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Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews

Restaurant Selections

Applebee's
Chili's Grill & Bar
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Red Lobster
Ruby Tuesday

Breakfast / Snack Bars

Eat Arrowhead Mills Organic Maple Buckwheat Flakes (Gluten Free)
Eat Fiber One Chewy Bars: Oats and Peanut Butter
Eat Nature's Path Corn Flakes (Gluten Free)
Eat Nature's Path EnviroKidz Koala Crisp (Gluten Free)
Eat Nature's Path Organic WholeO's (Gluten Free)
Eat Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars
Don't Eat Nutri-Grain Fruit and Nut Bars
Eat South Beach Living Cinnamon Raisin High Protein Cereal Bars
Don't Eat Quaker Breakfast Cookies: Oatmeal Raisin and Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon
Eat Quaker’s Simple Harvest Multigrain Chewy Granola Bar
Eat Zone Perfect Fudge Graham

Pasta

Eat Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Amy's Pesto Tortellini
Eat Amy's Rice Mac and Cheese
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Baked Ziti
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Mac 'n' Cheese
Eat Caesar's Cheese Lasagna (Gluten Free)
Eat Caesar's Vegetable Lasagna (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat DiGiorno Reduced Fat Cheese Ravioli
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Pasta Primavera
Eat Glutino Chicken Penne Alfredo
Eat Glutino Chicken Pomodoro
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Mediterranean Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Portabella Spinach Parmesan
Eat Healthy Choice Pumpkin Squash Ravioli
Eat Healthy Choice Tomato Basil Penne
Eat Kashi Chicken Pasta Pomodoro
Don't Eat Kashi Garden Vegetable Pasta
Eat Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli
Eat Lean Cuisine Cafe Classics Bowl: Grilled Chicken Caesar
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken Fettuccini
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken Parmesan
Eat Lean Cuisine Grilled Chicken with Penne Pasta
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Parmesan Crusted Fish
Eat Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Salmon with Basil
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Shrimp Alfredo
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meatballs
Eat Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Eat Lean Cuisine Szechuan Style Stir Fry with Shrimp
Eat Lean Cuisine Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni
Eat Michael Angelo's Chicken Parmesan
Eat Michael Angelo's Four Cheese Lasagna
Eat Michael Angelo's Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Eat Michael Angelo's Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Michelina's Authentico Garlic Tuscan-Inspired Chicken
Don't Eat Michelina's Authentico Penne with Chicken
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Chicken Alfredo Florentine
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Creamy Parmesan Chicken
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Shrimp Scampi
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Shrimp with Pasta and Vegetables
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Vegetable Pad Thai
Don't Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Angel Hair Marinara
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Picante Chicken & Pasta
Eat Weight Watchers Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara

Frozen Pizza

Don't Eat Advantage\10 Vegetarian Pepperoni Pizza
Don't Eat Advantage\10 Vegetarian Sausage & Mushroom Pizza
Eat Advantage\10 Roasted Vegetable Pizza
Don't Eat Amy's Organic Crust & Tomatoes Pizza Cheese
Eat Amy's Organic Flour, Broccoli Basil & Tomatoes Pizza Pesto
Eat DiGiorno Harvest Wheat Pizza
Eat DiGiorno Rising Crust Pizza - Three Mushroom
Don't Eat DiGiorno Rising Crust Pizza: Vegetable
Don't Eat Farm Foods Pizsoy Cheese Style Pizza
Eat Frontera Frozen Pizzas by Rick Bayless
Eat Glutino Duo Cheese Pizza
Eat Glutino Spinach & Feta Pizza
Don't Eat Glutino Spinach Soy Cheese Pizza with Brown Rice Crust
Don't Eat Glutino Three Cheese Pizza with Brown Rice Crust
Don't Eat Healthy Choice French Bread Pepperoni Pizza
Don't Eat Jaclyn's Not even 1 gram of fat Pizza
Eat Kashi All Natural Mediterranean Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Brick Oven Style Gourmet Mushroom Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Deep Dish Spinach and Mushroom Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Wood Fire Style Margherita Pizza
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Pepperoni Pizza
Don't Eat Tombstone for One Vegetable Pizza
Don't Eat Wolfgang Puck's Four Cheese Pizza
Eat Wolfgang Puck's Grilled Vegetable Cheeseless Pizza

