1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: You may love to keep one in the work fridge 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: or freezer for a quick meal when you're working late, 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: or you may use them as a cost effective and 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: calorie controlled option to support your weight loss goals. Frozen meals, 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: there are a whole lot of them in supermarkets, and 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: today on the Nutrition Couch product review, we take a 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: closer look at really what is in some of our 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: favorite frozen meals. Hi, I'm Susie Burrow and I'm Leon Wood, 9 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: and we bring you the Nutrition Couch, a biweekly chat 10 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: on everything you can find in the supermarket. And I 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: know I should declare to start with leanne that I 12 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: have consulted to a frozen meal company and specifically been 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: involved in the last couple of years on a reformulation 14 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: of the line cuisine range. So I'll declare that from 15 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: the start. But you know, I do find frozen meals 16 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: really useful and a very strategic option for clients. One, 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: they're relatively inexpensive in the sense that supermarkets put a 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: very tight price recommendation on them. So that has a 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: lot to do with how much protein or how much 20 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: vegetables versus carbohydrated in them. Because the super markets will 21 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: absolutely come to food manufacturers and say we need a 22 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: meal that sells for four dollars or five dollars, so 23 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: you can imagine the limitations there. And then of course 24 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: in recent years Land we've really seen a shift from 25 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: that traditional pasta base or rice based frozen meal and 26 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: now we're seeing a lot more salad bowls, and we're 27 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: seeing a lot of the higher protein varieties that are 28 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: at a higher price point, maybe eight to ten dollars. 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: And obviously there's also the fresh meals too, so it's 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: a huge growth industry. Indeed, when we compare ourselves to 31 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: other big economies the US, the UK, frozen and pre 32 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: prepared meals and massive markets. So this isn't an area 33 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: going away. And I think to start with, will say 34 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: that there's a big misconception that frozen meals aren't nutritious. 35 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: Frozen meals in particularly the fresh foods will be snap frozen, 36 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: so they're retaining a lot of the nutrition. But what 37 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: it does come down to is having a look at 38 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: the quality of those ingredients, because if it's a low 39 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: price point, generally yes, they will have higher proportions of 40 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: carbohydrate basically because they're cheaper ingredients. 41 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, Susie, I agree frozen meals are definitely an an 42 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: area of interest, and I find that really interesting that 43 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: you mentioned that a lot of times supermarkets will go 44 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: to the company saying it has to be this price point, 45 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: because I think if I had to have just one 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: opinion on frozen meals in general, I like them, but 47 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: I do find that they are quite low calorie and 48 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 2: quite low protein and vegetable amounts as well. When you 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: think about the ingredients that are the cheapest, it's obviously 50 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: the bulk of carbohydrates. It's the pasta and rice which 51 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: is the cheapest. So those frozen meals are heavily pasta 52 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: or rice based, particularly when they're the cheap affordable ones, 53 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 2: and they've got very minimal amounts of protein and veggies 54 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: in there, and they're quite low calorie. So, as you mentioned, 55 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: keeping the portion size smaller, bulking it up with a 56 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: cheap product like rice or pasta, and then limiting the 57 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: expensive products like protein and potentially vegetables, sometimes that's what 58 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: actually makes it quite affordable. But then also it doesn't 59 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: really line up with some people's healthy eating goals. So 60 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 2: a lot of times I'll use something like a frozen 61 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: meal and get my clients to add extra frozen veggies 62 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: into it and then a bit of extra protein on 63 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: the side, so they then may have a high protein 64 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: yogurt as a dessert, or they might add a boil 65 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: egg into it or a tin of tuna into it 66 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: as well, or dump you know, half a can of 67 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 2: chickpeas into there, just to boost the protein, because a 68 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: lot of frozen meals are very low in protein, so 69 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: they're not necessarily you know, filling. They're quite low calorie, 70 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: but they're not necessarily filling. So I do like the 71 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: two that we've chosen today because I do feel like 72 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: these are particular. First brand is quite a big, well 73 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: known brand, so we picked them Acaine Healthy Choice Honey 74 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: Sturf fried Chicken. It's ninety seven percent fat free and 75 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 2: on the front of label packaging it's three and a 76 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: half hell stars. So this is three hundred and thirty 77 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: grams in the packet. And if you look at just 78 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 2: perse serving SEUs, I think we'll go through the perse 79 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: serving versus of per hundred grams, it's thirteen hundred and 80 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: forty kilojeels. It's twelve point nine grams, so thirteen grams 81 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: of protein nearly it's five point three grams of fat 82 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: with one gram of saturated bats, so the saturated bat's 83 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: not too bad. It's fifty three grams of carbohydrates with 84 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: thirteen grams of sugar, two point six grams of dietary fiber, 85 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: and nearly five hundred milligrams of sodium, so overall they're 86 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: sort of the nutritional content of it, I'd probably say 87 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: it's maybe a medium choice when it comes to sort 88 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: of the frozen meal section. If you look at the 89 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: ingredient list, the first ingredient is cooked rice. As I mentioned, 90 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: that's sort of what you would expect from a lower 91 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: calorie health choice, which is quite an affordable price. So 92 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: cooked rice is the first ingredient, followed by vegetables. We've 93 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: got carrot capsican beans, and broccoli. Then we've got water. 