Sunday, February 1, 2009
Frozen Food That Isn't Ice Cream
I discovered another food option yesterday. Every now and then I will wander the food aisles of stores to see if I can get any new ideas for things to eat. Yesterday while I was at Target I checked out the frozen food section there. Normally frozen food entrees don't work out all that well. The food tends to get a bit rubbery and that makes it difficult for me to eat. However I did rediscover an old favorite, Stoufer's frozen mac and cheese. I have had mixed success with Stoufer's products and hadn't really given them a second look lately. It turns out the mac and cheese was gooey enough to eat reasonable well. As always the debris factor was there but for the taste and the calories it was worth it. The box I got said it was 2.5 servings. I am not sure how they calculate the numbers but I had the equivalent of 2 servings for dinner and finished up the rest later that night. All in it was around 800 calories. Not too bad at all.
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If you can handle Stouffer's Mac, try Michelina's Cheeseburger Mac or Chili Mac. I add more cheese after the first nuke phase. 2 slices of American makes difference. Adding Chili Powder works too. These little dinners are small and cheap. I even mix these 2 together one of each, with the added cheese.
The stroganoff is okay, I add sour cream to that. Very little chunks of some ground meat. Just about all the Michelina's and Stouffer's have potentional.
Stouffer's is strange, they come in regular and large sizes and if you head to the family dinner frozen foods they have even bigger versions. I have trouble with their stuffed peppers but I keep buying them. I tried the chicken cordon bleu, but that was sort of a bit much.
Another one is Boston Market's Meatloaf and it is a single serving at 800 calories. I tried the Salibury Steak too but that didn't work out for me. You get meat and potatoes.
Have you tried mash sweet potatoes with brown sugar? YES!!!
I think part of the issue with frozen food is the microwave. I have a pretty good one and it cooks things faster than the instructions so if you time accordingly, you can usually avoid rubbery stuff. My dog sort of likes rubbery stuff, LOL.
I failed my barium test food gets stuck before I even get a chance to swallow it. I think the testers were surprised I wasn't dead from all the things that were headed towards my lungs. Dr is setting me up for "swallow therapy"
Good Luck
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