Serving: 1 box, 11.5 ounces
Calories: 300
Fat: 11%
Sodium: 22%

Healthy Choice says: Our silky Alfredo sauce is a rich blend of condensed skim milk and Parmesan cheese. We use small amount of strongly flavored Parmesan cheese to create the distinctive Italian-style flavor for fettuccini cooked al dente.

Nicole says: This dish is not all that cheesy, but the sauce is very creamy and reasonably tasty, and in generous proportion to the noodles, chicken, and broccoli. The chicken and broccoli both deliver good flavor and texture, and there’s plenty of each for the meal size. The pasta has nothing notable wrong with it, but it doesn’t stand out in any positive way, either. The serving size is larger than average, fairly satisfying. I was annoyed that I had to cook the meal 1.5 minutes longer than the box said, but it was a satisfying, yummy lunch.

Abi says: At this point I am seriously considering creating a category titled ‘Alfredo Products’.

Price: $2.79 ($2.49 on sale)
Serving: 1 meal, 11 oz..
Calories: 290
Fat: 8%, 5g
Sodium: 25%, 600mg
Protein: 16g
Carbs: 15%, 46g
Fiber: 24%, 6g
WW Points: 6 Points
Meal Exchange: 2 Lean Meat, 2.5 Starch

Healthy Choice says: Fire roasted red pepper sauce compliments the moist, blackened chicken breast while the seasoned rice is the perfect side dish. An apple praline crisp dessert tops the meal.

Nicole says: The seasoned rice looks really disturbing when it comes out. I went to a child’s birthday party this past weekend and the cake was topped by a teddy bear whose fur was made by a method similar to the Play-doh sets that produce spaghetti and the like. That’s kind of what it looked like. But well seasoned. The sauce is well represented by the box pic: it really does have all those red peppers, corn kernels, and beans, but it’s much less spicy than I anticipated. The “blackened” chicken is also less spicy than anticipated, even for frozen food. Tasty and lean, but not . . . really . . . blackened. Emeril would be so disappointed. And finally, dessert: yum, surprisingly tasty. Sweet, real apple chunks, moist . . . needs more crunch for the “crisp”, but I would definitely take seconds if available on dessert. Please and thank you.

Disclosure: Yes, there’s an ‘Abi’ on the box. Abi has also consumed this meal, but that was months ago. This is a good picture and it shouldn’t go to waste.

Price: $2.79 ($1.75 on sale)
Serving: 1 pizza, 6.35 oz.
Calories: 330
Fat: 8%, 5g
Sodium: 25%, 600mg

Healthy Choice says: Our supreme pizza is loaded with all the toppings you can expect from a pizzeria pizza - mozzarella cheese, sausage, pepperoni and vegetables. The only difference is that we put all these great toppings on an irresistible slice of French bread.

Nicole says: Their supreme pizza is loaded with all the toppings you can fit on a microwavable French bread pizza, which adds a nice texture but not a ton of flavor. Yay for a good representation of pepperoni, though. The non-fat and reduced fat mozzarella cheeses suffer in flavor due to fat loss. I love cheese, but this cheese is all texture and no taste. The box turns into a baking contraption, with a silver bottom reminiscent of “crisping sleeve” interiors. Unfortunately, the pizza leaves the microwave with only a hint of crispness; the best way to increase the crispness is to let sit. Wait 5 minutes, it is fairly crisp and warm. Wait 10 minutes, and it’s very crisp but approaching room temperature. Healthy Choice Supreme French Bread is a reasonably filling meal.

Price: $2.29
Serving: 2 enchilada, 8 oz
Calories: 330
Fat: 15%, 10g
Sodium: 29%, 690mg

Whole Kitchen says: Our enchiladas are handmade using authentic corn tortillas made with natural masa and topped with a savory, traditionally spiced sauce.

Abi says: When in college, I dated a guy who was also part hispanic. I say part-hispanic (even though hispanic is a ridiculous term) because he had an anglo mom and a dad of mexican heritage just like me. One Saturday we took a road trip to visit his family. Sure, it was a little early in the relationship for a step like that, but I was interested in meeting the parents of a person who had a similar background. And at the time I liked this guy who later turned out to be an unfit boyfriend and would randomly call me for Trivial Pursuit challenges even though I had an unlisted number.

Future craziness aside, it turned out that this was not just a trip to meet parents. I ended up in his grandmother’s kitchen helping her make enchiladas and discussing the area of South Texas from which my family hails.

The whole time we cooked I was worried that my enchiladas would turn out just like the Whole Kitchen ones that I ate today. The picture on the box shows oozing cheese. The cheese does not ooze. It is actually absorbed and hardened within the corn tortillas, creating an aromatically cemented masa crust covered in a mediocre sauce. While the Amy’s Kitchen enchiladas did give Jess indigestion, at least they tasted good. Yes, the Whole Kitchen ones are cheap. They are cheap and would be embarassing if you made them with your boyfriend’s grandma.