94 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 2: We've got chicken, which is fourteen percent. We've got four 95 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: percent honey, onion thickeners, some canola oil, some sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, 96 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: and a few other sort of herbs and spices to 97 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: round us out. But the bulk in that meal is rice, vegetables, chicken, 98 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 2: and honey and some spices. So from an ingredient perspective, 99 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: it's actually pretty quote unquote clean, wouldn't you say, Susie, I. 100 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: Would, And this would be in that category of relatively 101 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: cheap options in supermarket. This is a meal that would 102 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: have a very specific price point on them, and as such, 103 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: it'll have that heavier rice or pasta base to reach 104 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: that price point. This is a product to the Healthy 105 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: Choice range that have been around for a long time. 106 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: They were developed at a time there was a real 107 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: demand for that ninety seven percent fat free product in supermarket. 108 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: But let's stress it's really because of that price point 109 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: that will be directing food manufacturers. So I think that's 110 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: really helpful for consumers to know that when you're wanting 111 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: to pay four or five dollars for a meal, this 112 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: is kind of what you get because this is what 113 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: food companies can do for this price. So it's about 114 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: fourteen percent chicken so per serve. In terms of protein, 115 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: it's giving us, you know, twelve grams. It's probably about 116 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: half what we would normally recommend as part of a 117 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,799 Speaker 1: well balanced meal. The carbohydrate load, as we would expect, 118 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: is reasonably high fifty three grams. But for me, the 119 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: standout feature of this is the sugars are quite high, 120 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: thirteen point five grams per serve, and if you look 121 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: at the ingredient list, you know there are a fair 122 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: amount of processed ingredients in there. It's not a meal 123 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: that I would be recommending. I think there's better options 124 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: nutritionally when it comes even to this price point. So 125 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's not necessarily a bad product. You know 126 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: it's coming in at three and a half health Star ratings, 127 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: but certainly there's much better options nutritionally out there. You know, 128 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: if you've got some frozen veggies and a tin of 129 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: tuna and put it with a bit of soy sauce, 130 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: it would cost similar and nutritionally much cleaner and much 131 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: better for us. So I think if your price point 132 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: is that for a frozen meal, and you do want 133 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: something quick and easy, my recommendation would be to look 134 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 1: for ones with as much protein as possible. In the 135 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: case of dietary fiber, i'd want sort of three to 136 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: five gram certainly, sort of less sugar per serve would 137 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: be ideal. I think there's sort of better profiles out there, 138 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: and the carbohydrate recommendation I give is sort of thirty 139 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: to forty grams per serve for a frozen meal, So 140 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: it sort of sits in that middle ground. It's not amazing, 141 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: but it's not too bad either, And certainly, you know, 142 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,559 Speaker 1: for people who need perhaps a young male who needs 143 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: a light, quick and easy lunch on the go and 144 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: is eating to a budget, it's an option, but it's 145 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: certainly not on my sort of recommendations of a meal 146 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: to buyer. Do you think there's better options? And as 147 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: soon as I see rice as the first ingredient or pasta, 148 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: I tend to sort of move away a little bit 149 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: because I'm really seeking out lean protein and veggies when 150 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: it comes to quick and easy meals on the run. 151 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 2: I mean, for athletes, it probably is a really ideal choice, 152 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 2: but you definitely want to increase the protein in that meal. 153 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 2: So having something like this with a bit of a 154 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 2: high protein yogurt or a couple of boiled eggs on 155 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: the side and a couple of veggie sticks as well 156 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: might not be too bad of an option for somebody 157 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 2: with high energy requirements. But I do think that for 158 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 2: the majority of people this wouldn't be a complete meal. 159 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: It's too low calorie, too low protein, probably a little 160 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,239 Speaker 2: bit too heavy carbohydrate wise, and ideally as dietitian SUSI, 161 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 2: probably a little bit too low fiber. So not the 162 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: worst choice on the market, but definitely not what we 163 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: would call a complete healthy meal. All up, y, I 164 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: think you'd really want to add a couple of extra 165 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: things to that to balance it out a little bit more. 166 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: I would agree. 167 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: I agree one hundred percent. 168 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: All right. Then the second option we've chosen, I actually 169 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: quite like this brand, Susie. It's a SuperNature brand. The 170 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: one we've chosen is a Superpuls's whole meal Sicilian tuna bake. 171 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: So this one is it's very low calorie. It's two 172 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 2: hundred and seventy nine calories for the serving of three 173 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 2: hundred grams. It's got fifteen point three grams of protein, 174 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: so lower calorie but higher protein. It's got six grams 175 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 2: of that one point three grams of that being saturated, 176 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: thirty eight point four gram of carbs, so you know, 177 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 2: lower carbohydrate than the other one, eleven point seven grams 178 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: of sugar and seven point eight grams of fire. But 179 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: which is a decent like a fiber SUSI in something 180 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 2: of you know, such low calorie and is because of 181 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: those sort of beans and pulses in this brand, which 182 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: is great. And when you look at the ingredient list, 183 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 2: there does appear to be a lot of ingredients, but 184 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 2: this is very much quite a good whole food based product. 