Kashi Frozen Entrees make for convenient, healthy & delicious meals

I can’t remember how I first learned of them but, as a nutrition student, once I’d heard about Kashi Frozen Entrées I was instantly intrigued. Could a healthy, well-balanced and delicious meal be found in the convenient microwaveable form I’d come to equate with junk food? I’m pretty sure the last time I had a “frozen entrée” (sometime in the 80s) it was a TV dinner that involved fried chicken and a brownie. On my next grocery shopping trip I slowly crept toward the frozen meals section, feeling somewhat ashamed & embarrassed, and plucked one of the small cardboard boxes from the freezer. I gave it a once-over. 340 calories. 11 grams of fiber. Only 1g of saturated fat. 24% of the daily value for sodium (not terrific but not terrible for a prepackaged meal). And an ingredients list full of real, natural, whole-food ingredients. This was all good news. But how did it taste? I tossed the box into my cart. The perfect opportunity to conduct my experiment arose just a few days later -- my husband would be coming home very late and I would have to fend for myself come dinner time. I followed the instructions on the box and heated up my Ranchero Beans entrée. It smelled so good that I couldn’t wait the suggested 2 minutes for the meal to cool slightly. The Ranchero Beans meal consists of the Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame Pilaf, beans, peppers, onions and corn in a slightly spicy, zesty tomato-based sauce. The veggies are covered in beautiful grill marks that made me feel a real person had prepared my meal in a real kitchen. My meal tasted so fresh and was…dare I say it?…delicious! It really hit the spot and the portion size was just right to fill me up without making me feel stuffed. I’ve since indulged in a little Southwest Style Chicken and Lemongrass Coconut Chicken (there are 13 entrées to choose from) and each made for a fun & satisfying lunch at work. Kashi Frozen Entrées can be a convenient, nutritious & delicious meal option!

Allergy alert: Kashi Frozen Entrées Ranchero Beans contains wheat and soy. Consult the nutrition label on each of the Kashi Frozen Entrées products for additional allergy information.

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I can’t remember how I first learned of them but, as a nutrition student, once I’d heard about Kashi Frozen Entrées I was instantly intrigued. Could a healthy, well-balanced and delicious meal be found in the convenient microwaveable form I’d come to equate with junk food? I’m pretty sure the last time I had a “frozen entrée” (sometime in the 80s) it was a TV dinner that involved fried chicken and a brownie. On my next grocery shopping trip I slowly crept toward the frozen meals section, feeling somewhat ashamed & embarrassed, and plucked one of the small cardboard boxes from the freezer. I gave it a once-over. 340 calories. 11 grams of fiber. Only 1g of saturated fat. 24% of the daily value for sodium (not terrific but not terrible for a prepackaged meal). And an ingredients list full of real, natural, whole-food ingredients. This was all good news. But how did it taste? I tossed the box into my cart. The perfect opportunity to conduct my experiment arose just a few days later -- my husband would be coming home very late and I would have to fend for myself come dinner time. I followed the instructions on the box and heated up my Ranchero Beans entrée. It smelled so good that I couldn’t wait the suggested 2 minutes for the meal to cool slightly. The Ranchero Beans meal consists of the Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame Pilaf, beans, peppers, onions and corn in a slightly spicy, zesty tomato-based sauce. The veggies are covered in beautiful grill marks that made me feel a real person had prepared my meal in a real kitchen. My meal tasted so fresh and was…dare I say it?…delicious! It really hit the spot and the portion size was just right to fill me up without making me feel stuffed. I’ve since indulged in a little Southwest Style Chicken and Lemongrass Coconut Chicken (there are 13 entrées to choose from) and each made for a fun & satisfying lunch at work. Kashi Frozen Entrées can be a convenient, nutritious & delicious meal option!

Allergy alert: Kashi Frozen Entrées Ranchero Beans contains wheat and soy. Consult the nutrition label on each of the Kashi Frozen Entrées products for additional allergy information.

Kashi.com

Here I go!

This is the official first post of my blog, Piece o' Cake! I am a graduate student, studying Clinical Nutrition in New York. The idea behind this blog is that healthy living should be both convenient & fun; if it isn't, it often becomes too difficult to make the healthy lifestyle changes that can promote vitality. I love finding new ways to seamlessly incorporate eating right and working out into our busy schedules. Even more, I love sharing that information!

Well, that's great. But why did I really start a blog when there are plenty of them already out in the "blogosphere?" (As evidenced by the lengthy process of finding some version of "piece of cake," to use for my URL, that hadn't already been taken!) I would love to eventually find myself contributing pieces on nutrition to major publications. I thought this would be nice writing practice. And if I can actually help someone in the process, that would be pretty cool too.

This is the official first post of my blog, Piece o' Cake! I am a graduate student, studying Clinical Nutrition in New York. The idea behind this blog is that healthy living should be both convenient & fun; if it isn't, it often becomes too difficult to make the healthy lifestyle changes that can promote vitality. I love finding new ways to seamlessly incorporate eating right and working out into our busy schedules. Even more, I love sharing that information!

Well, that's great. But why did I really start a blog when there are plenty of them already out in the "blogosphere?" (As evidenced by the lengthy process of finding some version of "piece of cake," to use for my URL, that hadn't already been taken!) I would love to eventually find myself contributing pieces on nutrition to major publications. I thought this would be nice writing practice. And if I can actually help someone in the process, that would be pretty cool too.