Dear Readers,

I hope that your Thanksgiving is full of joy, rest, and delicious foods. If you’re celebrating with family, perhaps it would help to keep in mind the words of Johnny Carson:

Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.

If you happen to be alone or without a working oven, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with a review of Lean Cuisine’s Turkey with Stuffing and Cinnamon Apples. What’s more, we have reviews of three other turkey dinners. Ok, links to reviews, which means that you’ll have to do some clicking to view the other meals (horrific, I know).

Lean Cuisine Roast Turkey with Cinnamon Apples
Lean Cuisine Roast Turkey with Green Beans
Banquet Turkey Meal with Mashed Potatoes and Peas
Healthy Choice Turkey with Mashed Potatoes

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,
Abi Jones
Editor, www.HeatEatReview.com

Price: 2 for $3.00 at Whole Foods
Size: 5.4 oz (plus water that you add)
Calories: 230
Fat: 4%, 2.5g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 37%, 890mg
Protein: 6g
Carbs: 15%, 45g
Fiber: 8%, 2g
WW Points: 4 Points

Annie Chun says: All Natural Asian Cuisine. Miso Soup with Tofu and Scallions.

Abi says: Miso is soybean paste and the de riguer beginning to most meals I eat at Japanese places. I love it for the floating bits of kelp, hidden tofu gems, and biting chunks of green onion. I also like drinking things straight from bowls. Things being soup.

Annie Chun instructs me, on the front of the box, to “Microwave 1 Minute”. While this isn’t a lie, it doesn’t exactly give you the whole truth either. Along with your Freshpak bowl of soft noodles, you’ll get a packet of soybean paste and a freeze-dried lump of tofu, green onion, and spinach. This all involves a lot of mixing and waiting for items to a) disolve or b) become engorged with water. This is a lot of waiting for some glorified fermented bean paste and ramen.

In the end, Annie Chun’s Miso is filling, but awkward. Heavy, pasty (should that have an ‘e’ somewhere?) noodles distract from the purity of the dish, reducing from-the-bowl slurpability, and the spices come through as musky and aged rather than pungent and piquant.