I also eat a lot of the Healthy Choice meals. Princess Chicken is one of my absolute faves, along with the stuffed pasta shells. Very yummy.
The only complaint I have about the calorie-controlled meals is that their vegetables leave a lot to be desired. They have no taste at all, in most cases, unless they're in a sauce or mixed in with the other food. Bland, boring, yuk. I always have to salt them or spritz them with fat-free butter spray. And I HATE adding salt to the calorie-controlled meals because they're already high enough in sodium.
Another thing I eat a lot of is soup. I like the Healthy Choice soups and even some of the Chunky soups, the ones that aren't too high in calories. Soup is something I can fill up on without ingesting a ton of calories. But again, there's the sodium issue. Since I eat quite a bit of soup and calorie-controlled meals, I try and drink lots of water on a regular basis to help flush out the excess sodium.
I eat a lot of the lean cuisine meals for lunch at work. The newest favorite is the spinach and mushroom pizza (not sure about the sodium in it). I don't have to add anything to these meals, they are pretty good.
I eat it for lunch at work, but I take Oatmeal/yogurt and/or V8 juice for breakfast, fruits and veggies for snacks. Then I eat a real dinner. I try to rotate the types of foods I eat.
Bumping this post! I eat one of the frozen dinners for lunch everyday, and I love them! Healthy Choice is my favorite, but Smart Ones has some great deserts (doulbe fudge cake--YUM)!!
Bumping this post! I eat one of the frozen dinners for lunch everyday, and I love them! Healthy Choice is my favorite, but Smart Ones has some great deserts (doulbe fudge cake--YUM)!!
I like the Smart Ones too. Really it just depends on which ones are on sale. I have Smart Ones, Lean Cuisines and Healthy Choice. As I mentioned earlier, the Healthy Choice vegetables are pretty bland. Not only are they bland, I have to dump a ton of water out of them almost every time. But the rest of the meal is pretty decent. Lean Cuisine has better-tasting veggies.
I always have to salt them or spritz them with fat-free butter spray. And I HATE adding salt to the calorie-controlled meals because they're already high enough in sodium.
Another thing I eat a lot of is soup. I like the Healthy Choice soups and even some of the Chunky soups, the ones that aren't too high in calories. Soup is something I can fill up on without ingesting a ton of calories. But again, there's the sodium issue. Since I eat quite a bit of soup and calorie-controlled meals, I try and drink lots of water on a regular basis to help flush out the excess sodium.
I agree about the bland veggies! bleck! I use Morton salt substitute which, imo, tastes exactly like table salt. Instead of sodium chloride it is potassium chloride which is much healthier.
I eat these meals every day for lunch at work. My current fav is the Salmon LC....but I buy whichever brand is on sale - Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice or Smart Ones. My only rule is that they must be under 300 calories - usually I try to stay under 200 - but I always bring a salad and some fruit.