Chili / Soup

Eat Amy's Organic Chili: Low-Fat Medium Black Bean (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat Amy's Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup (Gluten Free)
Eat Amy's Organic Low Fat Butternut Squash Soup
Eat Amy's Organic Low Fat Cream of Tomato Soup (Gluten Free)
Eat Campbell's Chunky Healthy Request Chicken Noodle Soup
Don't Eat Campbell's Healthy Request Chicken Rice Soup
Eat Campbell's Healthy Request Tomato Soup
Don't Eat Campbell's low Sodium Chicken Noodle Soup
Eat Health Valley Chili: Mild Black Bean

Convenience / Frozen Meals

Beef

Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Beef Chow Fun
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine: Salisbury Steak with Macaroni and Cheese
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine: Meatloaf with Gravy and Whipped Potatoes
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meatballs
Eat Michael Angelo's Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Eat Weight Watchers Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Bolognese)

Chicken / Turkey

Eat Glutino Chicken Pad Thai
Eat Glutino Chicken Penne Alfredo
Eat Glutino Chicken Pomodoro
Don't Eat Glutino Chicken Ranchero
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers: Cajun Style Chicken and Shrimp
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Chicken Parmigiana
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Country Breaded Chicken
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers: Southwestern Style Chicken
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Eat Healthy Choice Grilled Turkey Breast
Eat Healthy Choice Portabella Spinach Parmesan
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Traditional Turkey Breast
Eat Kashi Chicken Florentine
Eat Kashi Chicken Pasta Pomodoro
Eat Kashi Chicken Rustico Pocket Sandwich
Eat Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken
Eat Kashi Lemon Rosemary Chicken
Eat Kashi Southwest Style Chicken
Eat Kashi Sweet & Sour Chicken
Eat Kashi Turkey Fiesta Pocket Sandwich
Eat Ethnic Gourmet : Chicken Tandoori
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Lemon Basil Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Cafe Classics Bowl: Chicken Fried Rice
Eat Lean Cuisine Cafe Classics Bowl: Grilled Chicken Caesar
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken Parmesan
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken Fettuccini
Eat Lean Cuisine Fiesta Grilled Chicken with Mexican-Style Rice
Eat Lean Cuisine Ginger Garlic Stir Fry with Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Grilled Chicken with Penne Pasta
Eat Lean Cuisine Lemongrass Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Orange Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Sesame Stir Fry with Chicken
Eat Lean Cuisine Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Chicken
Eat Michael Angelo's Chicken Parmesan
Don't Eat Michelina's Authentico Garlic Tuscan-Inspired Chicken
Don't Eat Michelina's Authentico Penne with Chicken
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Chicken Alfredo Florentine
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Creamy Parmesan Chicken
Don't Eat Pictsweet Steam'ables Fiesta Chicken and Rice
Don't Eat Pictsweet Steam'ables Oriental Style Chicken and Rice
Don't Eat South Beach Living Garlic Herb Chicken
Don't Eat Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Chicken Enchilada Suiza
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Enchilada Suiza
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Picante Chicken & Pasta

Fish / Shrimp

Don't Eat Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers: Cajun Style Chicken and Shrimp
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Lemon Pepper Fish
Don't Eat Kashi Lime Cilantro Shrimp
Eat Lean Cuisine Lemon Pepper Fish
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Parmesan Crusted Fish
Eat Lean Cuisine Salmon with Basil
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Shrimp Alfredo
Eat Lean Cuisine Szechuan Style Stir Fry with Shrimp
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Fish
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Shrimp Scampi
Don't Eat Michelina's Lean Gourmet Shrimp with Pasta and Vegetables

Gluten-Free

Eat Amy's Black Bean and Vegetable Enchiladas
Eat Amy's Brown Rice, Black Eyed Peas & Veggies Bowl
Eat Amy's Brown Rice and Vegetables Bowl
Eat Amy's Cheese Tamale Verde
Eat Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna
Eat Amy's Indian Mattar Paneer
Eat Amy's Indian Palak Paneer
Eat Amy's Indian Vegetable Korma
Eat Amy's Mexican Casserole
Eat Amy's Organic Low Fat Cream of Tomato Soup
Eat Amy's Organic Chili: Low-Fat Medium Black Bean
Don't Eat Amy's Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup
Eat Amy's Rice Mac and Cheese
Eat Amy's Roasted Vegetable Tamale
Eat Amy's Santa Fe Enchilada Bowl
Eat Amy's Shepherd's Pie
Eat Amy's Teriyaki Bowl
Eat Caesar's Gluten Free Cheese Lasagna
Eat Caesar's Gluten Free Vegetable Lasagna
Eat Cedarlane Foods Three Layer Enchilada Pie
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Lemon Basil Chicken
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Pasta Primavera
Eat Glutino Chicken Pad Thai
Eat Glutino Chicken Penne Alfredo
Eat Glutino Chicken Pomodoro
Don't Eat Glutino Chicken Ranchero
Eat Glutino Duo Cheese Pizza
Eat Glutino Spinach & Feta Pizza
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Paneer Tikka Masala
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Vegetable Pad Thai

