How bad is Lean Cuisine, really?
Definitely check sodium, that’s one of the primary evils of processed food. Also, be wary of anything that uses corn syrup as a sweetener (Mostly soda, but other foods will use it too), and excessive amounts of food dye. 20% of the daily intake of sodium for a meal isn’t that bad. Most people surpass the normal sodium intake by frightening levels, sometimes in a single meal. There’s other troubles with processed food, such as maintaining nutrient content, often supplmented with “fortification”, and of course, preservatives. Lean Cuisine isn’t as bad as many other frozen meals. It’s still processed food, no question about it. Most convenient foods suffer from some evils of processing, that’s how many things can be so convenient. The best way to avoid processed food is to cook the meal yourself with fresh ingredients, preferrably locally produced. It’s horribly inconvenient, such methods are from a time when obtaining and preparing food was a notable portion of the day. At the same time,
