In which I show you pictures of frozen meals, eat them, and tell you how they taste. (Disclaimer: I genuinely enjoy some frozen dinners, so please take that into account before attempting to consume anything I recommend.)

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20 hours ago    |   Tags: healthy choice diet frozen dinner meal food review pineapple chicken  
Healthy Choice Sweet Pineapple Chicken Product Description:  “Crispy fried chicken breast with rice, carrots, juicy pineapple and red peppers covered in a sweet pineapple glaze. Steamed for freshness, this new entrée delivers the delicious every time.”Calories: 390 Fat: 7 g Sodium: 190 mg WW Points Plus: 10First Impressions: Yay, another yellow-y meal. This one at least has some bright red peppers for a little visual contrast. Doesn’t really look much like the box art, though. Smells really nice, sweet, but you can smell the chicken, too.Gustatory Impressions:  First of all, their copy-writer apparently is confused and thinks that “crispy fried chicken” actually means “soggy bready balls of bleh”.  The chicken itself isn’t too bad once you get through the icky outer coating, but it’s not great, either. The carrots and peppers are both good. The pineapple bits taste great, definitely the best part of this meal. The rice seems a tad overcooked and a little gluey, but maybe that is because of the sticky sweet sauce. The sauce is really good, but it sure is sticky and sweet. Summary:  This one has a fantastic overall flavor, but the experience of eating it wasn’t very satisfying. When I’m eating 390 calories, I really like to enjoy them. If only the rice were cooked a little less, and the chicken coating was a little less gross, this would be a really, really nice meal. Rating: 3 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Sweet Pineapple Chicken

Product Description:  “Crispy fried chicken breast with rice, carrots, juicy pineapple and red peppers covered in a sweet pineapple glaze. Steamed for freshness, this new entrée delivers the delicious every time.”

Calories: 390


Fat: 7 g


Sodium: 190 mg


WW Points Plus: 10

First Impressions: Yay, another yellow-y meal. This one at least has some bright red peppers for a little visual contrast. Doesn’t really look much like the box art, though. Smells really nice, sweet, but you can smell the chicken, too.

Gustatory Impressions:  First of all, their copy-writer apparently is confused and thinks that “crispy fried chicken” actually means “soggy bready balls of bleh”.  The chicken itself isn’t too bad once you get through the icky outer coating, but it’s not great, either. The carrots and peppers are both good. The pineapple bits taste great, definitely the best part of this meal. The rice seems a tad overcooked and a little gluey, but maybe that is because of the sticky sweet sauce. The sauce is really good, but it sure is sticky and sweet.

Summary:  This one has a fantastic overall flavor, but the experience of eating it wasn’t very satisfying. When I’m eating 390 calories, I really like to enjoy them. If only the rice were cooked a little less, and the chicken coating was a little less gross, this would be a really, really nice meal.

Rating: 3 out of 5 forks

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1 day ago    |   Tags: healthy choice diet frozen meal dinner food review   |   Notes: 1
Healthy Choice Rosemary Chicken and Sweet Potatoes Product Description:  “Prepare to savor the flavor. Savory chicken breast tenderloins tossed in a rosemary garlic sauce, then blended with pearl onions, sweet potatoes, and yellow carrots just to delight your taste buds.”Calories: 180 Fat: 2.5 g Sodium: 500 mg WW Points Plus: 4First Impressions: It’s… really yellowish. I sort of like my food to have a variety of colors, so the monochromatic thing isn’t doing much for me. It smells pretty good, though, vaguely Thanksgiving-y.Gustatory Impressions:  Not too shabby. Let’s start with the chicken… quite tender, very nice. The sweet potatoes were a bit bland, unless I got a lot of the sauce on them. The yellow carrots didn’t taste… well, they didn’t really have a taste. Basically just filler, as far as I’m concerned. But the little pearl onions were delightful.  The sauce… and for once in one of these things, the food wasn’t absolutely drowning in it, which I found to be a pleasant surprise… was understated, but still flavorful. Summary:  I wasn’t sure if I could be fair to a diet frozen meal today, as I am a little under the weather, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I can’t believe this is only 180 calories. It definitely filled me up. And at this calorie count, you could probably afford to have two of them if it didn’t. Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Rosemary Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Product Description:  “Prepare to savor the flavor. Savory chicken breast tenderloins tossed in a rosemary garlic sauce, then blended with pearl onions, sweet potatoes, and yellow carrots just to delight your taste buds.”

