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I realized that some frozen meals must be better than others. Thus, there must be a frozen meal that is best. I think cooking methods relate to that. I really a

by kovek 8y ago

I realized that some frozen meals must be better than others. Thus, there must be a frozen meal that is best. I think cooking methods relate to that. I really appreciate those because they can be very cheap yet nutritious. However, I don't know if it's healthy to consume them too often.

Jaruzel 8y ago
> However, I don't know if it's healthy to consume them too often. Frozen meals tend to have very high levels of salt in them. They also have poor quality ingredients, so are not as nutritional as you think. If you must live on frozen meals, try making them in large quantities yourself over a weekend, and freeze them. Most basic 'meat & vegetables' meals can be frozen and re-heated.
- 6nf 8y ago
  If high levels of salt is the worst thing you can say about frozen meals then they're pretty damn decent for the convenience they offer!
  - keypress 8y ago
    I cook from fresh every day. Now granted I'm not the fastest cook - but it can take anything from about 20mins to an 1h 30mins to prepare dinner. While I'm cooking I'm cleaning and doing other tasks. Left overs carry over to lunch or another evening meal. If I were to use a frozen meal, I'd have to defrost, and then cook, and likely would want something alongside it - like veg or salad. Unless Chef Mike (Microwave) is employed. I find it hard to see this being that much quicker. I've had one pre-prepared bought in meal this year. Most convenience foods like this have a strange processed taste - that isn't just salt. This is coming from someone whose sense of taste has been shot totally to pieces.
    - majewsky 8y ago
      > I find it hard to see this being that much quicker. A part that's much quicker is that you just grab a frozen meal from the store, rather than first figuring out what to cook and then searching for ingredients at various sections of the store.
      - stevesimmons 8y ago
        Once you cook regularly, "figuring out what to cook and then searching for ingredients at various sections of the store" takes next to no time. Most of what you buy are the regular weekly standards. Just spent two minutes writing a shopping list before you leave home. Then for the first few days after you shop, cook the meals you planned. And towards the end of the week, open the fridge/cupboard and think "what needs to be used up?" The more you do it, the easier it gets.
      - keypress 8y ago
        I just work with what I have, meal planning is too hard for me.
- jules 8y ago
  Is salt still considered bad for you?
  - Freak_NL 8y ago
    When you eat too much of it, certainly. It is generally thought that we eat way more salt than is considered healthy. Too much salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney failure. The Dutch government — to cite just one example — states that 80% of people in the Netherlands eat too much salt¹; i.e., more than 6 grammes per day, and lists the health issues mentioned above. Conversely, eating too little salt is quire rare nowadays due to the high amount of salt in store bought products. 1: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium.aspx https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium....
    - jules 8y ago
      I'm a bit skeptical of an organisation that recommends eating lots of carbs and margarine. Is there good scientific evidence that salt is dangerous? A priori I'd find that strange, because our kidneys are good at filtering out salt, so why would the body have any trouble with salt as long as you drink enough water?

by kovek 8y ago

Jaruzel 8y ago

> However, I don't know if it's healthy to consume them too often. Frozen meals tend to have very high levels of salt in them. They also have poor quality ingredients, so are not as nutritional as you think. If you must live on frozen meals, try making them in large quantities yourself over a weekend, and freeze them. Most basic 'meat & vegetables' meals can be frozen and re-heated.

6nf 8y ago
If high levels of salt is the worst thing you can say about frozen meals then they're pretty damn decent for the convenience they offer!
- keypress 8y ago
  I cook from fresh every day. Now granted I'm not the fastest cook - but it can take anything from about 20mins to an 1h 30mins to prepare dinner. While I'm cooking I'm cleaning and doing other tasks. Left overs carry over to lunch or another evening meal. If I were to use a frozen meal, I'd have to defrost, and then cook, and likely would want something alongside it - like veg or salad. Unless Chef Mike (Microwave) is employed. I find it hard to see this being that much quicker. I've had one pre-prepared bought in meal this year. Most convenience foods like this have a strange processed taste - that isn't just salt. This is coming from someone whose sense of taste has been shot totally to pieces.
  - majewsky 8y ago
    > I find it hard to see this being that much quicker. A part that's much quicker is that you just grab a frozen meal from the store, rather than first figuring out what to cook and then searching for ingredients at various sections of the store.
    - stevesimmons 8y ago
      Once you cook regularly, "figuring out what to cook and then searching for ingredients at various sections of the store" takes next to no time. Most of what you buy are the regular weekly standards. Just spent two minutes writing a shopping list before you leave home. Then for the first few days after you shop, cook the meals you planned. And towards the end of the week, open the fridge/cupboard and think "what needs to be used up?" The more you do it, the easier it gets.
    - keypress 8y ago
      I just work with what I have, meal planning is too hard for me.
jules 8y ago
Is salt still considered bad for you?
- Freak_NL 8y ago
  When you eat too much of it, certainly. It is generally thought that we eat way more salt than is considered healthy. Too much salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney failure. The Dutch government — to cite just one example — states that 80% of people in the Netherlands eat too much salt¹; i.e., more than 6 grammes per day, and lists the health issues mentioned above. Conversely, eating too little salt is quire rare nowadays due to the high amount of salt in store bought products. 1: https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium.aspx https://www.voedingscentrum.nl/encyclopedie/zout-en-natrium....
  - jules 8y ago
    I'm a bit skeptical of an organisation that recommends eating lots of carbs and margarine. Is there good scientific evidence that salt is dangerous? A priori I'd find that strange, because our kidneys are good at filtering out salt, so why would the body have any trouble with salt as long as you drink enough water?