The only D+ on my Food Log..
Is Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Spinach and Mushroom Deep Dish Pizza..
Everything else on my list is an A or B. But I eat this 5 times a week for lunch with a Spinach and Romaine Salad with baby Carrots and Fat Free Ranch Dressing. The Pizza itself IS satisfying enough for me. For me, lunch is my most squeezed in meal of the day and since I'm very active at work, I like it to be lighter than my dinner pretty much. So I'm very keen on keeping this in my diet. I don't want "if it works for your intake" advice, I want to know really, what is so wrong with this dish ?!!
Total Fat (g) 7 11% Cholesterol (mg) 10 4% Saturated Fat (g) 3 16% Sodium (mg) 450 19% Trans Fat 0
Potassium (mg) 130 4% Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1
Total Carbohydrates (g) 52 17% Monounsaturated Fat (g) 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 2 8% Protein (g) 18
Sugars (g) 4
Vitamin A - 4%DV
Calcium - 25%DV
Vitamin C - 0%DV
Dietary Fiber - 8%DV
Weight Watchers® Points® 7
Diet Exchanges 1 Lean Meat, 3 Starch, 1 1/2 Fat
I know, it's very high in sodium. But gosh for an frozen meal that is only $2.50, 340 cals, it at least has some potassium as well. I don't understand the grade for this. Agree or disagree. If you have a better suggestion for a lunch meal, go for it.
High sodium, low fibre, heavily procesed.... take your pick why it gets a D.
My solution for having a nice hot lunch is to pack up a spare portion of something healthy I've made the night before into a microwaveable tub and take it along to reheat. Example would be some Vegetable Chilli (225 cals) which I team up with a Sainsbury wholemeal pitta bread (146) ... sub 400 cals and delicious! (And costs well under 50p)
basically it's fine. the sodium isn't that high, and you're eating it with a fresh salad for fiber and nutritious veggie servings.
however, i try to avoid eating processed foods this often, and i'd get bored eating the same lunch 5x a week. once in a while if i'm in a rush though i'll eat a frozen meal.
Because the grader is a program and the nutritional information that is required to be on the package is spare.
You can put amounts of vitamins and minerals that should be a part of the dish into the data and get a higher grade. So I'd go with "because it is processed." It really doesn't look that unhealthy. It's plenty balanced.

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