Calories: 180


Fat: 2.5 g


Sodium: 500 mg


WW Points Plus: 4

First Impressions: It’s… really yellowish. I sort of like my food to have a variety of colors, so the monochromatic thing isn’t doing much for me. It smells pretty good, though, vaguely Thanksgiving-y.

Gustatory Impressions:  Not too shabby. Let’s start with the chicken… quite tender, very nice. The sweet potatoes were a bit bland, unless I got a lot of the sauce on them. The yellow carrots didn’t taste… well, they didn’t really have a taste. Basically just filler, as far as I’m concerned. But the little pearl onions were delightful.  The sauce… and for once in one of these things, the food wasn’t absolutely drowning in it, which I found to be a pleasant surprise… was understated, but still flavorful.

Summary:  I wasn’t sure if I could be fair to a diet frozen meal today, as I am a little under the weather, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I can’t believe this is only 180 calories. It definitely filled me up. And at this calorie count, you could probably afford to have two of them if it didn’t.

Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

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1 week ago    |   Tags: healthy choice frozen diet meal dinner food review honey balsamic chicken   |   Notes: 2
Healthy Choice honey Balsamic Chicken Product Description:  “Chicken breast tenderloins, red potatoes, firm asparagus, and juicy cherry tomatoes are paired with a delightful honey and balsamic vinegar glaze to serve up a winning flavor combination.”Calories: 210 Fat: 3 g Sodium: 460 mg WW Points Plus: 5First Impressions: This one smells FANTASTIC. It’s the kind of thing that’s going to make your coworkers hungry when they walk past the kitchen. It looks pretty tasty, too. It’s nowhere near as colorful as the package art, but otherwise it’s pretty close. The “balsamic glaze” looks more like a thin sauce than a glaze, even after stirring. But it’s still the kind of frozen dinner that would look quite appetizing on a real plate, if you have the time/energy/dishes for that sort of thing.Gustatory Impressions:  The chicken is above average for a frozen meal. The potatoes could have been cooked just a tiny bit more, but were still very good. The “glaze” went very nicely with both of the above. The asparagus was a little flavorless, but the texture was good, not too soggy or too underdone. The tomatoes… well, I highly dislike cooked cherry tomatoes, so I only took a tiny bite of one, and it just made me remember why I hate cooked cherry tomatoes.  Bleh. But there were only a few of them, so it didn’t bother me much. If you like mushy tiny tomatoes, you might actually enjoy them. Summary: Altogether a rather pleasant meal. And at only 3 grams of fat and 210 calories, it seems like a lot of food. And it really does smell great, better than 95% of the microwave dinners I’ve tried (and we all know I’ve tried a whole bunch of microwave dinners). I think this one is a safe recommendation. Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice honey Balsamic Chicken

Product Description:  “Chicken breast tenderloins, red potatoes, firm asparagus, and juicy cherry tomatoes are paired with a delightful honey and balsamic vinegar glaze to serve up a winning flavor combination.”

Calories: 210


Fat: 3 g


Sodium: 460 mg


WW Points Plus: 5

First Impressions: This one smells FANTASTIC. It’s the kind of thing that’s going to make your coworkers hungry when they walk past the kitchen. It looks pretty tasty, too. It’s nowhere near as colorful as the package art, but otherwise it’s pretty close. The “balsamic glaze” looks more like a thin sauce than a glaze, even after stirring. But it’s still the kind of frozen dinner that would look quite appetizing on a real plate, if you have the time/energy/dishes for that sort of thing.

