Green Giant Healthy Weight Frozen Vegetables

January 2, 2008 | Reviewer: Becky

Green Giant Healthy Weight Frozen Vegetables Price: $1.89 + tax
Servings Per Package About 2
Serving: 1 1/3 cup prepared
Calories: 90 per serving
Fat: 4%, 2.5g
Cholesterol: 2%, 5mg
Sodium: 10%, 240mg
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrates: 5%, 14g
Fiber: 21%, 5g
Meal Exchanges: 2 Vegetable, ½ Very Lean Meat, ½ Fat, Carbohydrate Choices: 1
Weight Watchers Points: 1 Point per serving

Green Giant says: Sliced Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas, Black Beans and Edamame, Lightly Tossed with Butter Sauce. Diets rich in foods naturally containing fiber can help you maintain a healthier body weight.

Becky says: I bought this to supplement my lack of stomach satisfaction in eating a Lean Cuisine or Smart Ones meal. I eat Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones about 90% of the time, since I’m really, truly trying to lose weight now (so I can get pregnant…go figure!).

My first mistake was NOT looking at the nutritional info before nuking this. This is TWO servings? That immediately takes this out of the ‘healthy’ category. The only time I want my veggies to have 5g of fat, they better be covered in cheese, not ‘lightly tossed’ in some butter sauce that I couldn’t even taste. What a waste of precious fat grams!

As you can see in the photo, the actual product doesn’t quite match the picture on the box…black beans make up a lot of this dish. I generally LIKE black beans, but I don’t make it a practice of cracking open a can for an afternoon snack. Green Giant’s are very dry and don’t have much flavor.

The rest of the veggies were quite delicious. I was glad to see that they didn’t skimp on the edamame, and the snap peas and carrots were crisp and fresh-tasting. I just wish that I had carrot/edamame/snap pea aftertaste in my mouth right now; instead, I still feel like I’m still chewing on black beans.

Will I get these again? Probably not – I’m still searching my local grocery stores for the individual sized Birds Eye Steamfresh bags of baby brussels sprouts . . . that will be a happy day.

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31 Responses to “Green Giant Healthy Weight Frozen Vegetables”

MaryAnne on January 3rd, 2008

What version of the Healthy Weight Veggies did you get? There are several. I strongly suggest the rosemary butter ones, however, they have about the same nutritional content. Although, the Green Giant steamers are amazing and fat free.
Crow on January 3rd, 2008

I want something akin to the Healthy Giant’s body, but proportionate, and not green.
Ori on January 4th, 2008

I like these a lot. I eat the entire package as a meal for lunch sometimes; which makes the fat grams and calories not seem so bad at all. I actually could open up a can of black beans and eat them so I dont mind that they are the majority. I dont think it really needs the butter either. The snap peas and edimime are delicious too, I don’t like carrots much but these are decent. They microwave pretty well, but if you have a powerful microwave make sure to watch it, one blew up once.
Abi Jones on January 4th, 2008
@MaryAnne – Green Giant makes three varieties in this line. They are described as follows:
1. Healthy Weight – Diets rich in foods naturally containing fiber can help you maintain a healthier body weight. Contains sliced carrots, sugar snap peas, black beans and edamame lightly tossed with butter sauce.
2. Immunity Boost – Naturally rich in antioxidants vitamins A & C to help support a healthy immune system. Contains broccoli florets, julienne carrots and red and yellow sweet pepper strips in a garlic-herb infused extra virgin olive oil seasoning.
3. Healthy Vision – with natural antioxidants luetin & vitamin A to help support eye health. Contains sliced carrots, zucchini quarters, and sliced green beans lightly tossed with rosemary butter sauce.
@Crow – But would you go around in an outfit made from leaves?

@Ori – Thanks for the advice. Is this Ori from DC/anywhere there is some sort of campaign going on?
Dana on January 4th, 2008

If you want to approximate what Birds Eye Steamfresh bags of baby brussels sprouts might be like, you can try Ziploc’s Zip’n'Steam bags with any brand of frozen sprouts. They come in medium and large (no small) but the medium can be used for single servings. The bags are great for any frozen vegetables, so you can make your own mixtures. We also use them for frozen salmon and shrimp.
Crow on January 6th, 2008

Abi: Yes, I would be a forest faun in the depths of Greece, molesting errant travelers, before being shot to death by a hunter.
Becky on January 7th, 2008

To respond to everyone…LOL

I haven’t seen any other varieties of Healthy Weight veggies – will have to look a little closer!

That’s a great idea about frozen bags of veggies – and probably cheaper, too, so I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for the tip!
Amy on January 28th, 2008

I really like this product. I had the black bean variety. It is very satisfying and a great alternative to SmartOnes for lunch.
Joan on February 9th, 2008

I enjoyed this package of veggies. It was tasty and satisfying, and kept me away from the macaroni salad and potato salad that were otherwise on the dinner table.
Vickie on March 10th, 2008

I loved these. Just tried them for the first time. Didn’t notice that it was majority black beans. Snap peas and carrots made it almost sweet. Loved it. Ate the whole bag for lunch. On Zoo diet aka beverly hills diet, fruits and veggies only! This was a good addition!
Jan on March 17th, 2008

These are quite tasty. Okay, they probably don’t NEED the butter sauce, but there are so many choices in frozen veggies these days that the amount added just gives it a nice change from the ordinary. I usually eat these as a side to a small portion of pasta or something similar and a small salad.
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Heather on July 11th, 2008

I absolutely LOVE this particular item! I eat it all the time for lunch. I eat the entire package and I always feel satisfied.
Jaems on September 4th, 2008

I think your review is fair, but worrying about an extra 5 grams of fat is really not going to make/break your eating habits. Studies have shown that low fat diets are not the solution. Your body can utilize the fat, instead I’d focus on keeping protein high, fat (primarily good fats) high, and your fast carbs low. Keep this combo up and you’ll retain muscle and burn fat.