185 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: So the first ingredient is the Sicilian sauce, which is 186 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 2: made up of water, tomatoes, tomato juice. Then we've got 187 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 2: tomato paste, red capskin, onion, sun dried tomatoes, black olive, spinach, 188 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 2: vegetable oil. Then we've got cornstarch, capers, garlic, homel, pasta, 189 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: tuna nine percent, the homopasta is eighteen percent. We've got 190 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 2: some cadellini beans six percent, and we've got some cheese 191 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: and parsley topping and zero point five percent of cheddar cheese, 192 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 2: so very very minimal amounts of cheese on top. But 193 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: I do like, I really love the fiber content of 194 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 2: this SUSI, so overall, I personally think this is a 195 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: green light. This is a really great choice, but I 196 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: just think it's far too low calorie for the majority 197 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 2: of our listeners listening at home. I would definitely be 198 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 2: added something to this, maybe a little bit of sort 199 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 2: of frugin yogat to round it out or I don't know, 200 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: another sort of lean protein surce. Maybe adding a couple 201 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 2: of extra chickpeas and some extra vegetables in there, just 202 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 2: to bolk that out a little bit, because I can 203 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 2: promise you right now, SUSI, even if it wasn't breastfeeding, 204 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: that wouldn't be enough for me for dinner. But overall, 205 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: I think it's quite a good choice when you look 206 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 2: at the nutritional profile and the ingredients added to that. 207 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: The SuperNature range has been incredibly popular and it was 208 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: one of those revolutionary brands that came through to try 209 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: and revolutionize the frozen meal industry. And they've got a 210 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: whole range, including a number of plant based options which 211 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: really are quite high in protein. It is routinely quite 212 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: low in calories because of that serving size and trying 213 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: to improve the nutritionals. So you're right, they range between 214 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: two and sort of mid three hundreds. It's hard to 215 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: get them higher than that. You know, fifteen grams of protein, 216 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: almost eight grams of dietary fiber. I guess some feedback 217 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: on this brand is that they can be quite high 218 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: in sodium, and the reference I would give to that 219 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: is that as soon as you start to clean up 220 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: the food. Working with a clean protein and veggies, you've 221 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: got to give a little bit of flavor. And as such, 222 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: if you want to keep those other nutrients down and 223 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: keep the fat low as is required by that brand 224 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: or preferred by that brand, you do often need a 225 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: little bit of seasoning. But I agree with you. Even 226 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: though the ingredient list is long, it's primarily whole food based. 227 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: You're getting a huge amount of beans through it. Now, 228 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: what I will say is even within this range, there's 229 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: a huge mix of different profiles. So you have ones 230 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: that are quite high in carbohydrate and quite low in protein. 231 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: And so I've really specifically chosen this one as one 232 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: of the higher protein skews at fifteen grams, So it's 233 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: like all of them, you really need to check out 234 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 1: those macro nutrients and try and choose the ones that 235 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: are a bit higher in protein. So I would use 236 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: this very similar to you. I might use it as 237 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: a lunch, but then serve it also with a large 238 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: salad to give that bulk and maybe some avocado to 239 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: fill it. And another strategy I do use with my 240 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: clients lean is if they're hungry, is maybe feed them 241 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: two lunches. So maybe half a lunch of a wrap 242 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: or a small sandwich earlier in the day and then 243 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: sort of a hot meal or a salad later. So 244 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: this is kind of that two small lunches component that 245 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: can work quite well, but you can't go past them 246 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: for ease and price point. You know, if you had 247 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: to make this meal or if you had to go 248 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: and buy all those ingredients, that's a huge undertaking. So 249 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: for busy people who need to pick up something quickly 250 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: in the supermarket and have it as a quick lunch 251 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: as an alternative to ordering some food in it's always 252 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: going to be a much better choice. You know exactly 253 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: what's in it, so you're right, though for a lot 254 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: of active people it would be more of a light 255 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: lunch or a snack or half a lunch, so again 256 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: you just need to put those little bits of extras 257 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: in there to complete it. But certainly this is one 258 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: of my favorites within this range because as I said, 259 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: there's a huge disparity and the carb loads and the 260 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: protein between them, so don't assume they're all the same. 261 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: Definitely have a good look and seek out ones like 262 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: this which are a bit higher in protein and keep 263 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: that carbs in the thirties as opposed to the fifties 264 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: or sixties or seventies, which you can see in some 265 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: of these meal options. 266 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: I just love the fiber profile of that. I think 267 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: that's amazing seven point eight grams. And I am such 268 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: a big fan of, you know, frozen me adding things 269 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: like beans and legumes in there, because we do know 270 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 2: that those things are so positive for our health profiles. 271 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 2: So I think seeking out some frozen meals that do 272 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 2: have those wonderful either whole grain or legume options in 273 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 2: them is definitely a positive from a health perspective. 274 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: I agree, I agree, all right. Well, that brings us 275 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: to the end of the Nutrition Couch product review for 276 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 1: another week. 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