whats your opinions on lean cuisine microwavable meals?

I used to eat them all the time and was still able to lose weight, they tend to have alot of sodium but if you drink enough/alot of water it's not really a big deal in my opinion. But, as I increased my workouts and explored food options I noticed the frozen meals did not keep me hungry and that I could have alot more fresh food that I made myself for less than or the same amount of calories than the lean cuisines. In short they're not going to hurt you, and if they keep you full, go for it.

I relied on them when my son was in the hospital and we had nothing but a microwave to cook with and wanted to be away from his bedside as little as possible. It's not the best option, but sometimes "better" is the best we can do.

They are expensive, don't taste very good and aren't very filling.

You can find them on sale almost every week. I look for the sale and stock up.Can't make a meal for 2 bucks. Add a side salad some extra veggies and it's good for me.
I stay away from the pizza's and high carbs entrees

I work out 6 days a week, so my focus is on portion control, not so much carb control. I stay away from frozen meals, except for pizzas, since there are days I and my fiance do not have the energy to cook, sometimes from general tiredness, sometimes from working out hard.

I bring them to work with me on days that I don't have time or are too tired to prepare a meal in advanced. Most of them are around $2 at my local Wal-mart and I prefer them SLIGHTLY more to the SmartOnes. It stops me from eating the horrible pastries we have at the coffee shop.

When I get sick of cooking my options are frozen pizza or frozen food. I spend a lot of time trying to pick the ones with the least sodium, most protein, least sugar. Then I try to eat only one portion. Lean Q is just not enough food for me! But I have had others and split it to one portion reading the package. It's not usually the diet ones. It's never satisfying, but I do get a cooking break.

Better options are to cook in bulk and make your own freezer food to microwave. Cook a whole turkey and debone the entire thing to portion out for the freezer. Cook a wopper winter squash and cut it into 1/2 cup pieces and freeze. Find recipe's you can "lighten up" and freeze. I have a favorite chili recipe mostly made of low sodium foods and beans that freezes well, and I make it 22-35 cups at a time and freeze. That can be chili, taco, nacho's. You can eat way more food if you make it yourself. I know a lady that made muffin cup baked egg and meat things. Oil a muffin tin, crack an egg in each, slice of something like ham in each. You can put these in the fridge for low carb high protein snack or egg mcMuffin style. A weeks worth! Start thinking like that.

What has always worked best for me is cooking most of my meals on Sundays...for example, cooking a salmon or a roast, then portioning it. When I come home, I just have to cook the veggies and/or make the salad, and heat up the main course.

Anything pre packaged is going to be loaded in sugar or salt....and I like to have control over what goes into my body.

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

I think that is a little harsh. Changing your lifestyle is hard enough as it is. If someone has children and a busy schedule and needs to eat a frozen meal a few times a month to stay on track with their calories, I don't think that's a big deal. Yes there are obviously healthier things out there, but it won't be the end of the world if you need to eat a frozen meal occasionally.

Just don't make it a habit and you will be fine. Do try some of the suggestions that other people have mentioned though about cooking extra food at meal times to have left overs!