Gustatory Impressions:  The chicken is above average for a frozen meal. The potatoes could have been cooked just a tiny bit more, but were still very good. The “glaze” went very nicely with both of the above. The asparagus was a little flavorless, but the texture was good, not too soggy or too underdone. The tomatoes… well, I highly dislike cooked cherry tomatoes, so I only took a tiny bite of one, and it just made me remember why I hate cooked cherry tomatoes.  Bleh. But there were only a few of them, so it didn’t bother me much. If you like mushy tiny tomatoes, you might actually enjoy them.

Summary: Altogether a rather pleasant meal. And at only 3 grams of fat and 210 calories, it seems like a lot of food. And it really does smell great, better than 95% of the microwave dinners I’ve tried (and we all know I’ve tried a whole bunch of microwave dinners). I think this one is a safe recommendation.

Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

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1 week ago    |   Tags: healthy choice diet frozen dinner meal food review tortellini   |   Notes: 1
Healthy Choice Tortellini Primavera Parmesan “This four-cheese-stuffed tortellini features whole-grain pasta, julienne carrots, and red pepper strips. We’ve tossed in Chardonnay wine and extra virgin olive oil, and finished it off with Parmesan cheese to bring out the flavor that’s sure to please any palate.”Calories: 230 Fat: 5 g Sodium: 490 mg WW Points Plus: 6First Impressions: Smells very tomato-y. I don’t see any evidence of Parmesan, and the sauce is really thin, sort of soupy. Once stirred, it does look like a lot of tortellini in with the veggies. But I don’t have high hopes for this one.Gustatory Impressions:  The sauce is, indeed, runny. But it is pretty flavorful, a sweet and slightly savory mixture. The veggies are all passable… the zucchini is just a tad overdone, the carrots a tiny bit under, and the red pepper a little bit soggy, but none of it is inedible.  And they all go quite nicely with the sauce. The tortellini are plentiful but a little disappointing. There is not quite enough filling, the pasta is a bit doughy, and they barely appear to be seasoned at all. And while there are teensy, tiny bits of Parmesan floating about at great intervals, it doesn’t really affect the taste much. Summary: This is a pretty average meal. It is fairly filling, so it’s got that going for it. But what you’re being filled with is pretty forgettable. I personally probably won’t buy it again if there are other options available.  Rating: 3 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Tortellini Primavera Parmesan

“This four-cheese-stuffed tortellini features whole-grain pasta, julienne carrots, and red pepper strips. We’ve tossed in Chardonnay wine and extra virgin olive oil, and finished it off with Parmesan cheese to bring out the flavor that’s sure to please any palate.”

Calories: 230


Fat: 5 g


Sodium: 490 mg


WW Points Plus: 6

First Impressions: Smells very tomato-y. I don’t see any evidence of Parmesan, and the sauce is really thin, sort of soupy. Once stirred, it does look like a lot of tortellini in with the veggies. But I don’t have high hopes for this one.

Gustatory Impressions:  The sauce is, indeed, runny. But it is pretty flavorful, a sweet and slightly savory mixture. The veggies are all passable… the zucchini is just a tad overdone, the carrots a tiny bit under, and the red pepper a little bit soggy, but none of it is inedible.  And they all go quite nicely with the sauce. The tortellini are plentiful but a little disappointing. There is not quite enough filling, the pasta is a bit doughy, and they barely appear to be seasoned at all. And while there are teensy, tiny bits of Parmesan floating about at great intervals, it doesn’t really affect the taste much.

Summary: This is a pretty average meal. It is fairly filling, so it’s got that going for it. But what you’re being filled with is pretty forgettable. I personally probably won’t buy it again if there are other options available. 

