Lean Cuisine
Albertson’s (a grocery chain that exists at least in Southern California) has had Lean Cuisine microwave dinners for $1.99 this past week. I bought a dozen.
You know what? They’re really quality food. Something has happened in the world of TV dinners. Ten years ago, they were as bad for you as junk food, and as crappy-tasting as airline food in coach. Now the TV dinners have become tasty, interesting, and not-too-unhealthy. It’s not haute cuisine, but I would choose Lean Cuisine meals over dinner at, say, Marie Callender’s or Coco’s. The offerings include engaging things like “Tortilla crusted fish”, and there are numerous vegetarian offering, including a roasted vegetable pizza that is sublime. The boxes have gone high-tech, too, folding into things such as a platform that crisps a pizza crust. In the microwave.
The meals average around 300 calories, 20% – 25% of the calories from fat, three grams of fiber, and (this is not great) 500 mg of sodium. They’re a pleasure to eat, and, as I said, two dollars apiece. I need to go get more (I think my tiny freezer, if I remove everything else, can hold 14.)
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