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Frozen dinners: we know you don't eat them all the time, but when you're too lazy to cook—which meat is worth defrosting?

Men's Fitness, May, 2005 by Belisa Vranich

Lifechoice Homestyle Baked Chicken

Chicken taste: Rubbery, flavorless

Side: Green beans

Portion: Average

Nutrition: 210 calories, 28 g protein, 11 g carbs, 5 g fiber

* First ingredient on label: Glazed chicken breast with rib meat

Healthy Choice Grilled Chicken Marinara

Chicken taste: Breast meat and tomato paste, minus the spices

Sides: Pasta and broccoli

Portion: Average

Nutrition: 250 calories, 20 g protein, 32 g carbs, 3 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Cooked ziti

Boston Market Glazed Rotisserie White Meat Chicken

Chicken taste: Tender and juicy

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Sides: Mashed potatoes and carrots

* Portion: Large

* Nutrition: 380 calories, 33 g protein, 35 g carbs, 5 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Water

Swanson Mesquite Grilled Chicken

Chicken taste: All BBQ sauce, no chicken

* Sides: Corn, rice, and beans

Portion: Slightly bigger than most

Nutrition: 380 calories, 22 g protein, 53 g carbs, 2 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Cooked, shaped, grilled, glazed, mesquite-flavored chicken breast with rib meat

Marie Callender's Herb Roasted Chicken

* Chicken taste: Delicious sage and herb flavor

Sides: Mashed potatoes, broccoli, and carrots

Portion: Tiny (once the chicken is off the bone)

Nutrition: 530 calories, 34 g protein, 20 g carbs, 6 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Mashed potatoes made with rehydrated potato flakes

Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Mirabella

Chicken taste: Like a tire served in wine-flavored Jell-O

Side: Pasta

Portion: Small

Nutrition: 190 calories, 12 g protein, 33 g carbs, 3 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Cooked enriched-macaroni product

Lean Cuisine Dinnertime Selections Glazed Chicken

Chicken taste: Plastic-like, gummy

Sides: Rice and carrots

Portion: Average

Nutrition: 310 calories, 25 g protein, 39 g carbs, 3 g fiber

First ingredient on label: Carrots

WINNER Although Marie Callender's had the best taste, Boston Market wins for its more nutritious, larger portion size.

Frozen dinners: we know you don't eat them all the time, but when you're too lazy to cook—which meat is worth defrosting?

Men's Fitness, May, 2005 by Belisa Vranich

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