whats your opinions on lean cuisine microwavable meals?

My fiance is gone from 7:15-6:30 everyday for work, so it's just me at here throughout the day with our baby. I went shopping yesterday looking for quick/easy things and I saw them, so I bought some of them to eat for lunch. Good or bad?

Also, lunch idea's? I'm really tired of eating the same ol same ol.

I think there are better things to eat.

How about making more dinner, so you have leftovers?

theyre crappy. too many carbs, too much sodium.

you're better off with a salad with a grilled piece of protein on it.

They aren't terrible but I always found they left me hungry so I'd need more food to satisfy. I have switched to fresh food. It has made a difference in the way I feel. If your choice is lean cuisine or fast food, then choose the lean cuisine. If you are at home and your choice is lean cuisine or fresh food, go fresh :happy:

I will say, I have one day a week that due to work/kid sports, I don't have time to cook. I do eat a kashi frozen meal those days. They are not full of preservatives and much lower in sodium. And they actually taste good and are filling.

theyre crappy. too many carbs, too much sodium.

you're better off with a salad with a grilled piece of protein on it.

agree with this. especially the sodium part.

I'm not a fan but I do sometimes see the necessity of frozen easy meals...NOW I prefer healthy choice all natural steamables, or kashi meals. The kashi ones will fill you better and have good vegetarian options (mayan polenta harvest bake) and the healthy choice pumpkin ravioli are amazing and come out so much more fresh less soggy than those other ones. Also the Amy's frozen meals are good. These brands offer higher protein and lower sodium options. Usually I do require a fruit and yogurt or something w/ them.

kashi meals are tasty, i'll agree with that!

there's a sweet and sour chicken one.

55 carbs, but eh. a lot less sodium.

Not nice & not very healthy!

Throw them away.

I grill up about 5-7 days worth of meat at a time, and always have salad greens, apples and bananas on hand. It's just as easy to throw together a healthy meal as it is to nuke a TV dinner.

They are so-so..we eat them sometimes, but they are my least favorite, with the others being smart ones, and healthy choice, the healthy choice selection and portions are somewhat better tasting and they have chinese food stuff which i like, I also use lean pockets for quick fix lunches

When I don't have time to cook, these work OK - not great, just "OK".....
Do not make this the staple of your food intake.
For optimal health, clean eating is best.
And that's lean meats, low fat dairy, nuts, whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies.
Simple - good luck :flowerforyou:

You're in the perfect position to cook super healthy homemade meals! My husband and I both work full-time jobs and we never use freezer meals or anything like that. They're gross and expensive and they don't fill you up. Instead, get lots of fresh fruits that you can grab quickly, use a crockpot to make soups and stews that are packed with nutrition, go to your local farmer's market and stock up on locally grown produce. Experiment! We made an amazing soup the other day just by throwing whatever we wanted into the crockpot.

Stay away from those little premade meals... they will just leave you wanting something else.

Throw them away.

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take some responsibility and eat real food. many people justify eating this crap by saying they are just too busy. thats bs. its because they are lazy

That is a huge generalization. Having a baby at home wrecks your sleep and messes up routine and meal times. They don't care that you need to cook in order to eat.