Rating: 3 out of 5 forks

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1 week ago    |   Tags: healthy choice portabella marsala pasta diet frozen dinner meal food review yum   |   Notes: 2
Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta “Prepare your taste buds for 9-grain Mafalda pasta and rich crimini mushrooms, tossed with a savory Marsala wine sauce and topped with rich fontina cheese.”Calories: 250 Fat: 6 g Sodium: 500 mg WW Points Plus: 6First Impressions: Looks remarkably like the package art. Smells great. Looks like quite a bit of food, too. There is not quite as much cheese on top as I would like, but then, there is no such thing as enough cheese as far as I’m concerned.Gustatory Impressions:  The ruffly little “9 grain pasta” noodles don’t taste grainy at all, or like cardboard, which is normally what I would expect from something of that name. This is some of the best frozen pasta I’ve had. This type of pasta, mafalde, is like lasagne noodles with the big flat bit mostly cut out. The mushrooms are juicy and flavorful. The sauce doesn’t taste much like marsala to me, but it’s tasty enough. It is a little peppery, though, and while it’s not apparent as you begin to eat, by the end of the meal you might really start to feel it. The cheese on top is barely worth mentioning as there’s so little of it, but what there is, is quite good. Summary: This is probably the best Healthy Choice meal I’ve had so far. It’s filling, and has a lot of flavor.  I highly recommend it, unless you don’t like mushrooms, in which case you should probably try it anyway because mushrooms are delicious, you big silly. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta

“Prepare your taste buds for 9-grain Mafalda pasta and rich crimini mushrooms, tossed with a savory Marsala wine sauce and topped with rich fontina cheese.”

Calories: 250


Fat: 6 g


Sodium: 500 mg


WW Points Plus: 6

First Impressions: Looks remarkably like the package art. Smells great. Looks like quite a bit of food, too. There is not quite as much cheese on top as I would like, but then, there is no such thing as enough cheese as far as I’m concerned.

Gustatory Impressions:  The ruffly little “9 grain pasta” noodles don’t taste grainy at all, or like cardboard, which is normally what I would expect from something of that name. This is some of the best frozen pasta I’ve had. This type of pasta, mafalde, is like lasagne noodles with the big flat bit mostly cut out. The mushrooms are juicy and flavorful. The sauce doesn’t taste much like marsala to me, but it’s tasty enough. It is a little peppery, though, and while it’s not apparent as you begin to eat, by the end of the meal you might really start to feel it. The cheese on top is barely worth mentioning as there’s so little of it, but what there is, is quite good.

Summary: This is probably the best Healthy Choice meal I’ve had so far. It’s filling, and has a lot of flavor.  I highly recommend it, unless you don’t like mushrooms, in which case you should probably try it anyway because mushrooms are delicious, you big silly.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 forks

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1 week ago    |   Tags: healthy choice frozen diet meal food review roasted chicken potatoes   |   Notes: 1
Healthy Choice Roasted Chicken and Potatoes “Savory slices of chicken breast with redskin potatoes, crisp carrots, and tender pearl onions in a light chicken and herb sauce. ”Calories: 180 Fat: 3.5 g Sodium: 560 mg WW Points Plus: 4First Impressions: Looks a lot like the picture on the box. Smells great right out of the microwave, savory and somehow comforting. Oddly, the package comes with a warning printed on it that says “FOR SINGLE USE ONLY” and “DO NOT REUSE” which makes me think someone found a bunch of these in a hoarder’s house one time, because who else would try to reuse a microwave dinner tray?Gustatory Impressions:  The chicken in this seems of higher quality than in most frozen meals. The taste and texture was good and I didn’t chance upon any gross or gristle-y bits. The carrots could have been just a bit more tender. I cooked the meal for the longest time suggested on the box, and they still didn’t get quite done, still a bit too crunchy. The potatoes came out great, though, and they were my favorite part of the meal. The pearl onions were a fun addition too. They tasted crisp and fresh and a bit spicy.  The sauce tasted a little too salty to me. You can taste the herbs, but mostly it’s just salty. But all in all, pretty tasty. Summary: This would be a great meal for a rainy cold day. Even on a bright beautiful spring day, it does the trick. You get what appears to be a good amount of food for only 180 calories. It might be a little pedestrian as far as frozen dinners go, but at least it’s tasty and filling. Would eat again. Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

