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Healthy Choice Five-Spice Beef & Vegetables Cafe Steamer

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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Healthy Choice Five-Spice Beef & Vegetables Cafe Steamer

Looks: Everything’s on the up-and-up, except for the usual problem that the directions instruct you to stir the meal, but the meal on the box is obviously not stirred. Come on! 4.5 out of 5

Taste: When I saw “five-spice” on the box, I expected something spicy. (Five-spicy, to be exact.) But the sauce had no spice, only sweetness – it tasted and smelled like gingerbread cookies. Also, the beef was dry, as most microwave beef is, and the rest of the ingredients had no taste except for the overwhelming sauce. (Note: the ingredients list does not list “beef”; it lists “cooked beef and binder product.” Take that for what you will.) 2.5 out of 5

Posted in Beef, Carrots, Frozen, Healthy Choice, Microwave, Peppers, Rice, Water Chestnuts | 11 Comments »

Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chicken

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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Lean Cuisine Sweet & Sour Chicken

Looks: The chicken pieces aren’t as large or as plentiful as pictured, and the sauce is much more prominent. The vegetables and overall portion size are close enough. 4 out of 5

Taste: I liked this one a lot – the rice was cooked just so, and the chicken was juicy. The vegetables were just the right amount of crunchy, but he sauce was maybe a little too sweet. (Although, in all my years, I’ve never tasted the “sour” of “sweet and sour” chicken. Is there something wrong with me?) 4.5 out of 5

Posted in Carrots, Chicken, Frozen, Lean Cuisine, Microwave, Peppers, Pineapple, Rice, Sweet And Sour | 6 Comments »

Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken

Looks: The chicken is soggy, not crispy, and there aren’t any sesame seeds on it. Additionally (or subtractionally), there aren’t as many vegetables in the noodles as the box pictures. Everything else is pretty close, except that I couldn’t find the chopsticks in the box and had to go buy my own. 3.5 out of 5

Taste: The main detriment to this meal is the soggy chicken breading. It would be close to perfect if not for that, although I don’t think I’ve ever had crispy chicken come out of a microwave. The noodles are substantial, but they don’t have much of a flavor, and I would have liked to see (and taste) more vegetables. (The plum sauce beneath the chicken and noodles was surprisingly good though.) 3.5 out of 5

Posted in Chicken, Frozen, Green Beans, Lean Cuisine, Microwave, Pasta, Peppers, Plum Sauce, Sesame Seeds, Spaghetti | 7 Comments »

Digiorno Steak and Fire Roasted Vegetables Flatbread Melt

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

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Digiorno Steak and Fire Roasted Vegetables Flatbread Melt

Looks: While it’s not as bad as the TGIFriday’s Quesadillas, it’s still pretty far from what the box pictures. (Although, with this product, you can actually tell that it’s the same food.) The bread is much thicker and doesn’t brown the same, the filling is not as extensive, and the cheese is nowhere to be seen, at least not without unfolding the melt. 2.5 out of 5

Taste: Very good flatbread for being frozen and microwaved. It was soft, chewy, and not soggy or cold at all. The filling, although not as bulbous as the filling on the packaging, was very good as well. It would have been nice to have as much steak and vegetables as the box promised, and the discrepancy might be a deal breaker for some people. 4 out of 5

Posted in Cheese, Digiorno, Flatbread, Frozen, Marinara, Microwave, Peppers, Red Onions, Steak, Zucchini | No Comments »

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