Green Giant Vegetable Blends

I try and have frozen vegetables at the ready at school because some of the frozen entrees I buy need a vegetable boost.  They run from 45 to 60 calories per serving and there are approximately 2 servings per package.  I usually have 1/2 a package with lunch. Sometimes, if I show poor judgement at breakfast – say, having a Krystal Scrambler with sausage instead of what I planned – I can have the whole package for lunch.The following description is from the Green Giant Website:

Be At Your Body’s Best

Health Blends are conveniently frozen to lock in nutrients and easy to prepare. Simply steam in the microwave for three minutes for a fresh, crisp, and deliciously wholesome side dish or snack that will help you meet your health goals.

Digestive Health – A whopping 92% of Americans are not meeting their daily fiber needs. Our digestive health blend with yellow carrots, navy beans, and spinach in a garlic herb sauce is naturally high in fiber to help maintain a healthy digestive system.

Healthy Weight – Fill your plate differently with vegetables! Diets rich in foods naturally containing fiber, like our healthy weight blend of sliced carrots, sugar snap peas, black beans, and edamame, can help you maintain a healthier body weight and feel more satisfied.

Immunity Blend – Colorful vegetables have an array of important nutrients that your body needs. Over 50% of Americans are missing the mark on getting the recommended amount of vitamins A and C. Our immunity blends are full of color and flavor!  Choose between two great combinations:  both are naturally rich in antioxidant vitamins A & C to help support a healthy immune system.

• broccoli florets, julienne carrots and red and yellow sweet pepper strips in a garlic-herb infused extra virgin olive oil seasoning or
• cauliflower florets, sliced orange and yellow carrots and dried cranberries lightly tossed with a flavorful butter sauce.

Healthy Vision – Keeping healthy vision for a lifetime is no small task. See the goodness of our healthy vision blend of sliced carrots, zucchini quarters, and sliced green beans lightly tossed with rosemary butter sauce! Providing the natural antioxidants lutein & vitamin A that helps support eye health.

Healthy Heart – The soluble fiber in Healthy Heart can help naturally lower cholesterol to help promote heart health*. Your heart will skip a beat over this tasty blend: Pearled barley, sugars snap peas and julienne carrots in an herb infused extra virgin olive oil sauce.

*3 grams of soluble fiber daily from barley-containing foods, such as Healthy Heart, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. Healthy Heart provides 1.6 grams per serving.

Source of statistics: NHANES 2003-04 data (1 day)

So far, my favorite one is the Immunity Boost/Blend with the broccoli.  I also read on Hungry Girl.com that the cauliflower Immunity blend can be added to a serving of butternut squash soup for a filling, low-calorie meal.