Is There A Healthy and Delicious Frozen Meal Out There?

I like the convenience of having frozen meals in my freezer to take for lunch at work or as a busy night dinner. I just never found any we liked, so I started packing dinner leftovers in meal sized portions and putting them in the freezer right away.

Jill

I like Amy's- several different meals and EVOL walking tacos - black bean.

Penny

How about Kashi frozen meals? Can you please rate those? Thank you!

Rosemary

Most frozen meals taste like hospital food to me.I do, however, like to keep a few around just in case. I avoid SmartOnes at all costs. I wouldn't feed them to my dog. Lean Cuisine is my favorite but only a few varieties. No pasta,no fish,no Asian selections. My favorite is Santa Fe rib and beans.I also like the flat breads and Pizzas.

Debbie

I like the Smart Ones Angel Hair with Marinara. It doesn't have meat in it, but it does have squash and zucchini. Alot of times I buy a squash and a zucchini and steam them and add to the meal because I find there is not enough food to satisfy me, so I bulk it up with veggies. Like most of the frozen meals, I am sure the sodium is high. I don't eat it very often.

Lynn Kelly

Lots of us are super busy looking for convenience. While I appreciate your review of 3 frozen meals, how about a suggestion of ANY other frozen meal recommendations? Kashi? Amy's? Atkins? We appreciate your researched advice, as I know many women who take frozen meals for lunch daily. Thank you!

J

I so very much wish someone would come out with a truly healthy frozen meal. It would be nice to be able to keep a couple on hand. I like the idea of the Amy's and EVOL foods, but my fiance has to be on a low sodium diet to prevent kidney stones, and both of these brands - though healthier than others - are still WAY too high in sodium for him to eat. We can't even eat canned soup anymore....pitiful how these companies add so much salt and sugar to everything!

Kathryn

I find it at whole foods,and have asked marianos to order it .

Blakes chicken pot pie, it's yummy!

Although I totally understand the issue with the high sodium and additives etc, the frozen dinners are not supposed to be a meal but a meal replacement. If you are looking for healthy there is no alternative to making your own an freezing it in smaller portions for lunches and such as a previous post stated. The taste and healthfulness can not be beat when it is home cooked. I am all about saving time so I cook huge stock pots of soups and spaghetti sauces on the weekends and freeze smaller portions for lunches and quick meals.

Lori

I think some organic meals are healthier, and Amy's makes lower sodium meals. The problem, I think, isn't in eating an occasional meal with too much salt - the problem is that none of these meals TASTE good. From rubbery fajitas to mushy vegetables to gelatinous sauces, they just aren't good. On top of that, if you don't make sure to eat several pieces of fruit or a salad with one, you're guaranteed to be starving around 2pm, at which point you will eat half the pound cake some woman in the office set out on the counter. I really wish someone would make a really good line of frozen meals, but I'm starting to wonder if it's impossible to do, since even Amy's hasn't succeeded.

Stacie

I like Amy's. I eat an Amy's burrito a few times a week and pair it with some fruit or some yogurt. I think they are rated a B+ or an A- in the world of frozen food so are a good organic choice (without being a sodium bomb).

Leah G.

Love Amy's but most of them are loaded with salt so I stopped buying them. Check out the label.

I_Fortuna

I love Amy's organic - regular or light varities - and, in my opinion, they ARE tasty. They don't seem to have that preservative taste that so many frozen foods end up having. I typically pick them up at Target because they have the best prices from what I've seen.

Kimberly

I agree that a steady diet of frozen dinners would give us an excessive amount of salt, but an occasional meal for extra convenience isn't going to hurt most of us. I like the new Lean Cuisine Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli. And I second those who suggest EVOL! Everything in moderation is my motto!

Ruth Ann

I treat frozen meals like a special treat (Lean Cuisine Pizza). I tried using them for lunch when I started my journey but they just didn't keep me filled up. My quick lunch go to now is a tortilla with chicken or turkey and veg.

Patricia

We like Amy's frozen meals if we have to have something quick like that. I like the gluten free vegetable lasagne. There is a dairy free lasagne too. My husband likes the Pad Thai and the vegan enchiladas. Dr. Praegers burgers are good too.

Amy

We echo some of the other commenters - we'd love to see another review of some of the frozen options in the natural / organic grocery space! If you need help finding options you can always browse our free app! :)

Ingredient1

Most frozen foods will have a fairly high sodium content .. Amy's (as mentioned by others) probably has the lowest. I think frozen meals are ok once in a while. When I'm super hungry with no time to prep a meal - frozen meals are a life saver :-)

Monica.

MonicaP

Never buy 'em. When I make a recipe, pretty much no matter what it is, I divvy it up into individual serving containers. I end up freezing the ones it seems like I won't get to in an appropriate amount of time. This week I decided to live off what I've got in the freezer; I pulled out 6 containers of Tuesday Taco Chicken (Snack-Girl) and some chili/soup or another. Still plenty left in the freezer, but I'm making a dent in my supply and freeing up some freezer space!

Robin

I don't eat frozen meals very often--most of the time I take leftovers or a sandwich to work, but I like having a frozen meal or two in the freezer at my office for one of those "just in case" times. I really like Trader Joe's Greens, Beans and Grains--it has less than 300 calories, 8 grams of fat, less than 400 grams of sodium and only 4 grams of sugar! And...it tastes good! Slightly spicy though, which I like but some others do not. I also like TJ's Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells. I pair either of these entrees with a salad, or some veggies or fruit for a complete meal. Yum!

Lauren