Today guest review is from a dear friend of mine, Jessica. Jessica is a busy mom of a toddler who keeps her on her toes, she is also expecting her second baby in July and works 4 days a week  in an office. With her love of food and busy schedule I knew she would be a perfect for this opportunity.  

Beating the brown bag blues is something that even parents struggle with packing school lunches, I remember telling my mom as a child no more P&J sandwiches ‘PLEASE’. Now I find myself sending the same boring sandwiches with my children. But what about your brown bag lunches now that you are all grown up? You deserve more than a P&J sandwich, right?

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations features six mouth-watering new varieties for you to enjoy:

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Thai Chicken:  Juicy chicken simmered in an authentic Thai sauce with sweet baby corn and market vegetables on a bed of 100 per cent whole grain brown rice for a fibre boost.

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Chicken Teriyaki: Tender chicken in a sweet Teriyaki sauce, snap peas and a vegetable medley served on brown rice provides two whole servings of vegetables in a tasty low fat dish.

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Chili Lime Beef: Tender beef in a zesty Asian-inspired sauce, edamame, red peppers and broccoli served on a bed of white rice loaded with fibre, iron, and two servings of vegetables.

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Roast Garlic Chicken: Low fat, low calorie and delicious!  Enjoy succulent chicken simmered in a creamy garlic sauce served with red potatoes, broccoli and zucchini.

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Shrimp Alfredo : An elegant mix of shrimp, creamy Alfredo sauce, fusilli pasta, broccoli, yellow carrots and red  peppers that’s low in fat and provides you with two full serving of vegetables.

Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations Mediterranean Chicken: Enjoy a fibre filled meal with delicious broccoli, carrots and red bell peppers, served with savoury chicken and penne pasta in a tomato sauce.

Jessica’s Review

We tried 2 flavours: Mediterranean Chicken and Thai Chicken.

The Mediterranean Chicken was the hit at our house! Mediterranean sounds fancy, but it was a comforting, yummy blend of penne pasta, veggies, chicken and herbs.

Coming from an Italian household, we found the flavour was familiar and delicious!

The Thai Chicken entree was more of an adventure for us and it was a pleasant surprise of tangy, citrus and sweetness with the rice, chicken and veggies.

I really enjoyed this flavour and would choose this entree when in the mood for something new and different.

To sum up the taste experience, these meals were flavourful and interesting, without being overpowering.

Cooking the meals was especially easy. There were clear instructions on the back of the box that included diagrams and how long to microwave.

Mixing the two separated compartments (meat & sauce and then veggies & rice/pasta) was a perfect option for customizing how much flavour you’d like your meal to have!

The meals need 2 minutes to sit and simmer once out of the microwave and that was perfect for zapping the next meal so we could eat together.

I love eating my food on the hot side and found it easy to prepare these meals for my family, on a typical weeknight when we all walk in the door together – starving and ready to eat!

If I could use three words to describe the Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations, I would use: Tasty, Hot and Quick!

You can also  check out Leancuisine.ca to see what’s cooking, to get great- tasting ideas on how to stay healthy with delicious meal plans, as well as exercise and wellness tips to help keep you on track.

How are you beating the brown bag blues? 

Thanks for reading In R Dream!