Hello everyone, long time no blog, I know! Don't worry I still love cooking and posting my new culinary adventures with you. Recently, I have gotten a internship at a local italian deli/restaurant and have been working two days a week 9-3. I love my new job there, I am learning alot and improving my skills. That, plus having to deal with the death of my grandmother have taken up a few weeks. Another thing, there was an incident with my car, so I was not able to drive it to the supermarket to get what I need to cook for y'all. Anyway, I finally got to the store yesterday with my mother and picked this up for a quick lunch the next day. These new meals just caught my eye.
I used to be a HUGE fan of frozen entree's when I was a child, I would have a package at least once a week if I remember correctly. I mean they were so much fun to choose at the store and eat. I have had the kiddie meals, Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, and Smart One's entrees. All of them have a unique aspect to their food. For example Kids Cuisine is marketed towards children because they have kid approved food and bright colors to go with the packaging. Lean Cuisine, on the other hand is marketed towards women because the array of entree's usually have no more than 300 calories a box.
- Review-
First impressions: I have had Healthy Choice entree's before, but this is a whole new deal.. MICROWAVE STEAMERS! Sounds healthy, right. And they are healthy.
Calories: 250
Fat: 6
Lets face it we need this amount of calories to have a decent lunch. Let me tell you, I was full after eating this with some skinless turkey and a 0 cal drink. The package is heavier than most frozen entree's. That is a good thing because you're getting more food for less calories, salt , and fat. It takes 5 minutes in the microwave. Upon taking it out, I smelled a WONDERFUL mushroom aroma coming from downstairs where the microwave is.
Appearance * The box and the actual presentation match pretty well.Both seem tasty looking!!
Appearance is important when you're dealing with frozen entrees. Some frozen entree packaging are known to be misleading in cooked appearance. In the end, we end up eating that frozen egg patty slathered in microwave bacon , right? Our stomachs control our minds sometimes. In this entree, I was surprised by the amount of food I got. Kudos, Healthy Choice, kudos.
Taste: For a microwave pasta meal, the pasta was tender and delicious. Frozen entree companies have improved on their pasta formula over the years, thats for sure. The amount of mushrooms was just right for me, I'm a mushroom lover! The portabella mushroom sauce was a bit bland for me, it actually needed salt. There could have been more fontina cheese on top, it was delicious, and would have taken care of the salt issue, but we are trying to be healthy.
Overall: I would buy this entree, and various Healthy Choice Steamers again.
Rating 3 1/2 stars
Rating System: 1 star = never eating this again
2 stars= I wasted my money on this meal, but I will eat it because I'm hungry.
3 stars= I am satisfied
4 stars= Omg this is so good!
5 stars= foodgasm. get me more.
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