Healthy Choice is helping me feel better!

It’s no secret that I am overweight. Obese, actually, according to my doctor’s official height and weight chart. It’s been a struggle for me for over 20 years. I have signed up for “weight watching” (you know what I mean) more times than I can count, every time I think “this time it’s going to work!”, but it never does. And I think the reason why is because I am not good at preparing meals for myself.

My biggest problem is lunch. I do okay at breakfast with a bowl of cereal and my coffee, and I cook a full dinner for five people every night (well, unless Chris cooks and on Friday when we have pizza – okay, ALMOST every night), but at lunchtime? I just never have any idea what to do. I get bored eating meat and cheese on bread with some carrots on the side…snore. I want a hot meal, or a meal with a variety of flavors, and I’m just not that creative at it.

When Healthy Choice asked me to participate in their “Getting Better for BlogHer” campaign last summer, they sent me a bunch of coupons and asked me to purchase enough Healthy Choice meals to replace one meal a day. It was an easy decision – I would replace my usual fast food lunch! I should also mention that yes, Kaitlyn is here for lunch every day, but she lives on yogurt, apples, and air right now so I don’t have to cook for her

My previous experiences with Healthy Choice’s frozen meals had not been great, to be honest. I remember mushy meats, watery green beans, and that strange fruit dessert that was like pie filling topped with crumbs. So I was VERY happy to see that Healthy Choice has revamped their product lines and the new frozen entrees are fresh-tasting and look as good in the tray as the photo on the box.

My favorite meals are:

The Beef Pot Roast, which comes roasted beef and onion gravy, seasoned red potatoes, carrots that are tender-crisp, and an apple-cranberry crisp that tastes like FRUIT, not pie filling, for only 290 calories.
The Oven Roasted Chicken, topped with a light gravy, mixed vegetables, whipped potatoes, and peach crisp for only 260 calories
Salisbury Steak with mushroom gravy, redskin mashed potatoes, and green beans with red peppers for only 190 calories.

Are you sensing the theme here? I didn’t realize how much I like GRAVY until I made the list of my favorite meals!

To see all the products available from Healthy Choice, be sure to check out http://www.healthychoice.com/

I’m participating in the Healthy Choice Better for BlogHer campaign in exchange for free product coupons and financial compensation. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine.

edited to add: Yes, I am participating in the Optifast program. They know I am wrapping up the Healthy Choice campaign, and the dietician has worked a daily Healthy Choice meal into my plan.