Kitty
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Post by Kitty on Sept 2, 2018 23:33:34 GMT
I haven't really been fond of most of the WW frozen meals as they haven't seem to keep up with the times. For example, for a lot of brands at least some of the meals are whole grains not refined grains. Many do eliminate artificial ingredients. You can even find some organic meals. I don't eat a lot of frozen meals any more but I usually do have several in my freezer for when I want something easy to make. But -- rarely are they WW meals.
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Post by fullmahina on Sept 3, 2018 0:45:29 GMT
I like some of the LUVO, Evol, and Sweet Earth meals---lots of beans, grains, veggies, and some are organic. Amy's, too, but you really have to check the sodium and calorie counts on Amy's as many are way up there. The meals are convenient and sometimes help me to keep in line when I don't feel like cooking.
There are a few mainstream meals (Healthy Choice Steamers, a couple of Lean Cuisine entrees) that I will grab in a pinch too. The ingredients in many of the meals have improved immensely over the years and, responding to consumer demands, they've cut out a lot of their questionable additives. Sure, I can make a very tasty healthy meal for <300 calories but sometimes I am lazy and am only looking to grab something easy and quick.
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Post by zazzles on Sept 3, 2018 1:13:49 GMT
zazzles , In all things common sense should prevail! What's that saying ? It turns out common sense isn't that common ! In reality, with all of the constantly changing and conflicting information coming at us every hour, I think people decide who they are going to believe and will defend the information from that source to the death—even though most folks never bother to do any research into the source and is credibility.
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Post by Kitty on Sept 3, 2018 5:00:38 GMT
While it may appear as if recommendations change over time, I think that in many ways the basic don't change that much. Yes -- some things change as we get more information such as eating eggs. But, a lot of the basics haven't changed that much. I think that almost all experts would say (and have for a long time) to limit added sugar, prefer whole grains to refined grains, and eat more fruits and veggies. Eating more "real" foods than highly processed foods would probably get the votes of a lot of people.
A lot of the controversy we read about deals with things that don't really relate to those core recommendations. Sure, some people might favor low carb more than others, some might recommend less (or more) red meat, etc. But, even experts who aren't really fans of low carb don't usually espouse eating a lot of added sugar.
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