Pork

Don't Eat South Beach Living Savory Pork

Vegetarian

Eat Amy's Black Bean and Vegetable Enchiladas
Eat Amy's Brown Rice and Vegetables Bowl
Eat Amy's Brown Rice, Black Eyed Peas & Veggies Bowl
Eat Amy's Cheese Tamale Verde
Eat Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna
Eat Amy's Indian Mattar Paneer
Eat Amy's Indian Palak Paneer
Eat Amy's Indian Vegetable Korma
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Baked Ziti
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Mac 'n' Cheese
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Mexican Quesadilla
Eat Amy's Mexican Casserole
Eat Amy's Rice Mac and Cheese
Eat Amy's Roasted Vegetable Tamale
Eat Amy's Santa Fe Enchilada Bowl
Eat Amy's Shepherd's Pie (and Light in Sodium version)
Eat Amy's Teriyaki Bowl
Eat Amy's Tortilla Casserole
Eat Amy's Shepherd's Pie
Don't Eat Amy's Vegetable Pot Pie
Eat Caesar's Gluten Free Cheese Lasagna
Eat Caesar's Gluten Free Vegetable Lasagna
Eat Cedarlane Foods Three Layer Enchilada Pie
Eat Ethnic Gourmet : Palak Paneer
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Pasta Primavera
Eat Healthy Choice Asian Potstickers
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Four Cheese Manicotti
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Mediterranean Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Pumpkin Squash Ravioli
Eat Healthy Choice Tomato Basil Penne
Don't Eat Kashi Garden Vegetable Pasta
Don't Eat Kashi Veggie Medley Pocket Sandwich
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Brick Oven Style Gourmet Mushroom Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Deep Dish Spinach and Mushroom Pizza
Eat Lean Cuisine Linguine Carbonara
Eat Lean Cuisine Penne Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce
Eat Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans
Eat Michael Angelo's Four Cheese Lasagna
Eat Michael Angelo's Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Paneer Tikka Masala
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Vegetable Pad Thai
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Broccoli and Cheddar Roasted Potatoes
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans
Don't Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Quesadilla
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine

Mac 'n' Cheese

Eat 365 Macaroni & Cheese
Eat Amy's Country Cheddar Bowl
Don't Eat Amy's Kids Meals: Mac 'n' Cheese
Eat Amy's Rice Mac and Cheese
Eat Amy's Macaroni & Cheese (Frozen)
Eat Annie's Shells & Cheddar
Eat Annie's Whole Wheat Shells and White Cheddar
Don't Eat Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
Eat Lean Cuisine Macaroni and Cheese
Don't Eat Stouffer's Macaroni & Cheese

Burritos, Pockets and Sandwiches

Eat Amy's Black Bean Burrito
Don't Eat Amy's Breakfast Burrito
Don't Eat Amy's Broccoli & Cheese in a Pocket Sandwich
Don't Eat Amy's Burrito Especial
Don't Eat Amy's Cheddar Cheese Burrito
Don't Eat Amy's Spinach Feta in a Pocket Sandwich
Eat Kashi Chicken Rustico Pocket Sandwich
Eat Kashi Turkey Fiesta Pocket Sandwich
Don't Eat Kashi Veggie Medley Pocket Sandwich
Eat Lean Cuisine Chicken, Spinach and Mushrooms Panini
Eat Lean Cuisine Southwest-Style Chicken Panini
Eat Lean Pockets Ham and Cheddar
Don't Eat Lean Pockets Meatballs and Mozzarella
Don't Eat Lean Pockets Pepperoni Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Pockets Three Cheese Chicken Quesadilla
Don't Eat Lean Pockets Turkey, Broccoli & Cheese

Chicken Stock

Don't Eat Pacific Natural Chicken Stock
Don't Eat Perfect Addition Unsalted Rich Chicken Stock
Don't Eat Walnut Acres Fat Free Chicken Broth
Don't Eat Hain Home Style Naturals Chicken Broth
Don't Eat Shelton's Fat Free Low Sodium Chicken Broth
Eat Shelton's Chicken Broth with Salt & Spices
Eat Swanson Natural Goodness Chicken Broth
Eat Health Valley Fat Free Chicken Broth
Eat Health Valley No Salt Added Chicken Broth
Eat Copper Stockpot: Rich Chicken Stock

