I often brown bag my lunch so I can avoid the deadly fast food tempations. I do keep a freezer full healthy frozen entrees in my office freezer, but while shopping for healthy frozen entrees this week I came across the Tai Pei line of frozen Chinese dinners. I sampled the Pepper Beef with vegetables and white rice and I was very pleasantly surprised.  Although there was not a lot of beef, there was a full serving of vegetables (broccoli, peas, onions, carrots), the seasoning was delicious, and the serving size was filling. I would say that it does rival Chinese carryout. I just popped it in the microwave for 5 minutes, let it sit for another 3, and ate it right from the Chinese style container. Chinese food has a bad rep nutritionally, but the news here was actually pretty good: 190 calories, 5 grams fat (0 transfat, 1 sat.), 8 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber. There  are several other entrees as well in this line, but I haven’t tried them yet.

This is a good brown bag alternative and will satisfy that Chinese food craving without breaking your eating plan.

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