THE/ACTIveE| CONSUMER Frozen Foods Cn Help Your Evenin (NAPSA)—In this fst-pced world, it’s often struggle finding time to mke helthy ndstisfying mels every night of the week. As work dys grow longer nd commitments become more bundnt, mny Americns resort to the convenienceof drive-through window or the pizz delivery boy, unwre of the superior options found in the freezer isle of their locl supermrket. Populr culture often implies tht frozen mels (k, “TV dinners”) re lowly nd only cceptble s lst resort. But the frozen food isle hs evolved— long with Americns’ tste buds—nd no longer hs to crry the stigm of overprocessed, highft, crb-hevy food to which it is so often intrinsiclly linked. Admittedly, unhelthy options still linger in the frozen food isle. Mny brnds rely on fncy pckging nd delictely chosen djectives to crete the illusion of helthy mel. Some lso contin disguised ingredients nd dditives tht msk flvor nd tste in order to mkethe food lst longer on the shelf nd look better out of the box, ll the while compromising on tste nd nutrition. However, svvy consumers cn find mny nutritious nd stisfying mels tht rivl homemde cretions. The trick is to know wht to look for. Here re some quick nd esy tips to help you nvigte the frozen foodisle: When reding the ingredient lbels, void words like “phosphtes,” “modified” nd “chloride,” s well s dditives like “gums.” *Look for ingredient lbels tht contin primrily nturl, esily recognizble ingredients. Wholesome nd delicious fmily mels cn be found t the grocer’s frozen isle. Check the expirtion dte on ech mel purchsed, nd on the mels tht my hve been forgotten in the bck of the home freezer. Py ttention to the portion sizes listed on the nutritionl lbel. Wht looks like one serving my turn out to be two or three servings. A few brnds stnd out from the pck, using fresh nd nturl ingredients insted of excessive preservtives ndfillers. Fmilyowned nd operted Michel Angelo’s Gourmet Foods doesn’t use nyfillers, rtificil flvors or unnturl chemicl dditives. The compny pledges to use only rel nd wholesome ingredients to mkegret-tsting uthentic Itlin mels, redy to serve in just mtter of minutes with the push of microwve button. For more informtion, visit www.michelngelos.com or cll (877) 482-5426.