Croutons

Don't Eat Chatham Village Fat Free Garlic and Onion Croutons
Don't Eat Chatham Village Garlic and Butter Flavored Caesar Croutons
Eat Marie Callender's Fat Free Herb Seasoned Croutons
Don't Eat Pepperidge Farms Classic Caesar Croutons
Don't Eat Rothbury Farms Fat Free Seasoned Croutons
Eat T. Marzetti's Restaurant Quality Fat Free Large Cut Garlic and Onion Croutons

Desserts

Don't Eat Ben and Jerry's Vanilla Caramel Fudge Ice Cream
Don't Eat Fudgsicle No Sugar Added Frozen Bar
Eat Good Karma Organic Rice Divine Mint Chocolate Swirl
Eat Häagen-Dazs ChocolateSorbet Bar
Eat Stonyfield Farm Organic Frozen Yogurt: Creme Caramel
Eat Stonyfield Farm Organic Frozen Yogurt: Gotta Have Java
Eat Stonyfield Farm Organic Frozen Yogurt: Low-Fat Minty Chocolate Chip
Eat Stonyfield Farm Organic Frozen Yogurt: Vanilla Fudge Swirl
Don't Eat Turtle Mountain It's Soy Delicious Vanilla Non Dairy Frozen Dessert
Eat Turtle Mountain Purely Decadent Dairy Free Mint Chocolate Chip Non Dairy Frozen Dessert
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Eclair
Eat Häagen-Dazs Raspberry & Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Bars

Gluten Free Pastas, Breads, Etc.

Eat Ancient Harvest Quinoa and Rice Flour Pasta
Eat Andean Dream Quinoa Pasta
Eat Annie's Bunny Cookies
Eat Bob's Red Mill Hearty Whole Grain Bread
Don't Eat De Boles Gluten-Free Rice and Golden Flax Spirals
Eat Eden Buckwheat Soba Noodles
Eat Edward and Sons Cuit Au Four Brown Rice Snaps: Tamari Sesame
Don't Eat Exotic Rice Toast Purple Rice and Black Sesame Crackers
Don't Eat Food for Life Brown Rice Tortillas
Eat Food for Life Brown Rice Bread
Eat Food for Life Rice Pecan Bread
Eat Food for Life Millet Bread
Eat Gluten Free Pantry Favorite Sandwich Bread
Don't Eat Kinnikinnick Montanas Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eat Lucy's Sugar Cookies
Don't Eat Lucy's Oatmeal Cookies
Eat Mi-Del Arrowroot Cookies
Eat Mi-Del Cinnamon Snaps
Eat Mi-Del Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eat Mi-Del Ginger Snaps
Eat Udi's Gluten Free Bagels
Eat Whole Foods Prairie Bread

Pasta Sauce

Don't Eat Ragu Chunky Garden Style Sun-dried Tomato and Sweet Basil
Don't Eat DiGiorno Marinara Sauce
Don't Eat Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce
Eat Muir Glen Organic Tomato Basil Sauce
Eat Classico Tomato and Basil
Eat Healthy Choice Super Chunky Tomato, Mushroom and Garlic (Garlic Lovers) Tomato Sauce
Eat Whole Foods 365 Marinara Sauce
Eat Newman's Own Marinara
Eat Mezzetta - Napa Valley Bistro Tomato Basil with Fresh Basil, Garlic, Onions and Napa Valley Zinfandel

Waffles

Don't Eat Kashi GoLean Waffles - Original and Blueberry
Eat Lifestream Wildberry Gluten Free Toaster Waffles
Eat Van's Wheat Free Gourmet Waffles: Original and Apple Cinnamon

Miscellaneous

Eat ahh! Gourmet Sauces
Eat AlsoSalt
Eat Amy's Light in Sodium Refried Black Beans
Eat Amy's Light in Sodium Traditional Refried Beans
Eat Chili Today - Hot Tamale Spices
Don't Eat Flavor Magic Portion Control Sheets
Eat Lundberg Rice Chips: Sea Salt
Don't Eat Lunchables Chicken Dunks
Don't Eat Lunchables Mini Hot Dogs
Don't Eat Lunchables Pizza and Pepperoni Flavored Sausage
Don't Eat Old El Paso Traditional Refried Beans
Eat Seasoned Grilling Planks
Eat Seasoned Skewers
Don't Eat Stonewall Kitchen : Lemon Dill Cocktail Sauce
Don't Eat Uncle Ben's Ready Rice