Food Review - Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken

Box description: Edamame & broccoli with white meat chicken & whole wheat vermicelli in a sesame sauce

Nutritional Info: 300 calories, 6 grams fat, 5 grams fiber, 20 grams protein

Points: 6 (listed on box)

Thoughts: This is one of my all time favorite Lean Cuisine meals, so I'm biased. To start, this meal contains a good amount of vegetables, probably enough to constitute a full serving, perhaps more. The chicken is properly cooked and cut into small enough pieces to make you feel like you're really getting a lot. The sauce is slightly sweet, but not too sweet, and balances out the flavor of the vegetables. The meal is colorful and very filling, and because of the noodles and all the different vegetables, feels like it takes a while to eat, which for me, makes it that much more satisfying.

Rating: 5 stars. Highly recommended.

Monday already?

I've not been the best blogger, mostly because I wanted to figure out something new and different to do with this blog. I think I've got it figured out - in addition to updating, I'm going to do food reviews. I eat a lot of low calorie meals - Lean Cuisines, Weight Watchers, etc., plus I'm always trying out new products based on recommendations, such as VitaTops (my new love). I'm going to start reviewing these products as I eat them, to let everyone else know what's worth trying and what's best left on the shelf.

Official weigh-in day tomorrow. I'm afraid I haven't lost much, if anything at all, but I feel my body changing. My upper body definitely looks trimmer, and I feel stronger. Muscle does weigh more than fat, so I'll try to keep that in mind when I get on the scale tomorrow.

Food Review - Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Carbonara

Box description: Roasted white meat chicken in a creamy parmesan cheese sauce with lean turkey bacon, basil and garlic over a bed of linguini

Nutritional Info: 250 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 2 grams of fiber, 20 grams of protein

Points: 5 (listed on box)

Thoughts: The scent was delicious. I think it was probably the turkey bacon. The smell alone gave me high hopes for this dish. Upon first glance, however, I noticed that the "creamy" sauce was actually pretty watery. It thickened a bit as it cooled, but remained fairly watery.

Not nearly enough veggies in this dish. Probably fewer than 20 peas.

Taste? Honestly, a little bland. I think it's due to the consistency of the sauce - the sauce has a great flavor, but it doesn't stick to the noodles. The chicken was surprisingly good though - not too chewy, good flavor and texture.

Rating: 2.5/5 stars. It's not bad, but it wouldn't be my top choice meal.