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Was wondering if frozen dinners like smart ones, lean cuisines would be good to eat? Does anyone rely on those for lunch or dinner? Portion would be perfect since they are small.

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I do them often for lunch. It seems to work out pretty good for me, some of them have quite a bit of protien.

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I have lean cuisines, healthy choice or smart ones with a small side salad during my "in between" grocery shopping days. Most of the time I like to cook, but when there's no time or nothing to make, they are the perfect lunch or dinner for me. My nutritionst said they were ok to have, just to limit them because of the sodium.

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In general, I *think* that frozen dinners tend to have a lot of sodium. If that might be a concern for you, I would ask your surgeon if they are ok with them. I think once in a while is probably ok but daily might be a bit too often.

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I do eat them on occasion - usually when I am low on groceries :)

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Thanks everyone! That's what I was thinking, maybe 1-2 times a week for lunch. Yes, they do have a lot of sodium. But I go in for my 1st fill Jan 22 :) so I will ask then! So excited to start loosing weight. I have been up and down since surgery Dec 20th and I know I shouldnt be worried about losing right now just healing but I am anxious lol

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I buy them, but it seems like even the small ones are a larger portion than we're supposed to be eating. I have some in the freezer right now, that I need to take to work. Good luck to you.

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They are high in sodium and also tend to be pretty high in sugar. I generally stay as far away from frozen dinners as I can.

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On my preop diet i ate the smart ones. They are somewhat big in portion size though but they tended to be the best tasting and filling frozen meals i have tried.

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Marie Calander's chicken Fajita Bowl Steamer... DELISH! It's not a "diet" meal but only 330 calories, 22 protien.

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I found that I just can't eat them. It seems like they all have some sort of Pasta or rice and those are 2 things my band does not tolerate. They also just don't taste good to me anymore.

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Well, my surgeon and weight loss center told me no frozen dinners. So I wouldn't really know. I think that if I was in your position I would talk to my dr/dr's office first before doing it. That's my advice. =)

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