Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas

May 16, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi

Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas Price: $4.19
Serving: 1 pouch, 3.25oz.
Calories: 70
Fat: 0%, 0g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 0%, 0mg
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrates: 4%, 13g
Fiber: 16%, 4g
Sugar: 4g
Weight Watchers Points: 1 Point

Birds Eye says: The bags inside this package are special. Simply place one in your microwave and watch it inflate as it perfectly steams your vegetables right in the bag! Your vegetables retain their natural goodness, crisp texture and fresh taste. Steaming with Birds Eye has never been easier.

Abi says: I bought these peas because I thought it’d be good to branch out from Green Giant’s vegetable monopoly on Heat Eat Review. Also, I was curious as to whether these peas would be better than the 99¢ bags of peas that I usually use. Would I really notice that steaming was better than boiling or microwaving in a bit of water?

Uh, no. These peas are no better than the cheap ones from the bag. They taste just like every other frozen pea product I’ve ever had in my life. Really, this product is just the 100-Calorie Portion version of vegetables. Except that plain vegetables are low calorie in the first place. Have you ever heard of anyone getting fat off of plain sweet peas? Probably not.

Sure, these peas were fine, but they weren’t worth four times the price of regular peas. Also, they didn’t do anything to speed up my couscous-making process. Usually I throw in the peas just before the water boils, giving them time to heat and steam along with the couscous, a process faster than heating the peas separately in the microwave.

“But Abi,” you’re saying “won’t these peas be great for me as a person who work in an office? I can just steam a few at a time!” and to that I say “Get yourself one of those Green Giant vegetable packages. They contain two servings and involve vegetables that you can actually stab with a fork.”

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3 Responses to “Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas”

Rose on May 16th, 2008

I’ve bought the corn version of these a few times on sale. I thought they were fine but I love corn in most of its forms..besides creamed. and it wasn’t worth the price, I’d rather just buy a bag of frozen store brand and have the same thing, and more of it.
Rusty on May 18th, 2008

As a college student I’d buy these because on the off-chance that I want veggies with my dinner, I don’t want to make a huge bag of veggies. I want enough veggies to feel good that I ate something healthy and move on. These bags were perfect when I dumped them in a bowl of farfalle pasta with butter, parmesean cheese, and some black pepper.

But I can understand why they’re not convenient for people who eat real food.
Amber on May 18th, 2008

I have a low estimation of peas, so I imagine they’d taste crappy no matter how prepared. They don’t seem like the kind of veggie that would really benefit that much more from steaming, as opposed to boiling or nuking in the microwave for a few minutes in an old cereal bowl covered by a napkin you found on your stove that may or may not have been used before.