Price: $2.50
Serving: 1 meal. 7.05 oz.
Calories: 250
Fat: 20%, 13g
Sodium: 47%, 1130mg
Protein: 24gg
Carbs: 8%, 24g
Fiber: 15%, 15g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 Points

South Beach says: South Beach Diet Wraps combine the perfect blend of ingredients - soft wraps, flavorful sauces or dressings, and natural cheeses or crunchy toppings - for a taste sensation you’ll love!

Kelly says: I am not on the South Beach diet. I am a carb lover (hello, Easten European heritage!) and I find dieting slightly freaky. I’m not talking about eating healthy. I’m talking about dieting, you know, the sort that brings to mind the Gap Girls on Saturday Night Live.

But the South Beach Diet is supposed to be nutritious and filling, satisfying even. So when I saw this adult lunchable on sale at my grocery store, I thought “Great! Now I won’t have to wait in the office microwave line!”

Ugh, I’d rather wait in line than eat this any day. The mayo alone is 40 calories. Which means that cutting out the mayo brings this meal down to 210 calories. I also did not consume the Jell-o. Even healthier, right? WRONG. I was hungry in two hours. That’s what happens when you don’t EAT anything. I felt like Chris Farley in that video, but minus David Spade and Adam Sandler as my preppy sidekicks.

Even though it does not need to be said, I will say it: South Beach Diet’s Turkey Bacon Club Wraps is not a filling lunch, though it is sort of fun to put together. There are ultra-processed turkey slices, mini wheat tortillas, and a little packet of bacon. I wish I could just buy little packs of bacon in the store. Then I could occasionally use bacon without making the whole house smell like deep fried meat.

I know, there are pouches of pre-made bacon already out there, and they aren’t even refrigerated! That weirds me out.

Bacon aside, these South Beach Diet wraps are simply Lunchables for adults but without the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup or Andes mint. Wowsers. 47% of my sodium intake for the day was in the meal 7 ounce snack.

As a college educated adult I should know better than to eat this junk.

Price: $2.00 on sale
Serving: 1 tray, 9.75oz.
Calories: 320 per serving
Fat: 14%, 9g
Cholesterol: 19%, 55mg
Sodium: 33%, 790mg
Protein: 21g
Carbohydrates: 13%, 40g
Fiber: 13%, 3g
Sugar: 11g
Weight Watchers Points: 7

Eating Right says: Oven-roasted turkey and gravy, with carrots and cornbread croutons

Abi says: Turkey frozen dinners are one of the more pathetic things in life. They're generally worse than a turkey sandwish and feature unappetizing versions of Thanksgiving classics, minus butter.

Now that I think about it, butter is the key to just about every wonderful thing on a Thanksgiving table, turkey aside. For instance, the bland, half-dry, half-mushy cooked carrot coins would have been aided greatly by some butter. And some brown sugar. And probably a bit of finely grated ginger. Or maybe just butter and a bit of maple syrup. Basically, doing anything to these carrots would make them better flavor-wise. Alas, nothing can alter the stubborn texture of a poorly designed meal assemblage.

The stuffing serves as barrier between the carrot side of the tray and the Turkey and Gravy side of the tray. This is beneficial because it keeps the gravy where it belongs (away from the carrots) but also a tragedy because it leaves the eater with a mound of stuffing that is sopping wet on one side and completely dry on the other. Being stuck with only the worst examples of stuffing, I felt much like Goldilocks, but without the blondness and choice of Baby Bear's perfect item (chair, porridge, bed, etc)

The Turkey, resting on the upstream portion of the stuffing dam, is more appetizing than the slice shown in the box photo (when does that happen? NEVER) but when it comes down to it, this is just sliced turkey in gravy. It is not turkey medallions or turkey chunks or turkey tenders. No, this is a short stack of deli meat.

Yeah, yeah, it is only 320 calories, but for the same number of calories, you could have the Kashi Sweet and Sour chicken meal or if you’re fine with an additional 90 calories, you could treat yourself to Boston Market's Honey Roasted Chicken, both are significantly tastier lunch options.

