Lasting Weight Loss» amy’s http://www.weightlossprose.com Blog about Healthy Eating and Living Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:08:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Amy’s Frozen Entrees – healthy or hefty? http://www.weightlossprose.com/healthy-eating/amy%e2%80%99s-frozen-entrees-%e2%80%93-healthy-or-hefty/ http://www.weightlossprose.com/healthy-eating/amy%e2%80%99s-frozen-entrees-%e2%80%93-healthy-or-hefty/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:44:23 +0000 admin http://www.weightlossprose.com/?p=335 Eating healthy can be confusing because definitions of healthy can vary widely.  Is healthier less calories, less fat, or simply better ingredients?
I was recently on a mission to eat healthier and decided to give Amy’s Kitchen frozen entrées a try.  With all the talk of reducing the chemicals and other additives to our foods, this seemed like a good choice.   Amy’s Kitchen is a line of natural, vegetarian frozen meals.   After trying several meals, and enjoying most of them, one day I happened to look at the nutrition information.  Boy, was I surprised!  My weeks of eating “healthy” were not as good as I had thought they were.
Here’s an example comparing Amy’s Country Cheddar Bowl with Smart Ones Brocolli and Cheddar Roasted Potatoes.  The Amy’s dish has 80% more calories than the Smart Ones meal!  Eighty percent – the Smart Ones entrée is even a slightly larger serving.  The shock doesn’t end with the calories, Amy’s has 200% more fat.

Amy’s Smart Ones
Size (g) 269 283
Calories 430 240
Calories from Fat 191 60
Total Fat (g) 21 7
Cholesterol (mg) 20 20
Sodium (mg) 690 520
Carbohydrates (g) 45 35
Fiber (g) 4 4
Protein (g) 16 10

Take the time to look at the nutritional information – marketing has a way of telling you what “healthy” lunches are, but if you are trying to lose weight, your definition of healthy can be very different!

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