Not All Frozen Food Is Created Equal

As promised, I have some more food reviews. First I am going to start with Indian food. If you don't have much experience with Indian food you should really give it a try! So flavorful and so many meals that you can eat if you happen to be vegetarian. Plenty if you're not too! Now granted, a lot of Indian food in the US isn't totally authentic - but you know what? Its pretty darn good anyway! So on to the reviews:

First - the worst frozen Indian food EVER:



I had Sukhi's Palak Paneer and it was terrible! First of all it was overpowered with Jalapeno flavor. Jalapenos in guacamole = good. Jalapenos in Indian food = WTF? Secondly, the spinach was so fine it was like baby food. The naan was ok considering it was microwaved. Overall it was just awful. I took two bites and then sent it to its final resting place.

Next is my favorite frozen food brand Amy's. I have had a couple of their Indian meals and they have been very good. They are complete with rice as well, so no extra work . Great to bring to work for lunch and pop in the microwave. Overall, Amy's has not disappointed me yet - so I will keep on trying all of their stuff!

Now if you want to have really great frozen Indian food, Deep Foods is the brand for you!! This stuff is great! Also all natural and tastes so fresh. The spice and texture is just right. Only thing about this brand is that you have to make your rice separate (though you can buy their microwavable rice as well - it has goodies like cashews and raisins and spices in it). Their Palak Paneer and Kofta Curry are my absolute favorites! Truly the best frozen Indian food out there. I will add their link to the links we love section if you want to check it out!



I have also recently tried Amy's pesto pizza and black bean burrito. Both are super tasty! Just as expected. My only complaint is that the pizza was not microwavable so I can't bring it into work for lunch. Though - they may do that on purpose, cause baking it in the oven gave it a really nice crust. Their spinach pizza in a pocket is awesome too. Way better than any Hot Pocket I ever had!!

I am just so excited their are so many great frozen organic meals out there making my new diet so much easier. I have come to enjoy making some of my good for you, veggie filed meals, but having the convenience of frozen options is great as well!

Food Rave and a Challenge!

I just ate a breakfact so good that I had to write about it. It's Amy's Tofu Scramble with Hash Browns and Veggies.



So do you see the picture of the sliced tomatoes on the box? Well they are actually in there! Its not just a "serving suggestion". This meal is sooooooo good. It is so flavorful you can't even believe it came out of the microwave. The tofu takes the place of scrambled eggs (Amy's doesn't use eggs in any of their products) and it is a perfect substitution. Honestly - it is a great substitution because the taste is very similar. It also has 19g of protein and 4g of fiber! So if you are a spinach fan I would definitely check this out!

So on to the challenge! Fellow blogger Carissa (her blog is called Have You Seen My Weight?) is also losing weight (and doing a good job at it may I add!) and has taken on a challenge to do 1500 crunches in a month. So that is 50 a day or 100 every other day depending on how you'd like to break your exercise routine down. On the surface it doesn't sound too hard. In fact - I'm sure day 1 won't be terrible. It's day 2 I'm worried about. You know - the day you "feel" all those ab and core muscles you didn't even know existed! But hey - thanks to beautiful daughter number 2 I have a lovely c-section belly. It could use some help to get it nice and flat! So Carissa - I'm there with you and will post my progress along the way in my side bar.

Well - I may check in again later today. This was meant to be a quick post!

I Love Amy

So before you guys get your boxers in a bunch, I am speaking of Amy of Amy's Organic Foods. As you know, I am all about convenience (hence the Hot Pocket experience) so finding a way to make eating healthy even easier is music to my ears.


So Amy's ( http://www.amys.com/ ) is awesome!!! So many great varieties of food. All organic and vegetarian. Some are vegan, and all but two varieties are Kosher. They really make eating nutritious veggie filled meals so simple! Cause I mean really - making all this stuff fresh can be a bit of a pain. Its fine if you have time to make a nice dinner, but when you need a quick lunch they are great! AND they even have pocket meals! Yes! Of course I was drawn to these - lol. I had the spinach and feta pocket last night and it was delicious! And trust me - I am about eating food with actual taste - I wouldn't recommend this stuff if it tasted like cardboard.






Their website is awesome too. I guess a lot of people wrote to them saying that they lost weight using their foods, so they have developed their own diet section. The web site is very complete and even includes a blog from the actual Amy (she's a student at Stanford - her parents started the food company when she was born).


So I will definitely post reviews of all kinds of Amy's foods as I try them. I have had a couple of their Indian meals and they are awesome! I will also build a list of links to convenience food companies as I share them on my blog. I already know of a few I will highlight in the future!


So yes - eating organic, healthy food and convenience really can go hand in hand!