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Posted by: Doublebase

How bad are these things? I know hungry man's are loaded with sodium and preservatives. What about Lean Cuisines, Smart ones, Healthy choice? They have healthy names? How healthy are they?

Posted by: largepkg

Just look at the labels and decide for yourself. Look at the obvious things like Calories, Carbs, Protein, Fat, Sat Fat, Sodium.

I've eaten much worse on a bulk. The obvious answer you're going to get is stay away from pre-cooked and process foods at all cost. I say in a pinch do what you have to do, There are much worse things you could be doing to your body!

Posted by: Jodi

The ingredients in these things are horid.

They provide very little nutrients to your body, poor source of carbs, meats are Grade E at best and the veggies in them are seriously lacking any vitamins. There are much better things you could choose instead of a TV Dinner. I'm not even a protein bar advocate but I'd much rather you choose a protein bar over this.

Posted by: Big Smoothy

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Originally Posted by Doublebase

How bad are these things? I know hungry man's are loaded with sodium and preservatives. What about Lean Cuisines, Smart ones, Healthy choice? They have healthy names? How healthy are they?

I'm piggy backing what the other posters said, that this stuff....it like radiation.

We probably don't even know, all of the bad things that are in it.

And the Healthy TV dinner?

Compared to....what?

Double base, just curious why you ask?

Did you find one that you really liked? Are you really busy right now (too busy to cook)? A student?

Posted by: Doublebase

No, I work full-time. I sometimes get them to bring to work for lunch. They are very convenient. I eat about 3 of them a week. I eat 6 meals a day.

Posted by: w00kie

Stay away....

Posted by: FenderBender

You would be better off brown bagging a sandwich with 100% whole grain bread and turkey (I roast my own breast, but processed once in a while wont kill you) tomato slices peppers etc. Chicken, tuna, leftover steak, all good.

The crap they put in those frozen meals is very bad if eaten everyday.

If you want some thing hot, start planning your meals to make larger portions and freze the left overs in tupperware, and nuke them at work**** I don't nuke anything in plastic as carcinogens tend to leek out when exposed to heat***

You can pre portion/freze all kinds of stuff:

Soups, stews, chillis, Homemade burritos with rice and beans and chicken, Aroz con pollo with brown rice, chillis,peppers,chicken, is one of my favorites.

Its kind of a pain, but once you get used to "overcooking" you get a routine down that your body and wallet will apreciate.

Posted by: Doublebase

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Originally Posted by FenderBender

You would be better off brown bagging a sandwich with 100% whole grain bread and turkey (I roast my own breast, but processed once in a while wont kill you) tomato slices peppers etc. Chicken, tuna, leftover steak, all good.

The crap they put in those frozen meals is very bad if eaten everyday.

If you want some thing hot, start planning your meals to make larger portions and freze the left overs in tupperware, and nuke them at work**** I don't nuke anything in plastic as carcinogens tend to leek out when exposed to heat***

You can pre portion/freze all kinds of stuff:

Soups, stews, chillis, Homemade burritos with rice and beans and chicken, Aroz con pollo with brown rice, chillis,peppers,chicken, is one of my favorites.

Its kind of a pain, but once you get used to "overcooking" you get a routine down that your body and wallet will apreciate.

Thanks for that. I normally eat rather well. Out of the 42 meals I eat every week. 3 of them are tv dinners. I usually eat more then just the tv dinner for lunch too. I could stop eating them its just laziness that is hindering me.

Posted by: largepkg

If it's only 3 of 42 meals, I say let laziness reign!

Posted by: FenderBender

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Originally Posted by Doublebase

I need glasses.... I originaly read your post as 3 frozen tv dinners a day

3 a week is nothing ... hearty man out dude

Posted by: Jodi

I'd still disagree with eating those things even if it is 3 times per week.

It's not healthy for you at all. There are much better and quick options out there.

Posted by: FenderBender

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Originally Posted by Jodi

I'd still disagree with eating those things even if it is 3 times per week.

It's not healthy for you at all. There are much better and quick options out there.

Well I'd never eat them, but in a pinch some of them are better than say a wooper with fries. Okay not really.

But we all gotta make it work, I feel lucky that I'm a chef and can whip up great stuff in know time.....If not I dont know what i,d do

Hey Double base? Ever try MuscleMilk N' oats, just add hot water, pretty good for you and yummy too

Posted by: ReelBigFish

MASHED POTATOES (POTATOES, WATER, CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CREAMER [WHEY, WHOLE MILK SOLIDS, MILK, PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SORBITOL], DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE [COLOR RETENTION], MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT DRY MILK, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, SPICE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST - CHOPPED AND FORMED (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHICKEN BROTH POWDER [MALTODEXTRIN, CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, FLAVORS], DEXTROSE, FRUCTOSE, SALT, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SPICE EXTRACTIVES [WITH VEGETABLE OIL, MONO-, DI- AND TRIGLYCERIDES, LECITHIN], PAPRIKA, FLAVORING, XANTHAN GUM), WATER, SAUTERNE WINE, CARROTS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CREAM, SAUTEED VEGETABLES (CARROTS, CELERY, ONIONS), CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN MEAT, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, FLAVORINGS, SOYBEAN OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, PAPRIKA, SPICES, CHICKEN FAT, GRANULATED ONION, GRANULATED GARLIC, PARSLEY FLAKES, CARAMEL COLOR, MUSHROOM POWDER. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY.

I don't know about you but when I eat Chicken and Mashed potatoes my ingredient list is quite as long and unpronouncable. This is the ing. list for Healthy Choice White Meat Chicken and Mashed Potatoes

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