Review: Atkins New Frozen Lunch and Dinner Meals

Why not shed those unwanted holiday pounds with the Atkins new frozen lunch and dinner meals? Yes, Atkins smiles on the low-carbohydrate dieter by now selling frozen lunch and dinner meals that actually work for all phases of the diet program. This means no more scraping together time and creative energy just to prepare a lunch or dinner meal that fits the Atkins diet plan. More good news comes in knowing that these frozen meals (seemingly) hold less sodium than some of the other popular frozen diet meals. Here are the Atkins frozen lunch and dinner meals currently available for purchase:

Beef Merlot. The Atkins website describes this frozen diet meal as tender beef and broccoli in a Merlot wine sauce, and that description is exact. The beef feels grainy because it seems that Atkins cuts the beef with the grain, rather than against. Even so, the meat is quite tender, and the Merlot sauce is some of the best a dieter can hope for. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50, and it satisfies.

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo. The creamy Parmesan-Romano cheese sauce dresses up this dish of white breast meat and broccoli. This dish works well for the dieter who enjoys comfort food. This dish may be less satisfying for the dieter who enjoys the crunch found in vegetables. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50, and it provides a rich taste for the dieter needing a treat.

Chili Con Carne. This Atkins frozen diet meal can help the dieter enjoy a hearty meal on a cold day and holds only 4 net carbohydrates, less than most of the other Atkins frozen meals. The danger comes in wanting to add items that would work against the Atkins program. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50 and provides a hearty meal, but don’t fall into the trap of eating this meal with crackers.

Crustless Chicken Pot Pie. This filling meal delivers as much of the pot-pie taste as it can deliver without using crust, but this pot pie still falls a bit short in tasting like a pot pie because it contains no green peas, an essential ingredient for the pot-pie taste. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50 and satisfies, but the meal can leave the avid eater of pot pies wanting more of the traditional taste.

Italian Sausage Primavera. This Atkins meal doesn’t quite work as well as the other meals. The Italian Sausage is delicious and so are the vegetables and the sauce. The trouble comes in that the meat, vegetables, and sauce don’t seem to work well together, especially the cauliflower added to this dish. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50, and it provides a different taste, but not the best taste.

Meatloaf with Portobello Mushroom Gravy. The meatloaf lover can now rest easy for having a serving of meatloaf with vegetables, instead of mashed potatoes. The vegetables paired with this serving of meat make this dish a real winner. The bottom line: This Atkins frozen meal costs about $3.50, and it provides a solid meal for the hungry dieter.

Turkey Tenders with Herb Pan Gravy. This frozen Atkins meal may be the best meal to eat for lunch or dinner. The meat is tender. The gravy is tasty. The vegetables are crispy and plentiful. Just mix the meat and vegetables together with the gravy and enjoy your feast. The bottom line: This meal costs about $3.50, and it provides satisfaction in quantity and taste.

Resource

Atkins.com