Price: $2.50 at Safeway
Size: 11 oz.
Calories: 490
Fat: 26%
Sodium: 52%, 1290mg

Stouffer’s says: Grilled chicken tenderloins served with broccoli florets and carrots medley.Accompanied by fettuccini noodles in a creamy rich alfredo sauce enhanced with real parmesan cheese.

Abi says: Neither of my parents has ever, ever, ever, cooked fettucini alfredo. At least, they didn’t while I was growing up. They probably don’t to this day. You know why? My mom doesn’t really cook…she heats items that come from Costco. My dad on the other hand…he likes to barbecue. He also makes stir-fry. He also makes things in the crock pot. And we always, always had salad with dinner.

When I had fettucini alfredo for the first time (college, I believe), I could not believe that wondrous blend of heavy cream, butter, and cheese that the Italians had produced. Italy, you are awesome! People in Italy also walk a lot, otherwise they would have all dropped dead from heart attacks from eating too much fettucini alfredo. It is that good. And that bad for you.

So, I can’t really expect Stouffer’s to make something that is good for me. Get real..this is fettucini alfredo. As I noted above: heavy cream, butter, and cheese. Mmmm, cheese.

But Stouffer’s, if you’re going to make something that has that much fat and salt and other unmentionable parts of the food polygon, couldn’t you at least make it taste good?

Yes, all of the above banter comes down to the fact that Healthy Choice’s fettucini alfredo gives Stouffer’s a hands-down whooping. While I do have trouble visualizing a ‘hands-down whooping’, I have no problem telling you to choose the Healthy Choice Fettucine Alfredo (with chicken!).