Weight-Loss frozen meals

[poker kitten]

I like having a lean cusine meal or a lean pocket for dinner, Ive heard processed foods like these can be bad..
Anybody have any thoughts on the nutritional value of these?

 

[maleficent]

they're really high in sodium, which isn't always good for you - can lead to water retention and bloating - and if you look at some fo the ingredients, like the pastas - they don't use whole grain pasta but plain pasta which isn't as good for you.. Amy's and Kashi both have a line of frozen dinners that are a little higher nutritionally

I suppose calories wise, they're ok - and theree are worse things you could have in a pinch... but home cooking is better...

 

[WeightLossGuy]

Well it's not as good as having a salad which is full of raw veggies but if you are in a hurry it's much better than eating something really bad.

The Lean Cuisine Spa Meals (blue package) have whole grains.

The weight loss program I am on (you probably haven't heard of it) doesn't allow any grains and so I am trying to find microwave meals that are just meat and non-starchy veggies.

So far the best I've found is Healthy Choice's Kung Pao Chicken with Brocolli. I pick out the peanuts and the water chestnuts to cut down on the carbs.

 

[poker kitten]

yea the convience factor is what I look at, plus they are always really cheap.

I actually only eat one kind of lean cusine meal its the potato,broccoli, and cheese meal.. and i only eat 2 kinds of lean pockets broccoli and cheese, and the four cheese... im a vegetarian. But its only like a couple nights a week... the high protein amounts are what originally attracted me to them.

 

[changeforlife]

I think I seen a commerical about Healthy Choice meals being low in sodium. I think... my brain is foggy right now. lol.

 

[poker kitten]

so all extra sodium does is bloat you temporarily? because that really isnt a concern to me.. I wasnt sure if it had other harmful effects or prevented weight loss or something..

 

[maleficent]

if you've got high blood pressure, it does have an effect on that -- the RDA for sodium is about 2300mg a day -so you really want to try to stay within those limits.