is tumeric, a common curry ingredient...and healthful to boot!

You should discriminate between eco-claims and 'personal health' claims. They are not the same thing. If something gluten-free it may mean squat to the ecosystem.

Also, you failed to tell us about the eco-cost of all that packaging versus the eco-cost of making equivalent meals from scratch -- that might have been useful.

There is a long tradition of confusing rich folks' food hangups with eco-friendly living. Unfortunately, you've just continued it.

Cheers

Whiskerfish

Well you really missed the best of Amy's dinners - you happened to choose the 2 worst. I usually keep a couple in the freezer at work for emergencies and the ones I buy are delicious! The enchiladas, burritos, lasagna and the black eyed peas bowl are all very good. In fact I am eating one of the burritos as I write this and it is tasty and far from salty.

PS - I tried one of the Kashi dinners for a change the other day and it did not even come close - it just tasted fake.

It would have been great to know about the packaging. Some frozen dinners have paper dishes (compostable and less weird to microwave in) and some have plastic (usually #5 - not easily recyclable). This isn't included as an "eco-claim," as it's not noted on the outer package itself.

You should also note that "all-natural" doesn't actually mean anything.  A company can put the "all-natural" label on a product derived entirely from petroleum if they really wanted to.  "Natural" flavorings on the ingredients list just means they derived the chemicals from an apple (or w/e) instead of another chemical... the result is the same: highly processed "food" seasoned with chemicals.

"No food! Just ingredients!"

As a vegetarian, I have found nearly all of Amy's quick meal products to be palatable. The soups and instant dinners are great, as well as the pizza.  The only item I have found to be NOT wonderful are her quarter pounder veggie burgers. I much prefer Morningstar original grillers and Garden Burgers. I do try to cook on occasion.

Marylou Noble
Portland, OR  

I have eaten AMY'S frozen enchilada dinners, and they pass as edible....to me it's just as easy to open a can of black beans,warm a tortilla, add some cheese,(and what-ever else you find in the veggie dept. of your fridge), AMY'S salsa is GREAT in my opinion, and I usually try to keep that on hand......to each their own......I do know, the older I get the better I eat, and I have trouble remembering that when my children skim over "healthy" food....LOL........PEACE

First, thanks for writing such a relevant article. I am always seeking healthy, tasty alternatives for hot lunches in the office.

For a quick bite at home, I love Gardenburger's meatless BBQ Riblets. It truly meets my craving for tangy ribs, but without the guilt of pigging out. And it uses mimimal packaging - the box is recyclable, and inside, a small amount of plastic wraps the riblets. That's it!

I've tried a lot of the orgo frozens and while quite tasty, it takes about 3 or 4 of them to squelch my appetitie.