After the gym I eat an entire package and throw in a can of low sodium tuna with some parmesan cheese and red pepper flake. I know it sounds crazy but it’s absolutely delicious.
AtlantaDiva on October 14th, 2008

I just got done eating this after avoiding it in my freezer for many meals! I am not a fan of a lot of vegetables, especially if the package says “healthy!” But I am trying to heat better, and I gotta say, this I enjoyed! I ate all 2 servings! Totally worth the 3 points that 2 servings comes out to! I will definitely buy it again! (Next time I won’t put off eating it…. this one was past its “best by” date… but there are starving kids in Africa, as they say) I will have to try Jaems’s trick above!
Ruby Bull on October 25th, 2008

Green Giant Steamers – Asian Style Medley. I won’t ever buy this one again!! Half the broccoli was halved LARGE stems and was the majority of the content. Didn’t care for the sauce flavor either..
Rickey on December 4th, 2008

Totally agree with Ruby. We usually get Picsweet but they were out. Never try Green again.
Alie on January 13th, 2009

I just wanted to mention that both edamame and black beans contain some fat, so the 5 grams per package is not just for butter. But it is a very healthy source of fat. I really like this!
Marie on January 19th, 2009

I love them!!! And, I am having a hard time finding them…anyone else having a hard tiem?
Shannon on January 23rd, 2009

I just bought the Asian Style Medley, Green Giant Steamer. Never again. I have never been soooooo disappointed in a frozen vegetable. It was way to slimy and the broccoli was all stems. Yuck!
swampass on January 25th, 2009

These steamed veggies are a staple in my house, especially the healthy weight and the healty digestion. They seem to be a bit bulkier, therefore keeping feeling more satiated thru the day. So far, so good. Somedays, I line a bowl with a pita split in halves, put some dijonnaisse mayo on the bread and empty the steaming veggies into this bowl. Talk about good. If you eat the whole thing with a big glass of water/energy drink/frurt juice and maybe you will be full You could also pour the veggies over a bed of your own white or brown rice and that would be tasty as well,

MMMMM….making myself hunger!
Gina on March 16th, 2009

I looooove the healthy blends! The Healthy Weight one is my favorite! I think they are just the perfect little lo cal meal. I like to add an apple or fruit cup when I’m extra hungry to keep me full the rest of the work day. I wish I could eat them every day…just no room in my freezer right now thanks to the husbands need for huge bags of chicken! haha
phyllis on March 21st, 2009

i never eat veggies cook until i had green giant stir fry why oh why can i not buy it any more no where if i can please let me know where i could eat this every day thank you
Sarah on March 25th, 2009

FYI to everyone out there: The package does not contain two full servings. If you look at the front of the package, it states that there is 198g of product inside. A serving size is 110g. So that works out to about 1.8 servings per package. I think it’s a caloric bargain at 162 calories and ~5g of fat for the whole bag.

I sauteed some fresh shrimp with a clove of fresh garlic and red pepper flake then added the nuked veggies to make a stir fry–Delicious!
RICHARD CLEVENGER on October 14th, 2009

I CONSIDER GREEN GIANT DIGESTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTHY HEART TO BE THE BEST EVER FOODS! ALSO EZEKIEL 4:9 BREAD!
ALICIA on November 16th, 2009

I love the green giant boxes. On mondays I take 2 or 3 boxes to work and throw in the freezer. And also the flavored packs of Tuna or salmon to leave in my desk. 2 or 3 times a week I dont have to worry about lunch- Its already waiting for me!
Melissa on December 13th, 2009

I eat these for lunch/dinner several times a week. Sometimes I’ll add a serving of rice. I find the black beans are neither overwhelming nor dry (you have to watch the microwave time carefully, since the range they give you is pretty wide). Of course, I love black bean soup, so perhaps I’m biased. I do find that there is a good amount of carrots, edamame and sugar snap peas in the mix. I’m guessing that you can get more/less black beans just by luck of the draw. The amount of fat is hardly worrisome… if it was 5g of saturated fat, that would be one thing…but it’s not. Also, we are talking about a dish that includes edamame… I think the protein offsets the fat anyway. Conclusion: 5 stars!
JACKIE on December 14th, 2009

Marie
Target has them believe or not they are $1 a box. I love them I mixed them in with my Weigbt Watcher meal 1/2 pack.
Jackie
sonia on January 5th, 2010

today is Jan. 2010 and I just discover Green Giant healthy weight and I love itis easy to preper and delicios. I give it 5 *. sonia
Aaron on January 10th, 2010

I have to say that the Healthy Weight option is my absolute favorite! I’ve never had the Black Beans too dry either. The other choices are good as well, I really like the Healthy Vision and Digestive Health meals. Haven’t tried the Asian one just figured it would be mostly stems, and the potatoe one I didn’t try either because that’s too much starch so it’s not really good for you. I eat one of these or a large salad for luch every day!
Mrs4444 on February 6th, 2010

I love these and eat them often for a lunch. I always keep the freezer stocked!