What's Your Favorite Le Cuisine Frozen Dinner? (health, snacks, reheat)

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by lhpartridge

Alas, my favorite Lean Cuisine product is no more. We always had their spring rolls when we made Thai at home.



This gentleman was so distressed by the discontinuation of their Asian Spring Rolls that he made a video message for the company.



An Open Letter To Lean Cuisine / Squirmy and Grubs

Oh man, I used to love those spring rolls, too. I'm really shocked that they discontinued them. I used to get them back when I wasn't counting carbs. They were pretty darned good.

I buy Chung's Vegetable Spring Rolls now for appetizers during a game. 2 spring rolls for 200 calories and roughly 24 net carbs. Occasionally, I splurge and have one of them and they are good!

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by otterhere

Lean Cuisine isn't enough bang for the buck, IMHO. It's not enough food to satisfy me. Of course, I suppose that's the point of diet meals! But I think there are better ones out there.

I wait for the sales at Fry's, 5 for $10 or 4 for $10, and with a stand-up freezer, I will buy 20-30 of them.

[otterhere]

Originally Posted by tijlover

I wait for the sales at Fry's, 5 for $10 or 4 for $10, and with a stand-up freezer, I will buy 20-30 of them.

Still not worth it, IMO.

[MMWILSON]

I prefer Stouffer.better quality,it is on sale now for $2 if you buy 5.
But I agree,it does not give you much for the buck,but it makes a quick meal

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by tijlover

I wait for the sales at Fry's, 5 for $10 or 4 for $10, and with a stand-up freezer, I will buy 20-30 of them.

I only buy frozen dinners on sale, too. They are quick, easy and portion controlled so you know how many calories you're eating.

I usually get Atkins or RealGood - but only on sale.

[otterhere]

Stouffer's (which makes Lean Cuisine) is quite a bit more filling and satisfying. I DO buy those if they're offering a decent sale. Also a fan of Hungry Man and Marie Callendar's, but they're pricey.

[SFBayBoomer]

Originally Posted by springfieldva

I used to like Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada Suiza but it has more carbs than I want now. I usually stick to Atkins frozen meals now.

I haven't eaten Lean Cuisine since my husband retired, over 5 years ago. But when I did have it for lunch, Chicken Enchilada Suiza was also my favorite.

[My2cents55]

The only one I ever liked was the Korean beef bowl with rice. Other than that most of em are meh and not much food.

I find myself getting either the devour meals or Marie calendars. With that said frozen meals have gone up way in price.

[Parnassia]

I've switched around between the various frozen meals brands over the years. I've never really enjoyed cooking and cook for one, so they fill a need. I'm more likely to eat a healthier meal if I can prepare everything at the same time. Didn't particularly like Lean Cuisine. The servings started off small and seem to have gotten smaller with time. Too many frozen/micro meals are just too sweet for my taste. I prefer savory flavors. Healthy Choice and evolv are better IMHO, but Healthy Choice wastes too much single use plastic. A two part "steamer" just to heat up a simple meal? C'mon, how out of touch can you get? There have been a few offerings from both companies that cooked in paper fiber bowls I always tried to buy but the local grocery store doesn't seem to order those particular meals anymore.

[Flamingo13]

Back to Lean Cuisine - it was "kind of" worth it for $2/2.50 - but on sale w/a store coupon for $3.80?? No way.