Mrs. Smith’s Peach Cobbler

Serving: 1/8 cobbler, 4ozCalories:240 per servingCalories from Fat: 70Fat: 12%, 8gSaturated Fat: 18%, 3.5gTrans Fat: 0%, 0gCholesterol: 0%, 0mgSodium: 8%, 200mgProtein: 2gCarbohydrates: 14%, 41gFiber: 4%, 1gSugar: 21gWeight Watchers Points: 5 Points Mrs. Smith says: Every Mrs. Smith’s cobbler is carefully crafted from the finest ingredients, with plump, sweet fruit packed inside our famous golden crust. You bake them fresh, filling your home with that unmistakably warm, appetizing aroma and a timeless sense of anticipation. Abi says: Like almost every baked good ever produced, this cobbler filled our home with a sense of anticipation. Who...

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Amy’s Kitchen Mac n’ Cheese Kids Meal

Serving: 1 tray, 8oz.Calories: 370 per servingFat: 20%, 13g Saturated Fat: 35%, 7g Trans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 12%, 35mgSodium: 26%, 620mgProtein: 14gCarbohydrates: 17%, 50gFiber: 12%, 3gSugar: 8gWeight Watchers Points: 8 Points Amy says: Mac n’ Cheese is a favorite with kids of all ages. We decided to offer it in our first “Kids Meals”. Macaroni with organic broccoli with cheese and a slice of focaccia bread. For dessert, there are two delicious “snacks” filled with honey-sweetened organic apples. Stacey says: This being a kid’s meal I sought out the perspective of my 8 year old niece, Penny, making this a 4 cents review (her 2 cents and...

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Next Week: New Products from Hungry-Man

A couple weeks ago the friendly folks at Hungry Man’s PR department sent my former coworkers a box packed with their new ‘Wild Man’ meals. This is one of those times when I can say that I’m glad I started having all of the free food shipped directly to other reviewers. Sure, I’ll take free pizzas, but free Hungry-Man? No thanks For those of you who (similar t enjoy Hungry-Man meals, you’ll be delighted to learn that we’re featuring them for all of next week. Yes, an entire week of Hungry-Man. The new product line includes: Monday - Hungry-Man Country Fried Bison Steak: No need to haul out the skillet. Treat yourself to our country fried...

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Kozy Shack Ready Grains – Maple Brown Sugar Flavor

Price: $2.50 (for pack of 2, with coupon)Serving: 1 bowl, 7oz.Calories: 190 per servingFat: 3%, 2gCholesterol: 5%, 15mgSodium: 8%, 180mgProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 11%, 33gFiber: 28%, 7gSugar: 21gWeight Watchers Points: 3 Points Kozy Shack says: Since 1967 Kozy Shack has been dedicated to providing wholesome, natural and great tasting products to our consumers. In continuing that tradition, we are pleased to present Kozy Shack Ready Grains, a ready to eat all natural multigrain cereal. This unique and healthy cereal combines three whole grains: oats (steel cut oats, and rolled oats) brown rice, and barley that deliver a creamy texture and...

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Kashi Tuscan Veggie Bake

Price: $3.19 (or free because I had a coupon for a free meal)Serving: 1 oz.Calories: 260 per servingFat: 14%, 9gCholesterol: 0%, 0mgSodium: 29%, 700mgProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 14%, 42gFiber: 32%, 8gSugar: 8gWeight Watchers Points: 5 Kashi says: All Natural Tuscan Veggie Bake. Yellow squash, roasted eggplant, red onion, and sweet potato. Zesty basil tomato sauce with sun dried tomatoes served inside Kashi seven whole grain noodles. Samantha says: Kashi, what happened? I love your pizza, cereal, and tasty granola bars and then you come out with this?! First, the cooking time on this meal is a little long and complicated to be taking over the...

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Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meatballs

Price: $2.25 (on sale)Serving: 1 meal, 9.5 oz.Calories: 260Fat: 8%, 5gCholesterol: 8%, 25mgSodium: 23%, 560mgProtein: 18gCarbs: 12%, 35gFiber: 20%, 5gWeight Watchers Points: 5 Points Lean Cuisine says: Roasted and seasoned meatballs in a chunky tomato sauce accented with basil and mushrooms. Served with a side of spaghetti. Adina says: First off, I’d like everyone to take a very close look at the box. And count the meatballs. And then count the meatballs that were on my plate. And then read my letter to Lean Cuisine, which I believe to be a really nice letter considering I was cheated out of a meatball, those bastards. Dear Lean Cuisine,Please...

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Hot Pocket Burglar

The Associated Press is reporting that a Delaware man broke into an apartment and stole Hot Pockets and frozen chicken wings. More interesting than the fact that this guy a) tried breaking into six apartments, b) broke into an apartment with people in it, and c) stole Hot Pockets, is that he stole $82 worth of Hot Pockets and chicken wings. Who has nearly $100 worth of Hot Pockets and chicken wings in his home freezer? Apparently, people in Delaware. Maybe there’s a Hot Pockets black market out there? Should I worry that some frozen food thief is going to follow me home from the train station one day?...

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Duncan Hines Oven Ready Chocolate Chip Brownies

Price: $3.49Serving: 1/12 of the pan, 1.4ozCalories: 170 per serving Calories from Fat: 70Fat: 12%, 8g Saturated Fat: 13%, 2.5g Trans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5%, 15mgSodium: 4%, 85mgProtein: 2gCarbohydrates: 8%, 24gFiber: 0%, <1gSugar: 14gWeight Watchers Points: 4 Points Duncan Hines says: First brownie that comes frozen and ready to bake. Packaged in convenient, oven-ready trays - no prep and no clean-up necessary. Ready to serve in just 30 minutes from freezer to oven. Abi says: Sometimes when I’m at a conference or a non-food professional event someone will introduce me as a person who knows a lot about frozen food. This leads to the inevitable...

