Need nutitrional advising...

**gide0n** · 10-03-2004, 02:44 AM

How bad are these lean gourmet meals? I have been buying the glazed chicken (vegetables in Sauce with White Chicken and Rice) for a couple of weeks now and mixing them in with a can of tuna. I am an ecto-morph, pretty hard for me to gain weight. I am just wondering how bad this is for me considering there are probably preservatives and such galore.

Nutrition wise the facts don't look so bad:

Total Fat 3.5
Sat fat 1g
Cholesterol 30mg
Sodium 740mg
Total Carbs 46g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 9g
Protein 10g

Then add the tuna nutrition values in.

I am in college. I don't have a lot of money or time but then again I don't really want to compromise my health either. Any thoughts guys?

**bigsd67** · 10-03-2004, 05:26 AM

well the rice isnt the best choice and the sauces and glazes add in a lot of artificial stuff...just make sure that you know how many servings are in one box because those numbers you have are per serving and some of those meals count as two servings, which can double those numbers. though i never really advocate pre packaged TV dinners, i guess they can be fit into a diet for someone trying to bulk as an ecto.

**SwoleCat** · 10-03-2004, 06:19 AM

They are sh*tty processed food choices.

I know you are in school, but I don't sugar coat my thoughts.

~SC~

**gide0n** · 10-03-2004, 11:51 AM

Thank you guys for answering, and especially swole cat. I was really hoping you would respond inparticular. I will research the board, try to come up with some cheap and easy food preperations for myself. Thanks guys

**SwoleCat** · 10-03-2004, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by gide0n

Thank you guys for answering, and especially swole cat. I was really hoping you would respond inparticular.

No problem bro. If you have access to heat those meals, you can quickly prepare much healthier ones, and make a lot of each of the foods to have on-hand already cooked. (meats, rice, etc.)

~SC~