“Savory slices of chicken breast with redskin potatoes, crisp carrots, and tender pearl onions in a light chicken and herb sauce. ”

Calories: 180


Fat: 3.5 g


Sodium: 560 mg


WW Points Plus: 4

First Impressions: Looks a lot like the picture on the box. Smells great right out of the microwave, savory and somehow comforting. Oddly, the package comes with a warning printed on it that says “FOR SINGLE USE ONLY” and “DO NOT REUSE” which makes me think someone found a bunch of these in a hoarder’s house one time, because who else would try to reuse a microwave dinner tray?

Gustatory Impressions:  The chicken in this seems of higher quality than in most frozen meals. The taste and texture was good and I didn’t chance upon any gross or gristle-y bits. The carrots could have been just a bit more tender. I cooked the meal for the longest time suggested on the box, and they still didn’t get quite done, still a bit too crunchy. The potatoes came out great, though, and they were my favorite part of the meal. The pearl onions were a fun addition too. They tasted crisp and fresh and a bit spicy.  The sauce tasted a little too salty to me. You can taste the herbs, but mostly it’s just salty. But all in all, pretty tasty.

Summary: This would be a great meal for a rainy cold day. Even on a bright beautiful spring day, it does the trick. You get what appears to be a good amount of food for only 180 calories. It might be a little pedestrian as far as frozen dinners go, but at least it’s tasty and filling. Would eat again.

Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

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2 weeks ago    |   Tags: Healthy choice diet frozen dinner meal pumpkin ravioli  
Healthy Choice Pumpkin Squash Ravioli “Tender pumpkin-stuffed ravioli with crisp asparagus, sweet butternut squash, and juicy Granny Smith apples, all topped with a tasty butter-sage sauce. ”Calories: 300 Fat: 6 g Sodium: 540 mg WW Points Plus: 8First Impressions: Looks relatively appealing. What are those orange bits? i didn’t read the box very well. Smells really… sweet.Gustatory Impressions:  Let’s take the ingredients one a a time first.  The asparagus was cooked nicely, good taste and texture.  The orange bits are butternut squash, and those varied wildly in taste and texture. Some were almost tasteless, some were firm, some were almost mush. There were about three tiny bits of apple in there, and they were firm and tart on their own. The ravioli were pretty good, if much sweeter & more cinnamon-y than I had expected. They had a nice mouth feel. The sauce was utterly forgettable. I JUST ate it and I couldn’t thing of a single thing to describe it as except “yellow”.  That’s a description of all the parts of the meal, and by themselves, all except the squah were adequate. However, they just don’t seem to go together at all. The blah sauce with the sweet pumpkin-pie ravioli and the underwhelming veggies just don’t do it for me. Summary: I’m baffled by this one. If it were just the ravioli and sauce, I might eat it again. The extra squash just ruins the whole meal for me. The strange mix of sweet and… not savory, it didn’t have enough flavor to be called savory, but something like it… has left my taste buds confused. Rating: 2.5 out of 5 forks

Healthy Choice Pumpkin Squash Ravioli

“Tender pumpkin-stuffed ravioli with crisp asparagus, sweet butternut squash, and juicy Granny Smith apples, all topped with a tasty butter-sage sauce. ”

Calories: 300


Fat: 6 g


Sodium: 540 mg


WW Points Plus: 8

First Impressions: Looks relatively appealing. What are those orange bits? i didn’t read the box very well. Smells really… sweet.

