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Posted by xxNightOwl28 on January 1, 2005, at 8:55:51
I love eating T.V. Dinners for dinner. Many of them are getting better and better, and are to the point were you can buy a whole meal for under $3 dollars. Marie Callendar's, Smart Ones, Lean Cuisine, and Swanson's etc etc are not like the T.V. dinners we used to know, but now they are made full of meat and hearty servings. My question is that I eat these night in and night out and have for several years, because its just to damn convienient, however aren't these full of preservatives or other added ingredients I have heard???????
Posted by alexandra_k on January 1, 2005, at 18:37:47
In reply to T.V. dinners everynight Good or Bad??, posted by xxNightOwl28 on January 1, 2005, at 1:54:35
Probably good to at least suppliment with salad or fruit or something that is freshly dead.
Posted by Larry Hoover on January 2, 2005, at 10:03:27
In reply to T.V. dinners everynight Good or Bad??, posted by xxNightOwl28 on January 1, 2005, at 1:54:35
> I love eating T.V. Dinners for dinner. Many of them are getting better and better, and are to the point were you can buy a whole meal for under $3 dollars. Marie Callendar's, Smart Ones, Lean Cuisine, and Swanson's etc etc are not like the T.V. dinners we used to know, but now they are made full of meat and hearty servings. My question is that I eat these night in and night out and have for several years, because its just to damn convienient, however aren't these full of preservatives or other added ingredients I have heard???????
There are a number of texturizing additives, things that help the food still have the right consistency and what they call "mouth feel" after enduring the freezing, storage, and heating cycles. They're kind of like leftovers that aren't supposed to taste like leftovers, eh?
If you want to list the actual ingredients on a package, I could maybe give you some considerations (I'm a toxicologist), but the bigger issue is nutrition in general. Now, some people get on fine on a diet that would be inadequate for someone else. If you're one of the former, great. But I can guarantee there aren't many polyunsaturated fatty acids (essential fatty acids) in those frozen dinners. I'd be worried about developing functional nutrient deficiencies (as alexandra suggests).
Lar
Posted by emme on January 3, 2005, at 11:14:10
In reply to T.V. dinners everynight Good or Bad??, posted by xxNightOwl28 on January 1, 2005, at 1:54:35
Have you tried the frozen section of a health food store or a Trader Joe's? Read the ingredients on brands such as Amy's. You will pay more, but will at least avoid preservatives, bioengineered crops, and unpronounceable ingredients.
> I love eating T.V. Dinners for dinner. Many of them are getting better and better, and are to the point were you can buy a whole meal for under $3 dollars. Marie Callendar's, Smart Ones, Lean Cuisine, and Swanson's etc etc are not like the T.V. dinners we used to know, but now they are made full of meat and hearty servings. My question is that I eat these night in and night out and have for several years, because its just to damn convienient, however aren't these full of preservatives or other added ingredients I have heard???????
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