Smart Ones give you Smarter Choices – Great Price!
Written: Apr 17 '08 (Updated Apr 21 '08)
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Pros: Nice flavor, delicious selection of vegetables!
Cons: Sodium is a bit high.
The Bottom Line: Nice alternative for the lunch bag for work. Enjoyable flavor, vegetables and quick to prepare!
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| Magick1's Full Review: Smart Ones Sirloin Beef and Asian Style Vegetables |
I normally do not like a lot of the frozen meal fair in the grocery stores. The frozen meals all seem either really cheap and taste cheap, or they are expensive, filled with tons of sodium and are super calorie laden.
One thing I have noticed is that most frozen foods also seem high on the sodium content. But, sometimes you have to have some flavor enhancement. But, what do you give up: Calorie counts or price? Or, healthy choices over flavor?
Weight Watchers provides a decent product along with a decent flavor! The prices always seem really reasonable as well and they often have some really great sales or coupons that you can get, making these meals even better price-wise.
I have tried this before, but decided to see if Epinions even had this product listed. I was pleasantly surprised. They did!
What with the New Year and everyone’s resolutions, I feel this should be a hot topic right now. Everyone, including myself, I am sure, made some resolution of some sort to take better care of themselves, whether it be losing weight, eating better or just pampering themselves more than the previous year.
I have actually been eating these meals for my lunch at work since about last July (2007) when I moved to a building that has refrigerators, microwaves and freezers available. These meals are easy on the pocket, good tasting, and not terribly high in calories!
The Product
I tried the Smart Ones Sirloin Beef & Asian Style Vegetables and I truly enjoyed it. It only takes about 4 minutes (in the microwaves at work-yours might be different). The amount of sirloin is decent (for a frozen meal) and the flavor is very decent as well.
The vegetables included in this meal are as follows:
Sugar snap peas
Mushrooms
Bell Peppers
Bean Sprouts
Water Chestnuts
All of these items listed provide in this box, a full serving of vegetables! The amount is decent. The sirloin beef provided is very soft and is not chewy. That was a pleasant surprise. Most time, if any frozen meal has sirloin or beef, it usually seems chewy. This sirloin was moist and tender and is not hard to chew!
The vegetables were crispy: especially the water chestnuts and the sugar snap peas. The teriyaki flavoring was nice. It was not overpowering, overly sweet and not overly sour. It was just perfect (depending on your taste!)
Nutritional Facts
Below, please find the nutritional facts as listed on the back of the box and they are based upon a 2,000 diet and is one serving (one box):
Calories 160
Calories from Fat 35
Total Fat 4g (6%)
Saturated Fat 2g (9%)
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 35g (12%)
Sodium 680g (28%)
Total Carbohydrate 13g (45)
Dietary Fiber 3g (12%)
Sugars 5g
Protein 17g
Vitamin A 4%
Calcium 4%
Vitamin C 15%
Iron 15%
Overall Impressions
For a portable, easy and quick lunch, you should check these meals out, especially this one. The flavor is good, the appearance is appetizing and the value is excellent. I can catch these meals on sale locally for 3 meals for $5.00 or under $3.00 each. Compared to other convenient foods that I have purchased, I am getting more for my money and better flavor for my taste-buds!
If you want to eat more nutritiously, have a microwave at work, and like convenience, and have not given these a shot, you should try some. I have found one or two that I don’t like, but that is my taste. There is a wide variety available, including breakfast and desert items. You can find out more information, and even sign up for coupons, at their website www.eatyourbest.com.
~Thanks for spending time with me today!~
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Yes
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