Gustatory Impressions:  Let’s take the ingredients one a a time first.  The asparagus was cooked nicely, good taste and texture.  The orange bits are butternut squash, and those varied wildly in taste and texture. Some were almost tasteless, some were firm, some were almost mush. There were about three tiny bits of apple in there, and they were firm and tart on their own. The ravioli were pretty good, if much sweeter & more cinnamon-y than I had expected. They had a nice mouth feel. The sauce was utterly forgettable. I JUST ate it and I couldn’t thing of a single thing to describe it as except “yellow”.  That’s a description of all the parts of the meal, and by themselves, all except the squah were adequate. However, they just don’t seem to go together at all. The blah sauce with the sweet pumpkin-pie ravioli and the underwhelming veggies just don’t do it for me.

Summary: I’m baffled by this one. If it were just the ravioli and sauce, I might eat it again. The extra squash just ruins the whole meal for me. The strange mix of sweet and… not savory, it didn’t have enough flavor to be called savory, but something like it… has left my taste buds confused.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 forks

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5 months ago    |   Tags: Chicken fettucini lean cuisine frozen diet meal food review good chicken   |   Notes: 1
Lean Cuisine Simple Favorites Chicken Fettucine “Roasted white meat chicken & pasta in an alfredo sauce.”Calories: 250 Fat: 5 g Sodium: 630 mg WW Points Plus: 7First Impressions: This one looks quite a lot like the package photo.  And it smells great right out of the microwave.Gustatory Impressions:  Not bad at all.  the sauce is creamy and tastes pretty good, with a bit of a peppery finish to it.  The chicken is a little uneven… a few pieces were good, a few were a little tough.  The noodles were only the tiniest bit overdone. Summary: This is a satisfying, tasty meal.  It’s not going to beat homemade pasta or alfredo sauce, but it’s more than edible.  If the chicken were a little better, or maybe if there was more of it, the rating would be a little higher. Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

Lean Cuisine Simple Favorites Chicken Fettucine

“Roasted white meat chicken & pasta in an alfredo sauce.”

Calories: 250


Fat: 5 g


Sodium: 630 mg


WW Points Plus: 7

First Impressions: This one looks quite a lot like the package photo.  And it smells great right out of the microwave.

Gustatory Impressions:  Not bad at all.  the sauce is creamy and tastes pretty good, with a bit of a peppery finish to it.  The chicken is a little uneven… a few pieces were good, a few were a little tough.  The noodles were only the tiniest bit overdone.


Summary: This is a satisfying, tasty meal.  It’s not going to beat homemade pasta or alfredo sauce, but it’s more than edible.  If the chicken were a little better, or maybe if there was more of it, the rating would be a little higher.

Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

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5 months ago    |   Tags: Four Cheese Pizza lean cuisine frozen diet meal food review pizza yawn   |   Notes: 1
Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Four Cheese Pizza “A traditional crust with a blend of reduced fat mozzerella, parmesan,asiago & romano cheeses.”Calories: 350 Fat: 6 g Sodium: 580 mg WW Points Plus: 9First Impressions: Hey look, it’s a pizza.  Flip the box lid over, stick it on the crisping platform, and two and a half minutes later I have lunch.  A co-worker said, “That smells nice” but I think he meant “That smells nice for something I would never, ever eat in a million years,” so whatever.Gustatory Impressions:  Tastes like a pizza.  The crust is good, and the sauce is good.  I couldn’t tell there were four cheeses on it, though.  Tasted mostly like low-fat mozzarella.Summary: It’s a pizza.  If you are absolutely dying for some pizza, this, or any of the other Lean Cuisine pizzas will give you about an 80% level of satisfaction.  I don’t care for the weird over-hyping of the cheese, but otherwise I have no complaints. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 forks (Lost a half a fork for being boring and trying to sound like it wasn’t boring.)

Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Four Cheese Pizza

“A traditional crust with a blend of reduced fat mozzerella, parmesan,asiago & romano cheeses.”

