Price: $2.99
Serving: 1/2 package, 10.6 oz.
Calories: 370
Fat: 3%, 2g
Sodium: 28%, 670mg
Protein: 8g
Carbs: 25%, 75g
Fiber: 10%, 3g

Simply Asia says: Authentic Asian Noodles with sweet & sour sauce, vegetables, and crunchy shallot sesame seed topping. Fork included.

Sarah says: When Abi asked me if I liked sweet & sour foods, I was excited. When she handed me the box of hot, steaming noodles, I was ecstatic! Well, if such a thing is even possible at 11:30am on a Monday morning.

While Mondays are often disappointing, I was not let down by this box of noodles. The first thing that I noticed about this meal was the fact that the noodles were absolutely delicious. They weren’t soggy or powdery, as microwavable pasta has a tendency to be. They were very thick and extremely filling; so filling that I couldn’t even finish the entire box. This is probably a good thing, seeing as how at 740 calories, this chow mein would better serve my diet as 2 or 3 meals. Luckily, though, the 4 grams of fat and complete lack of saturated fat makes me feel a little bit better about the entire experience.

The sauce was indeed a good mixture of both sweet and sour flavors. The peppers involved gave it extra flavor, which I’m sure I would have enjoyed more if I actually liked peppers. All in all, I would definitely eat this again, but I’m interested to try some of Simply Asia’s products with meats or more vegetables. The whole “just noodles” bit would be sure to get quite boring after a while, delicious or no.

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: $1.50
Serving: 1 package, 9.75 oz.
Calories: 260
Fat: 4%, 2.5g
Sodium: 29%, 690mg
Protein: 13g
Carbs: 15%, 46g
Fiber: 13%, 3g
Weight Watchers Points: 5

Lean Cuisine says: Tender slices of roasted turkey breast with gravy over savory cornbread dressing made with celery, onions and herbs. Served with a side of apples simmered in a sweet cinnamon and brown sugar glaze.

Veda says: Lean Cuisine didn’t lie in their description of this meal. The juicy turkey, flavorful stuffing and sweet apples are surprisingly filling and tasty. This meal made wish for an endless Autumn and maybe a slice of pumpkin pie. The only change I would suggest to Lean Cuisine is a little less salt in the gravy. Other than that it is good to go. Oh and added perks? I got this on sale at Giant for $1.50. Can’t beat that!

Price: $2.59
Serving: 1 package, 6 oz.
Calories: 290
Fat: 10%, 7g
Sodium: 28%, 670mg
Protein: 20g
Carbs: 13%, 38g
Fiber: 8%, 2g

Lean Cuisine says: Grilled white meat chicken in a creamy garlic sauce topped with chunks of roasted garlic, caramelized onions and mozzarella cheese.

Abi says: Lean Cuisine makes decent and not horribly fattening pizzas. This pizza was better than decent. It was even better than most Lean Cuisine pizzas (including the BBQ Chicken one). The garlic aroma seriously impressed fellow employees who were using the kitchen at the time of heating. It also confused our newest full time employee, Sarah, who came back to the cube area wondering why the women’s restroom smelled like baked garlic. There is a direct vent from our office kitchen to the women’s restroom. The other day I managed to immolate a bagel in the toaster oven and the women’s restroom reeked of burnt cinnamon. But that doesn’t have a whole lot to do with this pizza.

Lean Cuisine desperately needs to deal with sauce application issues; there was a marked lopsidedness to the sauce distribution on this pizza, confusing considering that it is a square item. I can see difficulty with saucing a circular pizza, but this was a square! Fortunately, they didn’t go wrong with the sheer lusciousness of the toppings. I never thought I’d use ‘luscious’ to describe anything made by Lean Cuisine and here I am doing just that. It is probably because at one point I noticed that there were faily large chunks of roasted garlic in the sauce. At that moment I was whisked away on a cloud of allium-induced giddiness.

If you don’t mind having garlic breath for the rest of the day, or if you keep a toothbrush at your desk, I recommend trying this pizza. It is definitely worth the sale price of $2.00.