Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Grilled Chicken Pesto with Vegetables

You can find in the freezer section

What it looks like after it has been cooked



Today's lunch was the Health Choice Top Chef Steamers, I tried the Grilled Chicken Pesto with vegetables. It was really good, I just added a little bit of black pepper to mine and if I would have had a little garlic salt I bet that would have been even better. There was to my surprise a lot of chicken in this one, and you never know sometimes it seems that they don't put a lot of the meat in these things. The pasta was great mixed in the sauce. I do wish however they would have had more of the veggies in there, but I guess if they had to have picked something to have little of then the veggies were the right choice.
I give this one a big thumbs up and will be buying again. With only 310 calories and 21 grams of protein this was a great choice for a quick lunch.
So do you have a favorite low calorie lunch idea to share with me? I would love to hear it. Until next time have a great day!



Thursday, August 9, 2012

Lean Cuisine - Vegetable Eggroll

Vegetable Eggroll

Today's lunch choice what this Lean Cuisine Simple Favorites meal. I love eggrolls so I picked this rice and vegetables with eggrolls. However do not let the photo fool you there is actually only 1 egg roll inside, I mistaken the photo in having two eggrolls.

I will start with the good news, this meal is only 320 calories for those of you watching your calories and have 2 grams of fiber. Which is a great way to start off your lunch!!

The rice and veggies once mixed with the orange sauce that is in here is pretty darn good. The orange sauce adds just enough hint of sweet to the meal. However, the eggroll was a little disappointing because due to the sauce that it sits in by the time this meal is cooked your eggroll is a soggy mess. It still taste alright but I had to eat it with a fork and knife because there was no way of picking it up like you would with a normal eggroll.

If I could make a suggestion to Lean Cuisine on this one I would some how have the eggroll separate so that the sauce does not ruin it. Or have a way of taking it out before you cook the rice.

Other than that it was a pretty good lunch, not as filling as some others I have had, but pretty good. Well that was today's lunch, again if you have tried one that I have not then please share with me and I would love to go out and try it. Until next time, have a wonderful day!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Ravioli & Chicken Marinara


Seems these days that the big rave is eating better, which don't get me wrong I think is a wonderful thing. My husband and I both have completely changed our diets and starting working out, we have been doing this for a few months now and we have seen some great results. However, I noticed that I blow it most of the time at lunch time, because lunch time is when you go out with your co-workers and even when you arrive and you plan on eating healthy you hear what everyone else is ordering and decide that you can start your diet tomorrow... that this one more lunch won't hurt you any. Well it really defeated all the work I was doing, so I have decided to try and stay in the office Monday thru Thursday and only have Friday as my going out day. Now it is time to determine what foods are good and which ones are not so good. All of these are low in calories because I watch my calories. Also, if you have tried something that I have not listed then please tell me and I would love to go out and try it.



Today's choice was this Healthy Choice Top Chef meal, it was a Ravioli & Chicken Marinara. I have to say that it was okay... not the greatest that I have eaten, but not the worse either. The chicken was good, the ravioli's were good but a little chewy and probably what is going to be the part that fills you up. However for my taste it was too much tomato. If you love tomatoes then you will love this dish. The tomatoes out powered any other flavor. Also, this dish really needed a little salt and pepper. But overall it was ok. Probably not something that I will buy again, but that should not stop you for trying it out.



Now this was pretty filling for such a small lunch dish and it did only have 260 calories, plus 21g of protein, which is great for those needing lots of protein. I have not determined just yet how long this dish will keep you full. I have learned with many of these lunch size dishes that you tend to need a afternoon snack to tide you over until dinner time. That is not a bad thing, just be prepared for it. Diet experts state that it is healthier and better for you to have smaller meals and snacks, but you have to choose the right snack. Don't blow all your good deed from lunch on your afternoon snack.



Well that is my opinion for today’s lunch. Please feel to share any of your thoughts with me, and I will be back again tomorrow with something new. Until then have a great evening!