Shop Talk: Frozen Entrees
I usually just walk right by the frozen entree aisle...it's not that I'm
stuck up about processed food or anything...okay maybe just a little. What
can I say? Some frozen entrees just have that "hospital cafeteria" smell and
taste to it. Or...they are shockingly high in something, if it isn't fat
grams it's milligrams of sodium. And even if I can get past all of that, I
kind of have an issue with an ingredient list that it takes several minutes
to read.
But, even with all of that, every now and then I venture down that
foreboding aisle and select a couple entrees to try. This time I picked one
entree that didn't say it was a "healthier" choice and one that did (it
starts with "lean" and ends with a word that rhymes). Then I followed the
microwave directions on the back of the box and voila! I had one entree that
was pleasantly tasty and one that was so visually unappealing that the only
two words that kept coming to mind were "mystery meat". It tasted about as
good as it looked. But enough about that one.
The one that rocked was by Marie Callender's and it was the
GOLDEN BATTERED FISH FILLET which comes with seasoned rice and broccoli in a
creamy cheese sauce. I could have done without the cheese sauce on the
broccoli but the rest was darn yummy. The grand total on the nutrition facts
label:
450 calories
16 grams fat 32% calories from fat
4.5 grams saturated fat
0 grams trans
35 mg cholesterol
53 grams carbohydrate
22 grams protein
4 grams fiber
1170 milligrams of sodium
Elaine
Related Topics: Busy Family Food Choices, Eat Better for Less
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stuck up about processed food or anything...okay maybe just a little. What
can I say? Some frozen entrees just have that "hospital cafeteria" smell and
taste to it. Or...they are shockingly high in something, if it isn't fat
grams it's milligrams of sodium. And even if I can get past all of that, I
kind of have an issue with an ingredient list that it takes several minutes
to read.
But, even with all of that, every now and then I venture down that
foreboding aisle and select a couple entrees to try. This time I picked one
entree that didn't say it was a "healthier" choice and one that did (it
starts with "lean" and ends with a word that rhymes). Then I followed the
microwave directions on the back of the box and voila! I had one entree that
was pleasantly tasty and one that was so visually unappealing that the only
two words that kept coming to mind were "mystery meat". It tasted about as
good as it looked. But enough about that one.
The one that rocked was by Marie Callender's and it was the
GOLDEN BATTERED FISH FILLET which comes with seasoned rice and broccoli in a
creamy cheese sauce. I could have done without the cheese sauce on the
broccoli but the rest was darn yummy. The grand total on the nutrition facts
label:
450 calories
16 grams fat 32% calories from fat
4.5 grams saturated fat
0 grams trans
35 mg cholesterol
53 grams carbohydrate
22 grams protein
4 grams fiber
1170 milligrams of sodium
Elaine
Related Topics: Busy Family Food Choices, Eat Better for Less
Technorati Tags: frozenfood, quickmeals, foodreviews
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