What do you think of froze diet foods?

I use them and I LIKE them. Healthy Choice and Eating Right brand seem to be in rotation for me. Raleys even has a brand called "Meals to Live" that has low sodium and high protein counts. Do what is best for YOU. As far as taste Eating Right is my favorite brand. I bring them for my lunches. I am a fabulous cook and I cook most nights(I am also the only cook in my house) of the week with fresh veggies and lean meats so I am all for healthy and wholesome meals but I am also a mother who works full time and don't want to prepare EVERYTHING that I consume. For me I need some convenience regarding my meal plans and frozen meals have helped me do that. Moderation is key:bigsmile:

i like the variety n it is easy to grab on the go for lunch when i forgot to prepare mine or for dinner when i dont feel like cooking n the hubby eats pizza, win win LOL! overall yea high n carbs n sodium but calorie intake is good so for me i always keeo a few on hand! i recomend them to ppl who dont have time to cook...but i prefer steamables veggies (frozen veggies r flash frozen n lock in nutrients n keep better than fresh, less preservative chemicals than canned)...and a nice piece of fish lk talapia or salmon....even a small baked or pan cooked chicken breast

I think they beat the hell out of a frozen pizza or takeaway!

If I don't have time to make anything else I'll eat them. I don't have a big issue with them.

I don't eat them. But I am not saying I never have, or never will. If I was in a pinch I would but not as a regular part of my diary.

good in a pinch lots of sodium

Gross.

How hard is it to throw a salad together or thaw some frozen leftovers on days you're feeling a time crunch? A little pre-planning can work wonders!

Just like other replies, I eat some of the ready meals when I work at the weekends. During the days I am not working, I am only eating fresh meals and/or sandwiches.

I love them. Yes they are often loaded with sodium but if you are drinking plenty of water a day this isn't that big of a factor. I have a friend that lost over 90lbs in a year and she ate a lean cuisine, smart one, or lean gourmet almost everyday for lunch and her trainer just advised her to make sure she was drinking plenty of water. In this busy world it is not always easy to "eat fresh" all the time so if you need to have these occasionally because your to busy to cook that is not a problem. Just remember WATER, WATER, WATER!!!

I have a couple, too, in my freezer to use when I have nothing else.

When I get closer to my goal, I may start worrying about things like this but for now, I know I haven't gotten 40 lbs overweight because I ate too many healthy choice meals - it has been the bags of chips, the candy bars, and emmotinal eating. For now, I'm doing great because I'm sure the sodium in my Lean Cuisine is nothing close to what is in a WHOLE ENTIRE PIZZA!:blushing:

I love them. Yes they are often loaded with sodium but if you are drinking plenty of water a day this isn't that big of a factor. I have a friend that lost over 90lbs in a year and she ate a lean cuisine, smart one, or lean gourmet almost everyday for lunch and her trainer just advised her to make sure she was drinking plenty of water. In this busy world it is not always easy to "eat fresh" all the time so if you need to have these occasionally because your to busy to cook that is not a problem. Just remember WATER, WATER, WATER!!!

Thanks for the reminder - I'm going to go drink some water right now!

Yep, I use them at times. I like the pizza ones, then I add my own peppers, mushrooms and such. To each their own, I do like them.

YUCK! Take a day and cook for the week, wrap and freeze your own meals. The month before my daughter was born (baby #2) I cooked for a whole week and FILLED the freezer with ready to eat meals because I knew that coming home, adjusting to life with 2 babies was going to be VERY hard. And it was. I was thanking God that He gave me the foresight to plan ahead because without that, we would have been living out of mcdonalds.... and thats not good. Bad enough I do now because I work there, but most days I attempt to make good choices.

I'm single, I rarely cook. If I didn't have the frozen meals, it would be take out which is where my problem started. If I know I have something to eat at home then I won't grab something else. I don't eat them every day. I do what others do, cook extra chicken breast or pasta or chicken sausage. But I'm kind of a one skillet meal kind of girl, quick and everything in there. I don't want to do a main dish, then sides, etc. etc. The meals at least usually will have some vegetables (I am bad about eating them if they aren't served to me). I do buy some frozen steam or singles of veggies sometimes and just have that and some protein and a grain like quinoa. But I don't think there is a problem with the meals. I believe Healthy Choice may have less sodium than the others but I usually think Smart Ones taste better and have more types of food I like. And they certainly have less sodium than McD's or what I would get otherwise.

The new larger portions bags are good. Chicken fettuccine with broccoli in the steam bag is good. Otherwise add a salad if there isn't enough food for you

I prefer to cook something myself because I can make something similar with a larger volume with less calories and better nutrients, and it will cost less than a frozen meal, too.

But they're handy in a pinch or when you just don't want to cook. Read the labels before you buy them and look for ones with higher protein and lower sodium if that's a concern for you.