Our supermarket's frozen food section is filled with frozen foods that are marketed as "healthy" options, but they are usually filled with sodium and preservatives.
Good Food Made Simple recently sent me some samples of their frozen food line. They claim to use all natural, simple ingredients just like someone would make the foods at home.
But, are they really as wholesome as they claim?
They offer three varieties of steel cut oatmeal and since this is one of my usual breakfast choices, I was happy to see how they compared to my homemade version.
Fruit and Berry Oatmeal
Serving Size: 8oz (227g)
Ingredients: Filtered water, steel cut oats, sweetened cranberries, sweetened blueberries, currents, sweetened cherries, vermont maple syrup, brown sugar, sea salt.
2.5 minutes in the microwave and the oatmeal was hot and ready to serve. It was creamy, tasty and I loved the berry combination. As for the ingredients, it is just like I would make it at home minus the vermont maple syrup. However, I use fresh fruit or non-sweetened dried fruit. 15 grams of sugar isn't bad, but I would suggest that if they would use non-sweetened fruit, they could get this number down a tad more.
Vermont Maple Syrup Oatmeal
Serving Size: 8oz (227g)
Ingredients: Filtered water, steel cut oats, vermont maple syrup, brown sugar, sea salt.
Again, same as above and great tasting. I could have still enjoyed it a little less sweet. Perhaps they could eliminate the brown sugar and just use the maple syrup. 10 grams of sugar isn't bad though.
Plain Oatmeal
Serving Size: 8oz (227g)
Ingredients: Filtered water, steel cut oats, sea salt.
If you want to add your own amounts sugar, stevia, or berries, then this plain oatmeal variety is perfect. I would probably pick this one because I like to add frozen blueberries to my oatmeal and just a pinch of brown sugar.
Good Food Made Simple has two types of frozen egg patties available.
Whole Egg Patties
Serving size: 2oz (57g)
Ingredients: Whole eggs, egg whites, whole milk, cornstarch, sea salt, pepper
These took about a minute to heat in the microwave and are just like I would make eggs at home except for the cornstarch. I tried them plain and with some cheese. Even plain, they had a good taste, but the texture was a tad rubbery although impressive for a frozen egg product.
Egg White Patties
Serving size: 2oz (57g)
Ingredients: egg whites, whole milk, cornstarch, sea salt, pepper
For those on a low cholesterol diet, these are perfect. Again, they are a little rubbery, but still tasty even by themselves. I would question 0 grams of fat since whole milk is used. They probably have less than 1 gram so it's not required to be listed.
Good Food Made Simple lives up to their claims as far as I'm concerned with only natural, wholesome ingredients and their products were easy to eat. Should someone with time to make their own oatmeal and eggs at home choose this product? Well, only if you have extra money to burn because making your own is way more inexpensive.
However, for busy people on the go, Good Food Made Simple provides some nice healthy, frozen breakfast options.
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