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Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews

These frozen foods and convenience meals meet the Dr. Gourmet minimum criteria: less than about 650 milligrams of sodium with a reasonable amount of calories and fat. Then we rate them for flavor.

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Eat 8 Myles, LLC Buffalo Mac n' Cheese
Eat 8 Myles, LLC Homestyle Mac n' Cheese
Don't Eat Alpha Foods Beefy Chedd'r Pot Pie
Don't Eat Alpha Foods Chik'n Veggie Pot Pie
Eat Amy's Asian Noodle Stir-Fry
Don't Eat Amy's Baked Ziti Bowl | Updated review!
Eat Amy's Black Bean and Vegetable Enchiladas
Eat Amy's Black Bean Burrito
Eat Amy's Burrito Especial
Eat Amy's Broccoli Pot Pie
Eat Amy's Brown Rice and Vegetables Bowl
Eat Amy's Brown Rice, Black Eyed Peas and Veggies Bowl | Don't Eat Updated review! (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat Amy's Bean & Cheese Burrito
Don't Eat Amy's Broccoli & Cheddar Bake
Eat Amy's Light in Sodium Bean & Cheese Burrito
Don't Eat Amy's California Veggie Burger
Eat Amy's Cheese Tamale Verde
don't eat Amy's Country Cheddar Bowl (2008) | (2019) | Don't Eat Light in Sodium Country Cheddar Bowl
Eat Amy's Garden Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Amy's Gluten Free Black Bean & Quinoa Burrito
Eat Amy's Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Burrito
Eat Amy's Gluten Free Dairy Free Burrito
Eat Amy's Harvest Casserole Bowl (Gluten Free)
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
Don't Eat Amy's Light in Sodium Vegetable Lasagna | Updated review!
Eat Amy's Light in Sodium Spinach Pizza
Don't Eat Amy's Light & Lean Italian Vegetable Pizza
Eat Amy's Light & Lean Black Bean and Cheese Enchilada
Eat Amy's Light & Lean Macaroni & Cheese
Eat Amy's Light & Lean Soft Taco Fiesta
Don't Eat Amy's Light & Lean Spaghetti Italiano
Eat Amy's Light & Lean Spinach Lasagna
Don't Eat Amy's Light & Lean Pasta & Veggies
Eat Amy's Light & Lean Quinoa & Black Beans with Butternut Squash & Chard (Gluten Free)
Eat Amy's Macaroni & Cheese (Frozen) | Updated Review!
Eat Amy's Mexican Casserole
Eat Amy's Mexican Tofu Scramble
Eat Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie
Eat Amy's Mushroom Risotto Bowl (Gluten Free)
Eat Amy's Pesto Penne Pasta with Vegetables
Eat Amy's Rice Mac and Cheese
Eat Amy's Roasted Vegetable Tamale
Eat Amy's Santa Fe Enchilada Bowl
Don't Eat Amy's Southwestern Burrito
Eat Amy's Shepherd's Pie (and Light in Sodium version)
Eat Amy's Tamale Verde with Black Beans
Eat Amy's Teriyaki Bowl
Don't Eat Amy's Texas Veggie Burger
Eat Amy's Thai Stir-Fry
Eat Amy's Tofu Scramble
Eat Amy's Tortilla Casserole
Eat Amy's Shepherd's Pie
Don't Eat Amy's Reduced Fat Vegetable Pot Pie
Eat Amy's Vegetable Pot Pie
Eat Ancient Harvest POW! Pasta Meals Italiano Red Lentil Penne Meal Kit (Gluten-Free)
Don't Eat Ancient Harvest POW! Pasta Meals Cubanitos Green Lentil Penne Meal Kit (Gluten-Free)
Eat Ancient Harvest Quinoa Mac and Cheese (Gluten-Free)
Eat Angel Foods Corkscrew Pasta & Creamy Tomato Vodka Sauce
Eat Angel Foods Mediterranean Eggplant Parmesan
Eat Angel Foods Penne Pasta in a Parma Rosa Sauce
Eat Angel Foods Roasted Vegetable & Goat Cheese Gratin
Eat Annie Chun's: Red Curry with Brown Rice & Red Quinoa (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat Annie Chun's Sesame Soy Noodles (Gluten-free)
Eat Annie Chun's: Thai-Style Green Curry with Brown Rice & Red Quinoa (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat Annie's Frozen Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese
Eat Annie's Frozen Cheese Pizza Shells Macaroni & Cheese
Eat Annie's Frozen Cheddar Shells & Broccoli Macaroni & Cheese
Eat Annie's Rice Shells and Creamy White Cheddar (Gluten-Free)
Eat Banquet Queso Mac : Macaroni with Monterey Pepperjack Cheese Sauce
Eat Barilla Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil Sauce
Eat Barilla Whole Grain Mezze Penne with Tomato & Basil Sauce
Don't Eat Bold Organics Vegan Cheese Pizza (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat Bold Organics Veggie Lovers Pizza (Gluten Free)
Eat Boomerang's Handheld Aussie Pies: Spinach & Mushroom
Eat Boomerang's Handheld Aussie Pies: Curry Veggie
Eat Caesar's Gluten Free Cheese Lasagna
Eat Caesar's Kitchen Asiago & Mushroom Penne Pasta
Eat Caesar's Kitchen Gluten Free Vegetable Lasagna 12/28/18 (Previous review: 03/27/09)
Eat Cali'flour Foods Vegetable Enchilada Bake (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat CedarLane Natural Foods Falafel Vegetarian Bowl
