{"id":146,"date":"2009-08-06T15:26:54","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T19:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=146"},"modified":"2010-01-30T19:52:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T23:52:39","slug":"these-steamers-arent-from-cleveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"These Steamers aren’t from Cleveland."},"content":{"rendered":"

My Cubicle in Tampa
\nHealthy Choice Caf\u00e9 Steamers \u2013 Chicken Red Pepper Alfredo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Components of Today\u2019s meal:
\nGrilled Chicken chunks
\nLinguini noodles
\nBroccoli
\nRed Bell Peppers
\nAlfredo Sauce
\n\"package<\/a>
\nThe nicest thing about the Healthy Choice Caf\u00e9 Steamers (referred to as \u201cSteamers\u201d from here on out) is that they deliver on their packaging. The picture on the box features larger bell peppers than you actually receive and the color of the \u2018alfredo\u2019 sauce is quite muted from the almost neon-\u201cMacNCheez\u201d color it actually has, but other than that, the picture is fairly accurate.
\n\"prior<\/a>
\nThe above mixture is prior to mixing. It lets you see the components of the meal a little more clearly, and frankly it looks a little more appetizing prior to it being mixed. As you can see the Broccoli sports a vibrant color and the chicken actually appears to be \u2018chunks\u2019 of tenderloin instead of reprocessed left-overs crammed into a \u2018nugget\u2019.
\n\"Mixed<\/a>
\nPost-mix doesn\u2019t look as appetizing to me, but nor is it disgusting. The one thing that I\u2019m not a fan of is how overly bright orange the sauce is. I really feel like I\u2019m about to tear into a classy version of Kraft \u201cMacNCheez\u201d.
\n\"package<\/a>
\nAs the product line\u2019s name states, the food is a fairly healthy choice. The nutritional facts don\u2019t try any shyster non-sense by stating that there are 2 or 3 servers to the package. (Honestly, who opens a can of Coke, drinks half, and then decides that\u2019s enough for the day and tosses it back in the fridge?) This particular meal weighs in at 250 calories and represents a moderate spread of the daily nutrients you should consume. The only negative to these meals are the actual ingredient list; there are about 70 items listed under ingredients and appear as if the makers are attempting to construct a bomb out of your food.<\/p>\n

With the first bite I get noodles, broccoli and chicken. The \u2018alfredo\u2019 is fairly starchy without much of a flavor kick, the most apparent attribute is that it\u2019s creamy. The broccoli holds up very well in the meal, it\u2019s got some crispy bite to it and yet is still tender. The chicken is mediocre and there is a bit of fat in 2 of my bites. The noodles are fairly sweet but aren\u2019t gummy or over\/under-done. I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m attacking Cthulu while eating, so it\u2019s a decent experience.<\/p>\n

After finishing the bowl, I\u2019m fairly satisfied. The meal came in at about $2.30 and is an excellent price for a frozen meal. For what this is, the meal delivered. Steamers have held a soft-spot in my heart as they\u2019ve been one of the few frozen meals that I can eat on a consistent basis. The best I can say about this meal is that I neither look forward to it, nor do I dread it.<\/p>\n

On the whole the meal rates [rating:3.5] stars as a frozen meal.<\/p>\n

-Matt in the Cube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Cubicle in Tampa Healthy Choice Caf\u00e9 Steamers \u2013 Chicken Red Pepper Alfredo Components of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,15,5,192,22,24],"tags":[53,358,52,51],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable","category-chicken-dining-in","category-dining-in","category-eatingatwork","category-mattreview","category-mediocre","tag-alfredo","tag-chicken","tag-choice","tag-healthy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions\/193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}