Has anyone else noticed that Weight Watchers© SmartOnes© and Stouffer's LeanCuisine© frozen foodlets are edging away from being low-fat, low calorie? For instance, the SmartOnes© "Three Cheese Ziti Marinara" went from 5 WW Points© to 6 and they proudly announced something along the lines of "Now with more cheese!" apparently because peeps wrote in and said "hey, we want more cheese!"
I'm seeing more and more "new" meals offered that are all 6 or 7 points, and fewer of the ones that are 4 or 5 points. A WeightWatchers© Point© is calculated from the calories, grams of fat and a limited measurement of fiber. It's an easy way to gauge the "cost" of the meal. They seem to be putting more fat into them, too -- usually cheese.
The lunch I just had, SmartOnes© Lemon Herb Chicken Piccata has only 4 points, but they're chock full of carbs. Three little bits of chicken, a fingerful of finely shredded veggies, and three pounds of rice and sauce. Don't get me wrong; I like rice. I like veggies better, though, and they're not only more filling, but more nutritious.
I like these cuz they're convenient. I would prefer that they be more nutritious and better balanced.
I don't follow the WW points, but have noticed that other prepared meals we used to count on for last minute backup are no longer great options. Definitely. Sneaky.
I'm annoyed because there used to be purple Whopper robins' eggs, and now there are only blue, white, pink, and yellow. :(
I like to get paid for all my WWW points but everybody wants the sites and links for free these days. I think it's a fallout of the stimulus pack.
Speaking of stimulation, have you noticed that teevee dinners taste better than they used to?
Maybe it's the cheese.