My lunches and dinners are exclusively frozen meals -- and I'm vegan. You'd think it would be difficult to find stuff, but it's not. I don't cook, so I love the variety, portion-controlled convenience. All of my meals are all-natural, no gmos, etc. About the only thing I could complain about it sodium content, but given the portion sizing, I think it's fine.
My lunches and dinners are exclusively frozen meals -- and I'm vegan. You'd think it would be difficult to find stuff, but it's not. I don't cook, so I love the variety, portion-controlled convenience. All of my meals are all-natural, no gmos, etc. About the only thing I could complain about it sodium content, but given the portion sizing, I think it's fine.
I'm a big fan of the Amy's brand.
Seriously? You are vegan? No eggs, dairy or honey products and you find enough variety in frozen meals? Please share some of the things you have found! I am vegan and I LOVE Amy's (they cost too much and have to much sodium though) but the thing that really irritates me is that there are so few vegan options!
Tyler – I have to say you are the first vegan I’ve ever heard of so subsist on frozen convenience food! More power to ‘ya if that works, but you are quite the exception to my knowledge. Most people end up cooking a lot more when they go vegan.
I’m with SoulBliss, I love Amy’s but they’re way too expensive to eat every day. Plus I try to keep my frozen convenience foods to a minimum (probably 2 - 3 meals a week) and eat whole foods most of the time. The Amy’s non-dairy vegetable pot pies are really yummy! They’re great for nights I really don’t feel like cooking, just pop the pies in the oven and steam up some extra veggies and dinner is done.
I'm not vegan, but it seems to me Amy's has a ton of vegan foods (very delicious, too!). I just did a quick search and Amy's website says they have 75 vegan items:
I guess alot of what I buy would be in the expensive category but I think it is worth it for the quality. I definitely eat every canned or frozen vegan meal that Amy makes. Some of my other favorite brands that have various vegan options are:
Celentano (eggplant roulettes, yum!)
Moosewood
Green Guru
Tandoor Chef
Ethnic Gourmet
Cascadian Farm
Progresso soups
Fantastic Foods (and they have lots of other stuff if you're will to cook just a little which I'm usually not)
These are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. My grocer (Publix) also carries cool stuff in the "greenwise" section of their store with lots of asian and indian foods that are vegan and don't even require refrigeration (just mix and microwave!).
Pretty much everything else I eat doesn't require "real cooking" (fruits, breads, veggies, nuts, canned beans, frozen rice, etc.). I was a lazy omnivore, a lazy vegetarian, and now a lazy vegan. It wasn't that hard of a transition.
I'm not vegan, but it seems to me Amy's has a ton of vegan foods (very delicious, too!). I just did a quick search and Amy's website says they have 75 vegan items:
Yes, there are many vegan items, just not many frozen meal "Lean Cuisine" style items. I LOVE Amy's and live in San Diego, California with many "Health Food" stores and more options than many people but I only have 3 vegan frozen Amy's meals to choose from at 15 different "Health Food" stores!
Pretty much everything else I eat doesn't require "real cooking" (fruits, breads, veggies, nuts, canned beans, frozen rice, etc.). I was a lazy omnivore, a lazy vegetarian, and now a lazy vegan. It wasn't that hard of a transition.
That is good to hear! I like when it is easy for people because they are more likely to make lasting changes when it isn't difficult
I tend to use this off and on but I prefer the Healthy Choice when I do. The sodium is lower and the portions are perfect. I also think they taste pretty good.
I use Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones and Healthy Choice. I usually buy what is on sale and keep a good supply on hand. Like many others it is helping teach portion control and getting my appetite under control. I always add extra veggies because I feel they all fall short. I think Smart Ones has a few that have a full serving of veggies now but still look small to me.
I don't like to cook any more than I have to. I want that time to do things like Curves, tanner, ride my horses, walk the dogs, gardening, clean house, you name it. I work full time, my DH works out of town and YDD fends for herself or eats them with me.
I love Lean Cuisines, I mean they are DELICIOUS! I am diabetic so I can only eat a few like the Thai Chicken with brown rice, or the wholewheat spinach mushroom pizza or whole wheat bruschetta.
I treat myself once every 2 weeks to a LC Dinner, but for the rest of the time I make my own non-processed/low sodium dinners, mostly chicken breast, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, veggies and fruits. As much as I love the Lean Cuisines I don't think too much processed food is good for you.
when lean cuisine went on sale not only was my freezer completely jammed packed but my neighbor's too (j/k didn't burden my neighbor but i did get my aunt to keep them in her freezer for me)
i lost most of my weight (long ago) while havin one frozen meal a day. it broke the stress of worrying on calculating how much am i eating w/ this or that for at least one meal in a day...the other two meals or snacks i managed...
I used Lean Cuisines (Healthy Choice & Smart Ones, too) for years. I just recently stopped buying them because I'm trying to eat less processed foods. But I think they are great in a pinch or as an alternative to eating out.
I use Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones and Healthy Choice. I usually buy what is on sale and keep a good supply on hand.
I'll echo this. I don't eat them all the time, but I always keep them around. Bought a new LC yesterday that I haven't tried yet, the pork stir fry. And I fell in love with the butternut squash ravioli. A little high on the calorie end, as far as Lean Cuisine's go (I try and stick with the meals that are under 300 calories), but it's delicious.
I love Lean Cuisine and I eat it almost every day for lunch. My favorite is the 3-Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni. I also love the butternut squash ravioli and and panini.
I'm very picky, though, and with the exception of the panini, am not too fond of eating chicken or meat from Lean Cuisine (or any other frozen thingy).
I used to be a horrible cook, but now I'm just limited. The fact Lean Cuisines have as much sodium as they do concerns me a little, but not enough to make me stop eating them. Yum yum.
That is good to hear! I like when it is easy for people because they are more likely to make lasting changes when it isn't difficult 
