Frozen Dinners
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Child of the 50's here too, Swanson's TV Turkey Dinners were a real treat. But no TV!
Mom would save the little aluminum trays and make her own frozen dinners with leftovers after a big meal.
crstrode
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Since when is cheese a vegetable?
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Because it's relevant to my choice of foods. Not everyone is vegetarian, so my preferences might not suit them.
What's irrelevant is someone complaining about it.
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Vegetarians don't eat meat, but may eat egg or dairy products.
Vegans don't eat any animal products.
I'm not a vegan.
coltle6920
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The only frozen meals in my house are pot pies and only when on sale. Even then I consider them more of a between meal snack to take the edge off.
I haven't eaten a frozen dinner since Banquet was a thing . . .
You know how you can tell if someone does CrossFit?
They tell you about it. Incessantly . . .
Whatever the market has the best deal on that doesn't have too much sodium.
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Duly noted.
Benchrest1
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I wouldn't touch that **** with a 10 foot pole. I make almost everything fresh.
Stouffer's mac and cheese cooking as I type.
All I can say is eat what you want. But since my NDE last year I need to read labels carefully. Processed foods like these are not good for you, esp. in our age group. Way too much sodium, plus who knows what else. My advice, get a cook book and learn to cook healthy food. Bar BQ, grilled vegies, good stuff Maynard.
If it were not for frozen dinners and the single serving, caned veggies, I'd starve to death. I used to enjoy cooking but cooking for one is just another chore that is no longer fun.
The trouble is when I cook it seems like the smoke detectors tell me when the food is done.
Lunch today will be the leftover pizza from what I made last night in a No. 12 Wagner cast iron skillet.
Lunch today will be the leftover pizza from what I made last night in a No. 12 Wagner cast iron skillet.
Fishslayer
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I'm a Banquet brand fan. Dinners & pot pies. Frozen dinners for me are about convenience, the cheaper the better.
Pro tip: The Banquet brand mystery meat/BBQ Rib makes a pretty passable McRib sandwich if that's your thing!
Pro tip: The Banquet brand mystery meat/BBQ Rib makes a pretty passable McRib sandwich if that's your thing!
mckenney99
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A couple Banquet Beef, Chicken or Turkey pot pies with some sort of salad are a complete dinner for me.
Boston Market's frozen Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef Pot Roast, Meat Loaf or Salisbury Steak meals every now & then along with a salad of some sort.
Stouffer's family sized meals are another alternative that can usually yield 2 or 3 meals for me.
Living alone, cooking full meals are just a chore. If I do get in the mood to actually cook a meal, I try to cook enough to get 2 or 3 meals out of the left overs again with some sort of salad.
Boston Market's frozen Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef Pot Roast, Meat Loaf or Salisbury Steak meals every now & then along with a salad of some sort.
Stouffer's family sized meals are another alternative that can usually yield 2 or 3 meals for me.
Living alone, cooking full meals are just a chore. If I do get in the mood to actually cook a meal, I try to cook enough to get 2 or 3 meals out of the left overs again with some sort of salad.
Fishslayer
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Imagine the agony of being a vegan crossfitting atheist. They can't decide which to tell you about first!
I can't believe no one posted this yet...
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Used to be in this county that 4 frozen dinner wrappers turned in with wife's body was a legal natural death. Since COVID they have relaxed that and you could be indicted for murder. I would rather eat a can of pork & beans myself.
doublesharp
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I can eat most anything and like it if I'm hungry. Frozen taquitos get a lot of action and frozen french fries, breaded shrimp, chicken nuggets et al in an air fryer are pretty tasty followed by an Edward's southern style pecan pie or lemon meringue. I eat that garbage and then go watch a cross fit video.
HOUSTON RICK
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I worked in the Fall and Spring and went to undergrad classes in the Winter and summer. One summer, Kroger's had pot pies on sale for 25 cents each. I bought $139 worth and ate them all summer. Have not eaten many frozen meals since then.
BigBill
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Mom cooked fresh turkey and made fresh pot pies. We were four sons who were active and hungry. She bought cases of foil pie shaped dishes then froze them.
We owned a restaurant in Westwood, nj. At onetime.
We owned a restaurant in Westwood, nj. At onetime.
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I have about 4 or 5 Marie Calenders dinners that I like, including their chicken pot pies.
Prefer to cook fresh.... but now the Boys have moved away or are in College............
Stouffer's Lasagna...... cus I'm too lazy to make lasagna from scratch.
Aldi's has some tasty BBQ chicken and pork.... works well for the wife and I now that it's just us.
Stouffer's Lasagna...... cus I'm too lazy to make lasagna from scratch.
Aldi's has some tasty BBQ chicken and pork.... works well for the wife and I now that it's just us.
BigBill
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I miss Howard Johnson's frozen Mac n cheese. Add butter and bake till brown.
hemiram
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I'm picky, and the only frozen dinners I've had anytime recently were a couple of Healthy Choice "Power Bowls", which were tolerable. The best one was the beef and broccoli, and the B'ef(Gardein fake beef, which, IMHO, tastes absolutely nothing like beef) was tolerable. Neither of them are enough to eat, not even close, and both of them are very bland, which seems odd for something named "Power Bowl" to be.
For making a one skillet meal, the P.F. Chang Signiture Rice is decent, not great. I add snow peas to it, along with some shrimp or fish and it's not bad at all. If I want great fried rice though, I get it at a local restaurant, and just add snow peas and some other stuff to it, it doesn't need any other seasoning than what's in it already. Light years better than the PF Chang rice is.
For making a one skillet meal, the P.F. Chang Signiture Rice is decent, not great. I add snow peas to it, along with some shrimp or fish and it's not bad at all. If I want great fried rice though, I get it at a local restaurant, and just add snow peas and some other stuff to it, it doesn't need any other seasoning than what's in it already. Light years better than the PF Chang rice is.
