Stouffer’s Fish Fillet

April 26, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Stouffer's Fish Fillet

Price: $1.19 (on sale, of course)
Serving: 1 package, 9 oz.
Calories: 420
Fat: 28%, 18g
Sodium: 43%, 1030mg
Carbohydrates: 15%, 45g
Protein: 20g

Stouffer’s says: Breaded Alaskan pollock fillet and macaroni and cheese

Abi says: Every year I subscribe to a fresh batch of magazines. Last year was the year of music. This year I am into science. I get Discover, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and National Geographic. I am enjoying the science year much more than I enjoyed the music year.

While flipping through the February issue (yes, I read old issues) of Discover, I came across an blurb out biodiversity. Apparently, Glenn Jones, a paleoceanographer at Texas A&M Galveston has been studying 200,000 menus from the past 150 years. He found that wild fish are vanishing from menus due to overfishing. According to Discover’s Elise Kleeman “Halibut gave way to codfish, then haddock, and now scrod, which includes young haddock or codfish.”

Opening my freezer this morning, I was greeted by frozen food abundance. Would I go with an old favorite, like Cheese Enchiladas from Amy’s Kitchen or Healthy Choice Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo, or would I try something new?

Filed Under Fish, Pasta, Stouffer's Frozen Meal Reviews, Two Stars | 2 Comments

Kid Cuisine Carnival Corn Dog

April 25, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Kid Cuisine Carnival Corn Dog

Price: $3.29
Serving: 1 meal, 8.8 oz.
Calories: 410
Fat: 15%, 10g
Sodium: 26%, 620mg
Protein: 10g

Kid Cuisine says: You don’t have to go to the carnival to get corn dogs anymore. We got â€˜em right here! Spice up the fun with a carnival sprinkle packet to make your chocolate pudding festive! Itâ€™s a party in a meal!

Abi says:

Turkey Dog? Check.
French fries? Check.
Corn? Check.
Pudding? Check.
Mini-marshmallows and sprinkles for pudding? Check.

Congratulations ConAgra! You’ve figured out a way to add sugar to every part of a child’s diet. This odyssey of sugar begins with the turkey corn dog. I love corn dogs. I used to live in Texas and work in an elementary school. My corn dog consumption was at a rate of approximately 1 corn dog per two weeks. I know, you’re saying that’s not a lot of corn dog. Please remember that a) Corn dogs are not good for you and I am aware of that, b) I was raised by an Earth mother in Oregon, and c) the deli section of HEB was often sold-out when it came to corn dogs. Spicy brown mustard (a valued condiment for Morningstar Mini Corn Dogs) isn’t going to help the cause of the Carnival Corn Dog. The corn bread coating cloys and the turkey dog is strangely robust. By robust I mean far too chewy for comfort.

Filed Under Kid Cuisine Reviews, Turkey, Two Stars | 1 Comment

Curry Classics Chicken Pad Thai

April 25, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Curry Classics Chicken Pad Thai

Price: $3.99 ($3.50 on sale)
Serving: 1 Tray, 9 oz.
Calories: 480
Fat: 28%, 18g
Sodium: 38%, 920mg

Curry Classics says: Chicken breast and rice noodles prepared with spices, tamarind and ground peanuts.

Abi says: The microwave version of a food is never as good as the food would be in a restaurant. You know it won’t be very good. You accept this because it is so cheap. You make your peace with eating a mediocre lunch. You tell yourself ‘It was just $3.50 and I got airline miles on my credit card.’

Chicken Pad Thai from Curry Classics is one such lunch. It doesn’t live up to the vegetarian succulence of the meals from sister company Green Guru. Sure, the pad thai is fragrant and attracts coworkers with an aroma of tamarind, coriander, and lemon. In fact, the reaction I experienced today was opposite the dreaded soy noodle repellent of yesterday.

Filed Under Chicken, Curry Classics Reviews, Tandoor Chef Reviews, Three Stars | Leave a Comment

links for 2006-04-25

April 25, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi Jones

Microwaveable metal foil developed for foods

This may change the face of frozen food as we know it. Just imagine all of those soggy TV Dinners suddenly crisp with the aid of microwaveable foil. HeatEatReview.com may seem sedate, but this is exciting news.

(tags: frozenfood foil microwaveable uk)

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