Price: $2.00 (sale)
Serving: 1 entree, 15 oz.
Calories: 360
Fat: 31%, 20g
Cholesterol: 21%, 14mg
Sodium: 65%, 1570mg
Protein: 24g
Carbohydrates: 12%, 35g
Fiber: 21%, 5g

Boston Market says: Tender cuts of turkey breast, homestyle mashed potatoes & gravy, with carrots and green beans.

Nicole says: (I'm sorry. I took a bit of veggies before I took the picture. So really, there were more than you see here by just a bit.)

This meal seems to be missing something. Like STUFFING. If you have turkey and mashed potatoes, it's fairly standard to give us some stuffing, too. But the veggie side of carrots and green beans is colorful, hearty, not too mushy, and sits in a light butter sauce. So I will forgive you. One day soon, but not today.

The turkey tastes and feels like turkey. Real, Thanksgiving Day turkey - except it's simpler to eat due to the "medallion" shape versus slices. No messy attepts at cutting turkey slices with the side of your fork. The gravy does not overpower the actual flavor of the meat, which is fabulous (the meat and the gravy). I begin to think I'm seeing double, as I keep eating but there is still all this meat left! 10-12 medallions ranging from the size of a quarter to the size of an oyster. The potatoes share the compartment with the turkey and gravy, and after natural mixing that occurs while heating, the gravy takes away some starchiness and leaves you with the creamy, lumpy essence of Grandma's house. It is a standard helping of potatoes, nothing special, but it adds to the serious fulfillment you'll get from this meal.

So we've established that Boston Market's Turkey Breast Medallions meal is pretty stellar in the arena of enjoyment. How about health? It's pretty low-cal at 360 calories for a 15 ounce serving. However, this tasty meal packs a punch of 65% RDA sodium. No wonder it tastes so good. Not that it was super-salty, just delicious.

If all the cheese in the world, and all the ingredients necessary to make cheeses, were somehow tainted, rendering all cheese deadly, and I for some silly reason chose life, then I would strongly hope that everything tasted like turkey, potatoes, and gravy. Grandma's or Boston Market's.

Price: $2.00
Serving: 1 meal, 9 oz.
Calories: 260
Fat: 8%, 5g
Cholesterol: 7%, 25mg
Sodium: 28%, 670mg
Protein: 13g
Carbohydrates: 13%, 41g
Fiber: 17%, 4g
Weight Watchers Points: 5 Points

as a whole
for the sweet potatoes

Lean Cuisine says: A sophisticated blend of roasted turkey medallions glazed with a rich brown sauce accented with dried cranberries. Served over a savory bread dressing and accompanied by creamy, whipped sweet potatoes.

Jess says: So the other day I was at Capitol Lounge with a few friends discussing the merits of sweet potatoes. If you don’t live in DC, then you probably don’t know that Cap Lounge is just down the street from the Capitol and is where all the politinis go to undo their bowties and divulge confidential information in exchange for affection decompress. I, on the other hand, go there for the Fuji Apple and Fontina sandwich with a side of sweet potato fries. If you’re appalled that such a combination exists you’re probably not alone. But, I’m not kidding you, this combination is winning! But my skeptical friend was not about the sweet potato fries (nor my “dirty hippie sandwich”). He was all like “ew. Weird”. To be frank, my friend is a dipshit. Sweet potatoes are awesome and under-utilized. In fact they are like William Hurt in that you don’t know if it’ll work, but then suddenly you realize it was obvious and you should have seen that he’d be perfect for that role all along.

These anecdotes are a long way of saying that this meal is all about the sweet potatoes, thus it is awesome. If you, like my friend, are a dipshit and don’t like sweet potatoes then steer clear. The stuffing is interesting and the cranberries are a nice touch, but there is not much of either to go around. The turkey is edible but gamey. This means you’ll chew it for a while and then swallow because you’re bored with chewing, not so much because chewing has done much good. But there is a whopping portion of creamy delicious sweet potatoes which makes everything okay. As a whole, this meal is a little personal thanksgiving feast, which is a nice addition to an average work day generally lacking in both thanking and giving. I’m definitely going to buy this again!