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Eating Right Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Sandwich

Price: $2.00 (on sale)Serving: 4 oz. (2 sandwiches per box)Calories: 250 per servingFat: 11%, 7gCholesterol: 5%, 15mgSodium: 23%, 550mgProtein: 11gCarbohydrates: 12%, 35gFiber: 16%, 4gSugar: 3gWeight Watchers Points: 5 Points Eating Right says: Beef strips and fat free mozzarella cheese in a flaky crust. Alex says: I did not have high expectations for this meal. In my book, it doesn’t have a lot going for it. It’s an Eating Right meal, it costs all of two dollars, and tries to take a delicious but terribly unhealthy food and put it into a nice, mass-produced, nutritionally sound package. I think that we should all know by now that in the...

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Healthy Choice meets Waiting for Guffman

The new Healthy Choice ad campaign (which is costing somewhere between $90 million and $100 million) features actors from the oeuvre of Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show). Sorry, I’ve been trying to include the word ‘oeuvre’ on this website for a long time. Anyways, I’ve seen a couple of the ads and thought “Wow, these are brilliant.” and “This doesn’t make me want to eat Healthy Choice foods. At al...

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Quaker Quakes Caramel Corn Rice Snacks

I knew I wouldn't get through my second lecture of the day without a snack, but I had trepidations about going downstairs to the vending machine as it would most likely be faced with Still, I decided to go have a look and imagine my (pleasant) surprise, when I spotted Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks in Caramel Corn, a 100-calorie bag no less, for $1.00 (not bad for overly inflated vending machine prices). The package advertised Light, Crispy Crunch! I opened the bag and was pleased to find a satisfying number of rice snacks inside; none of this "only a few small pieces for 100 calories" nonsense. Each cake tasted so much like caramel corn, with a...

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Café Physique Food & Fitness Health Blog

If you struggle to maintain a healthy lifestyle or just don’t know where to start, Café Physique is a spot you can visit daily to get info on food & fitness from someone who lives by the More or Less Philosophy – Just do a little more of the good things & a bit less of the not-so-good things, and you’ll be on your way to achieving your healthy living goals. So, make yourself at home in this virtual café where you really can "have your cake and eat it too"...more or le...

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Back to Nature Honey Graham Sticks

Graham Crackers rock my World, but the partially hydrgenated oils found in some brands like , have left me looking for other alternatives. I usually opt for an "all natural" alternative, and after discovering Annie's All Natural Honey Bunny Grahams, I also realized that my graham cracker fix" could come in lots of different forms - graham bunnies, and now graham cracker sticks courtesy of Back to Nature Honey Graham Sticks. The element that is most intriguing about Back to Nature Honey Graham Sticks is that one serving is 14 sticks that are the length of a long ice cube (that means longer snacking time!). They taste exactly...

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25 Facts About Bananas

Here are 25 facts about one of the world's most popular fruits: The banana "tree" is not really a tree, but a giant herb. The banana is the fruit of this herb. The cluster of bananas sold in supermarkets is a "hand" of bananas, while the individual bananas on the hand are called fingers. The strings that go up and down the length of bananas are called Phloem Bundles. They help distribute nutrients to every part of the growing bananas. The yellow bananas that are most often sold in supermarkets are sometimes called "dessert bananas" because they are soft and sweet. Plantains are a type of banana that are not as sweet and are usually cooked. While not as commonly eaten in North America, plantains are a dietary staple in many tropical regions. It is believed by many experts that bananas...

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10 Health Benefits of Ginger

Ginger has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments for centuries. Now, science is catching up and researchers around the world are finding that ginger works wonders in the treatment of everything from cancer to migraines. Here are ten health benefits of this powerful herb: Ovarian Cancer TreatmentGinger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that ginger powder induces cell death in all ovarian cancer cells to which it was applied. Colon Cancer PreventionA at the University of Minnesota found that ginger may slow the growth of colorectal cancer cells. Morning SicknessA of several studies has concluded that ginger is just as effective as vitamin B6 in the treatment of morning sickness....

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Restaurant Pick: Orean The Health Express

I'm proud to say that I'm from Pasadena. It's a fantastic city, complete with the Tournament of Roses Parade (I was even a Rose Princess), San Gabriel mountains, the legendary and beautiful Rose Bowl, and a jam-packed, grease-filled restaurant row.KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, Roscoe's Chicken n Waffles, Carl's Jr and Taco Bell...they're all here in one city block. And nestled right between them is Orean: The Health Express.Here's what Orean's is: vegetarian, lowfat fast food. AND IT'S TASTY. It's easy to miss on Lake Avenue. They opened their doors in 1988, and clearly don't have a budget for decor. There's no indoor seating, only three...

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Restaurant Pick: Healthy, Delicious and Raw in the OC

Every couple of months or so, an errand takes me into Orange County. It’s a trek, so I break up the drive with a stop at my favorite raw vegan restaurant: the magnificent Au Lac. I make excuses to head there now, because it’s impossible to find food like this anywhere else.There's an ongoing rumor about Au Lac's Chef Ito, that he hasn’t spoken in 10 years. I can’t confirm this because every time I ask, he smiles and walks away. The staff tells me Ito puts all of his energy into creating the food – which feels like two restaurants in one. With raw selections, and an almost vegan traditional Vietnamese menu, the choices are endless. If you choose...

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