That should say "tasty."

My neighbor eats a lot of Stouffers!

Vannie, hope your hse gets back to normal soon--

Donna (^_^)

Vannie, the only Lean Cuisine I liked is Salsbury Steak. It was decent.

The El Patio Mexican Dinners are OK in a pinch. Don't forget Marie Calendar's Pot Pies. I love em. (Just a little high in Sodium).

Gayle

The South Beach Garlic Chicken and Green Beans is delicious. Also, Swedish Meatballs by Michelina's is good. Make a little salad to go with it and it's a meal with minimal fuss.

I haven't cooked for over 2 weeks, so I'm learning all about frozen dinners!

My favorite Lean Cuisine meals are the Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni Pasta Bowl and the Butternut Squash Ravioli. I find most of the meat dishes too skimpy and the chicken either too rubbery or too wet. The Chicken 'A 'L Orange is OK though. So are the Swedish Meatballs.

In my opinion Weight Watchers and South Beach are the worst of the lot,followed by Healthy Choice. I've found some Swanson and even Banquet frozen dinners under 350 calories that have more flavor. Don't eat them often but sometimes it's an easy portion controlled way to stay on track.

I love Marie Calendar's Pot Pies too.
Stouffer's mac and cheese and Stouffer's salisbury steak

I don't know about the calories but Boston Marlet's Chicken,Brocolli and Cheese is delicious

I don't eat frozen or prepared foods these days, but before I started watching what I eat, I liked the Lean Cuisine Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce. That was my favorite one. They also had one with shrimp and pasta that was pretty good, too.

I often eat LC's for lunch.
I like LC much better than WW.

This link has great reviews, it might help :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Heat Eat Review

Bertolli frozen dinner bags -------I highly recommend! Yes indeedie!

The sodium content on frozen dinners is very high even with Lean Cuisine products. Most frozen dinners use things like fake cheese and other non food crap. There are emulsifiers, stabilizers, preservatives, colorings and even scents added to replace the scents lost in processing and freezing.

The best way to eat healthy and even to lose weight is to prepare your own frozen dinners. Cook them up in batches and freeze them. If for some reason you cannot do this (kitchen being remodeled, bedridden, just no time to do so) you are better off buying deli food. The cost is about the same as buying those frozen things, and you are better off without all the chemicals preservatives and sodium. The quality is better too. If you cannot get to the store everyday to buy from a deli you can buy quanities of most things and freeze them yourself. They will still taste better than commercial frozen dinners that are made to withstand shipping across the country and sitting in warehouse coolers. There is less packaging waste with deli food so you aren't paying for a fancy box and less stuff ends up in landfills. With local deli food you aren't paying for advertising either when you buy it.

Most grocery stores have delis nowdays and even the chain delis like Boston Market may be a better choice than frozen dinners. Local delis must offer nutritional information if you ask (at least in my area they do). Local delis will generally use locally grown food and very little additives. All the health food stores in my area have delis in them and the people who work there are very helpful in assisting customers in making the right choices for their dietary needs like no salt, no sugar, no fat, no starch, or whatever.

Here is a link that might be useful: Boston Market Calorie and Nutrition Guide

Since you're trying to watch your calories, then you're probably trying to stick to "diet" type brands. Have you tried Healthy Choice at all? Back when I used to eat meat (I'm vegetarian now), those were my favorite. Their paninis are really good (they have a veggie one that I like a lot), but they're much better in the toaster oven, than in the microwave.

I really like Michelina sweet & sour chicken, it has a great taste but I have had problems with it and had to ask for 3 refunds, since there was no chicken in it. If you get a complete one its good.
Other than that I have found no good frozen meals.

Thanks!! this is a lot of good information! Thanks for all the responses.

One time I bought Marie Callendar pot pies and then noticed the fat content. It was really high. That was a long time ago so they may have changed. I don't remember about sodium but everything like that is very high in sodium.
Pat

LC has some good panini's...

Amy's vegetarian low sodium are pretty good. I buy them at Safeway. She has a regular line and then a low sodium line.I often have the Enchilada one for dinner. Kathy

I discovered Kashi Chicken Florentine when DH spent 2 weeks in the hospital. I just add a little lemon juice. Tasty and healthy.

I'll have to look for Kashi Chicken! Is it found in the frozen foods section?
I love their cereal!

Yes Glenda al, they have several dishes - this is my favorite. Even DH likes it in a pinch :-)