Calories: 350


Fat: 6 g


Sodium: 580 mg


WW Points Plus: 9

First Impressions: Hey look, it’s a pizza.  Flip the box lid over, stick it on the crisping platform, and two and a half minutes later I have lunch.  A co-worker said, “That smells nice” but I think he meant “That smells nice for something I would never, ever eat in a million years,” so whatever.

Gustatory Impressions:  Tastes like a pizza.  The crust is good, and the sauce is good.  I couldn’t tell there were four cheeses on it, though.  Tasted mostly like low-fat mozzarella.

Summary: It’s a pizza.  If you are absolutely dying for some pizza, this, or any of the other Lean Cuisine pizzas will give you about an 80% level of satisfaction.  I don’t care for the weird over-hyping of the cheese, but otherwise I have no complaints.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 forks (Lost a half a fork for being boring and trying to sound like it wasn’t boring.)

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6 months ago    |   Tags: Salisbury Steak lean Cuisine diet frozen dinner meal food review good yawn CARROTS  
Lean Cuisine Market Collection Salisbury Steak “Salisbury steak with a portabello mushroom gravy,sour cream and chive whipped potatoes and honey glazed carrots.”Calories: 270 Fat: 8 g Sodium: 690 mg WW Points Plus: 7First Impressions: A mildly annoying muli-step cooking process that takes almost ten minutes yields a very yummy smelling, dinner-sized meal.  Doesn’t look much like the package but you could probably plate it up to a reasonable approximation if you had the inclination.Gustatory Impressions:  The Salisbury Steak is quite good.  The gravy is savory and the mushrooms in it are quite nice.  The onions are a little rubbery, but not inedible.  The potatoes are also pretty good.  The “honey glazed carrots” are more “wet” than “glazed”, but they do taste good.  They’re cooked to a nice, crisp-tender consistency and you can taste the honey.  Summary: This is another “30% MORE FOOD” Lean Cuisine, and it’s quite filling.  Mostly because there’s a a ton of carrots, but the Salisbury steak is a nice size, as well.  I would generally eat this one for dinner instead of lunch, but I’m running out of the smaller sized Lean Cuisines to review!  This meal isn’t super-exciting, but it’s quite filling and if you want a little more food than the usual LC, I don’t think you can go wrong here.   Rating: 4 out of 5 forks Author’s note:  My boss did interrupt me in the middle of lunch again, but this meal was good enough that I heated it back up for a minute and continued eating it.  Then I stole one of his candy bars. End author’s note.

Lean Cuisine Market Collection Salisbury Steak

“Salisbury steak with a portabello mushroom gravy,sour cream and chive whipped potatoes and honey glazed carrots.”

Calories: 270


Fat: 8 g


Sodium: 690 mg


WW Points Plus: 7

First Impressions: A mildly annoying muli-step cooking process that takes almost ten minutes yields a very yummy smelling, dinner-sized meal.  Doesn’t look much like the package but you could probably plate it up to a reasonable approximation if you had the inclination.

Gustatory Impressions:  The Salisbury Steak is quite good.  The gravy is savory and the mushrooms in it are quite nice.  The onions are a little rubbery, but not inedible.  The potatoes are also pretty good.  The “honey glazed carrots” are more “wet” than “glazed”, but they do taste good.  They’re cooked to a nice, crisp-tender consistency and you can taste the honey. 


Summary: This is another “30% MORE FOOD” Lean Cuisine, and it’s quite filling.  Mostly because there’s a a ton of carrots, but the Salisbury steak is a nice size, as well.  I would generally eat this one for dinner instead of lunch, but I’m running out of the smaller sized Lean Cuisines to review!  This meal isn’t super-exciting, but it’s quite filling and if you want a little more food than the usual LC, I don’t think you can go wrong here.  

Rating: 4 out of 5 forks

Author’s note:  My boss did interrupt me in the middle of lunch again, but this meal was good enough that I heated it back up for a minute and continued eating it.  Then I stole one of his candy bars. End author’s note.