Price: 2 for $5
Serving: 1 bowl, 10 oz
Calories: 310
Fat: 20%, 13g
Cholesterol: 11%, 30mg
Sodium: 31%, 740mg
Protein: 19g
Carbs: 10%, 30g
Fiber: 22%, 5g
WW Points: 6 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Tender organic pasta shells are stuffed with low fat ricotta, organic broccoli and organic spinach in a genuine Italian tomato sauce and smooth creamy white sauce.

Abi says: Wow. This meal includes 40% of Vitamins A and D and 40% of your RDA of calcium. I must admit that before I heated up the meal I was intrigued by a note on the back that read ‘Try our other bowls. . .’ and noted that there’s a ‘Country Cheddar Bowl’. I want to try one. Ok, so I don’t even know what is contains (I’m guessing potatoes, noodles, corn, or similar) but I can’t help wondering ‘What are the default ingredients of a “Country” item?’

This will be explored later when I track down a Country cheddar Bowl. For now I’ll delve into the world of stuffed pasta shells.

Pasta shells are delicious. The tomato sauce could use a little garlic, onion, and oregano, but the overall effect is suprising for a frozen meal. I feel like someone actually made these for me. Problematic: too much cheese. Yes, too much cheese. Or maybe the problem is too much pasta, because you can never have too much cheese. You see, I like a good pasta-to-cheese ratio. With these shells there’s very little pasta for the enormous amount of cheese. Not that cheese is bad, it’s just that nobody is going to eat ricotta with a spoon. Or a fork. You just don’t eat ricotta by itself.

I wrote spoon because I was one of the last people to eat my lunch today and there were no forks left. Tomorrow I will eat my lunch earlier in the day.

Also, I am intrigued by ‘Mexican Casserole’. Being half-Mexican I am not sure what that could contain. I will have to use my rain check from Giant to purchase a Mexican Casserole Bowl and a Country Cheddar Bowl. They had better be good.

Price: $3.75
Serving: 1 enchilada, 4.5 oz.
Actual Serving: 2 enchiladas, but info below is for a single enchilada
Calories: 230
Fat: 22%, 14g
Cholesterol: 11%, 35mg
Sodium: 18%, 440mg
Protein: 10g
Carbs: 6%, 18g
Fiber: 8%, 2g
WW Points: 6 Points for ONE enchilada

Amy’s Kitchen says: We start with fresh tortillas made with organic white corn, fill them with a blend of jack and cheddar cheeses accented by olives and peppers, and cover them with a traditional Mexican sauce made from organic tomatoes.

Jess says: Passersby observed that these enchiladas both looked terrible and smelled wonderful. I agree. Whatever the ingredients may imply, this enchilada was filled entirely with cheese without even the suggestion of other fixings, except tortilla of course. Foes of the lactose, beware! This lunch is not for you! Now, I am not one to complain about a mouth full of cheese (it was surely tasty), but about 15 minutes later my stomach said “now hold on there” and has been feeling less than content ever since. I will not point fingers at you enchilada since Amy’s frozen food has always been a friend, but I think I’m going to stick with the black bean version in the future. It was more of a friend when I needed one. Oh and serving size is one enchilada when two come in the cardboard bowl. That is a jackass move, cheese enchilada, and I will not stand for it!

Abi says: While taking this picture I realized that I really, really wanted to trade meals with Jess. It smelled like heaven.

Price: 2 for $4 at Whole Foods (sale)
Size: 8 oz
Calories: 150
Fat: 5%, 3g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 25%, 590mg
Protein: 5g
Carbs: 9%, 27g
Fiber: 17%, 4g
WW Points: 2 Points

Amy’s Kitchen says: Amy’s Mexican Tamale Pie is made from organic pinto beans, organic corn, organic zucchini and organic crushed tomatoes, mildly seasoned and covered with a light organic corn meal polenta topping.

Kate says: Amy’s Mexican Tamale Pie doesn’t even need cheese to be delicious! This is vegan frozen food at it’s finest. It is the perfect blend of beans, veggies and light spices with a delicious corn meal crust. The veggies still have a little crunch to them, making it seem fresh rather than frozen. My only complaint is that the portion is not larger. I need to have supplemental food to make a complete lunch.