This past December Crowdtap put out a
Sample and Share involving Healthy Choice Baked Entrées, giving participants a
$1.00 off coupon, which was roughly half off the retail price. To be honest,
this was extremely disappointing. I am also involved in the Zycam Sample and
Share and in this I recieved SIX entire boxes to share! This felt extremely
cheap of (I assume) Healthy Choice; I can get a $1.00 off coupon anywhere, this
is hardly considerable of being called a sample and share.
Nonetheless, I downloaded my $1.00
off coupon, sent out a bunch of coupons to friends, and went to the stores to
buy some different kinds of the Healthy Choice Baked Entrées. I originally
planned to do a video review, however, because of unforeseen circumstances, I
was unable to... The Zycam review WILL be a full-fledged video review. Below
are the five Entrées that I selected.
Chicken
and Rice Cheddar Bake
Rating: 4/5
Main ingredients: Chicken, Cheeses, and Rice.
Thoughts: This is definitely the bread winner of the pack, maybe I should have saved this for last. The cheese and chicken were cooked very well, although the amount of chicken was disappointing. The cheeses were “okay,” but take this with a grain of salt as I don’t like cheese, typically. Speaking of salt, this entrée has 600mg of sodium, which is between the realm of “that’s not bad” and “damn!” Had there been more chicken this would have gotten a perfect score.
Rating: 4/5
Main ingredients: Chicken, Cheeses, and Rice.
Thoughts: This is definitely the bread winner of the pack, maybe I should have saved this for last. The cheese and chicken were cooked very well, although the amount of chicken was disappointing. The cheeses were “okay,” but take this with a grain of salt as I don’t like cheese, typically. Speaking of salt, this entrée has 600mg of sodium, which is between the realm of “that’s not bad” and “damn!” Had there been more chicken this would have gotten a perfect score.
Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
Rating: 4/5
Main ingredients: Chicken, and Potatoes. Although the website doesn’t seem to
boast that it features potatoes in a “Chicken and Potatoes” dish.
Thoughts: Not much to say about this, actually. It tastes good, which is about
it. The potatoes have saved themselves from turning into that terrible jelly
consistency these type of potatoes typically get to, and the chicken is pretty
yummy too. Sodium is at 560mg, less than the previous entrée.
Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Rating: 2/5
Main ingredients: Beef, Cheese, and Pasta. And “meat sauce,” presumably.
Thoughts: I really disliked this one. The “meat sauce” was watery, the pasta
tasteless, and entire thing had that “jelly”-ness to it with a Hot Pocket “how
long do I cook this without setting my tongue on fire?” appeal. How disappointing.
On the plus side, only 380mg of sodium.
Fettuccini Alfredo Bake
Rating: What on earth is that in my Alfredo? (IE 2/5)
Main ingredients: Cheese and Pasta. And some weird bread things semi crushed up.
Thoughts: I had high hopes for this entrée, and was fairly let down. This type
of cuisine is always my favorite, so maybe I’m a little prejudiced here. The
pasta was semi tasteless; maybe they are like that with all of their pasta. The
sauce certainly redeems the pasta, but could use more seasoning. The broccoli is
not too bad, still maintaining most (most…) of its “snap.”
Four Cheese Ziti Marinara
Rating: 4/5
Main ingredients: Cheese, and Pasta.
Thoughts: Ah, ending on a good note! This tasted a lot better than most ziti’s,
the pasta seemed well flavorful and the sauces pretty good. The tomato sauce
still seemed a little watery, but not nearly as bad as before. There was a good
amount of seasoning in it, but could have used some more.
In the
end, Healthy Choice Baked Entrées are
pretty good. These are definitely not for somebody trying to save money,
definitely not for somebody expecting a five star cuisine dish, but certainly
good enough for a quick “healthy” meal that you can make in a couple minutes.
Things like this should definitely not be used in place of actually cooking
food, because, if you can, the food you would cook yourself would be far
healthier than these items.
Comments
from friends… not really any, unfortunately. I think most were put off that I
gave them coupons for a dollar off, instead of coupons that would have
eliminated the cost. Some had already tried them before, liked them, and I
assume that they will buy their favorite kind and stick with that. Maybe if
Healthy Choice had given away a higher dollar off coupon they would try more
variety of these meals. Thanks again to Crowdtap and Healthy Choice for the
ability to try out a few different kinds of healthy frozen meals. If you would
like to read more about the different types of meals, go to www.healthychoice.com or here for the baked
entrées including all nutrition information and reviews from other people.
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