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Have y'all tried the Atkins frozen meals. They have lots of Protein very little sugar and carbs. Sodium is little high but I real do know what is good with sodium. Walmart has them $3.84

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Chad - I stopped at Walmart tonight and saw that they had these. I was excited until I saw the sodium. I'm no expert on how much is too much but one of the Breakfast meals had over 1000mg. I googled and according to the American heart association they said your intake should be less than 2000mg per day. I left the Atkins back on the freezer shelf. I thought it was way too much even though I'm a big fan of the Atkins diet because high Protein works well for me.

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I did some frozen meals for a while early in this journey because the were small and mostly Protein, When I discussed with my WLS he quickly stopped me, he stated they are too high in sodium. I still think frozen meals like this are ok and a better choice than reaching for something unhealthy. Just watch for retaining Fluid. Enjoy.

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Cool thanks for the info. I'm going to consider not eating them because I can't find healthy things to cook that are fast and easy.

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I cook something big once or twice a week and eat for my meals. Lucky I don't get bored. Chilli, stews and make up stuff etc. That way I control the sodium. I also use frozen onions, peppers ect to cook with.

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I also cook a larger batch of dinners and freeze the leftovers for another night or two within the month.

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Where do u get the recipes?

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Where do u get the recipes?

Hi Chad, if you don't like to cook maybe this site will inspire you too! www.skinnytaste.com

This is my favorite site to go to, I get great ideas even if I don't have all the recipes, I come up with my own ideas .. so far everything I made is super delish!

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Mostly from skinnytaste.com and emilybites.com. If I can use my crockpot, the recipe is for me!!

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I have a recipe group on Facebook. If you want to join friend me at Hely lb and send me a message. Not a support group.

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All prepared foods have extra sodium as preservative. You would be much better off to cook your own meals. Another good source of Protein is many groceries cell pre-roasted chickens, Simply de-bone them and store in serving size amounts.

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It's my experience that the roasted chickens are loaded with sodium. Many are injected with it for flavor when cooked. Google sodium in store bought roasted chickens. Lots of info comes up.

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