, ground turkey (98% ff is much lower in cost than beef..which is cool:bigsmile: plus it tastes great and is very versatile) or whatever you enjoy and cook up a few different recipes in your free time (ok, no free time? how about an hour on the weekend or middle of the night while studying? (I don't know your situation) doesn't take long, really!) then freeze them all up, label and be able to microwave those as simple as the frozen costly sodium meals.:bigsmile: :drinker:

Sure I used to grab them when they were on great sales in the past, then I really started comparing and doing more reading of labels etc, when you figure it all in, AND the huge amount of sodium they contain and other ingredients we can't pronouce:noway: ), whether a person has blook pressure issues or not, it's HIGH for what food you're eating (huge amounts of sodium are placed in foods to preserve them and make us think they are tastier than they are:noway: )

just my thoughts on the matter...I prefer to eat less processed foods myself so my response reflects that:flowerforyou: Convience is not cheap nor healthy in most cases. Unless you're talking about grabbing an apple or something you've cooked up yourself and know all the ingredients from your freezer!:bigsmile:

FC

I eat them too, on weekdays where I only have a short amount of time for lunch. For me, one is adequate for a lunch as long as I eat slowly. I just don't usually have time for fresh food at lunch on weekdays. I only buy them when I can get them under $2 each, which isn't too costly overall -$10 a week. Most of my other meals are low in sodium, so I think they are okay if you're only eating one per day and avoiding additional really high sodium meals otherwise. They are balanced and filling and I love the variety!