Don't Eat Cedarlane Foods Garden Vegetable Enchiladas
Eat Cedarlane Foods Three Layer Enchilada Pie
Don't Eat cooksimple Alfredo
Don't Eat cooksimple Stroganoff
Don't Eat daiya Foods Deluxe Cheddar Style Cheezy Mac
Don't Eat daiya Foods Deluxe White Cheddar Style Veggie Cheezy Mac
Don't Eat daiya Foods Santa Fe Burrito
Don't Eat daiya Foods Santiago Burrito
Eat Deep Indian Kitchen Spinach Paneer
Eat Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Eat Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Heirloom Bean Veggie Burgers
Eat Dr. Praeger's Purely Sensible Foods Kale Veggie Burgers
Eat Earth's Best Elmo Mac 'n Cheese (Kids Meal)
Eat Earth's Best Whole Grain Cheese Pizza (Kids Meal)
Eat EatingWell Vermont Cheddar Mac & Cheese
Don't Eat Engine 2 Foods: Organic Bean & Veggie Medley Squarito Burrito
Don't Eat Engine 2 Foods: Organic Potato & Green Chili Squarito Burrito
Eat Engine 2 Foods: Poblano Black Bean Plant Burger (Gluten Free)
Eat Engine 2 Foods: Thai Basil Edamame Plant Burger (Gluten Free)
Eat evol Foods Bean, Rice & Cheddar Cheese Burrito
Don't Eat evol foods Breakfast Sandwich: Egg White, Kale, Roasted Tomato &Cheese
Don't Eat evol Foods Egg & Green Chile Burrito
Eat evol Foods (single serving): Portabella and Goat Cheese Ravioli
Don't Eat evol Foods Serves Two: Garden Vegetable Pad Thai
Don't Eat evol Foods Serves Two: Portabella and Goat Cheese Ravioli
Eat evol Foods Vegetable Enchiladas
Eat Ethnic Gourmet : Palak Paneer
Don't Eat Fat Rabbit Green Riot Verde
Don't Eat Fat Rabbit Harvest Hooligan
Don't Eat Fat Rabbit Lemon Feta Frenzy
Don't Eat Fat Rabbit Smoky Mole Madness
Don't Eat Fat Rabbit Lemon Feta Frenzy
Eat Fig Foods: Mexican Bean and Rice Soup
Eat Fig Foods: Yucatan Black Bean Soup
Don't Eat Freak Flag Organics Four Cheese Mac & Freak
Don't Eat Freak Flag Organics Southwestern Cheddar Mac & Freak
Eat Frontera Food: Three Bean Taco Bowl
Eat Frontera Food: Veggie Taco Bowl
Don't Eat Garden Lites Spinach Bake
Eat Garden Lites Spinach Souffle
Don't Eat Garden Lites Zucchini Bake
Don't Eat Garden Lites Zucchini Souffle
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Pasta Primavera
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Fettuccine Alfredo
Eat Gluten Free Cafe Asian Noodles
Eat Glutenfreeda Vegetarian Bean & Cheese Burrito
Eat Grainful Chana Masala
Eat Grainful Tuscan Bean & Kale (Gluten-free)
Eat Grainful Vegetarian Chili (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat The Greek Table Lentil Spinach Shepherd's Pie
Eat The Greek Table Vegetarian Moussaka
Don't Eat Green Giant Asian Style Harvest Protein Bowl
Eat Green Giant California Style Harvest Protein Bowl
Eat Green Giant Italian Style Harvest Protein Bowl
Eat Green Giant Southwest Style Harvest Protein Bowl
Eat Health Valley No Salt Added Lentil Soup
Don't Eat Health Valley No Salt Added Tomato Soup (Gluten free)
Don't Eat Healthy Choice All Natural Roasted Red Pepper Marinara
Don't Eat Healthy Choice All Natural Tortellini Primavera Parmesan
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers: Grilled Vegetables Mediterranean
Eat Healthy Choice Asian Potstickers
Eat Healthy Choice Fresh Baked Taste: Fettuccini Alfredo Bake
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Four Cheese Manicotti
Don't Eat Healthy Choice Mediterranean Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Portabella Marsala Pasta
Eat Healthy Choice Power Bowls: Chipotle Chick'n
Eat Healthy Choice Power Bowls: Green Goddess
Eat Healthy Choice Pumpkin Squash Ravioli
Eat Healthy Choice Select Entrees Ravioli Florentine Marinara
Eat Healthy Choice Simply Steamers: Creamy Spinach & Tomato Linguine
Eat Healthy Choice Tomato Basil Penne
Don't Eat Hilary's Food Products: "The World's Best Veggie Burger"
Don't Eat Hilary's Food Products: Adzuki Bean Burger
Eat Imagine Natural Foods: Creamy Broccoli Soup (Gluten-Free)
Eat Imagine Natural Foods: Creamy Potato Leek Soup (Gluten-Free)
Eat Kashi Black Bean Mango
Don't Eat Kashi Garden Vegetable Pasta
Don't Eat Kashi Veggie Medley Pocket Sandwich
Eat Kashi Spicy Black Bean Enchilada
Eat Kashi Steam Meals Italian Vegetable Medley Pasta
Eat Kashi Steam Meals Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Brick Oven Style Gourmet Mushroom Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine: Broccoli Cheddar Rotini
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Cheddar Potatoes with Broccoli
Eat Lean Cuisine Craveables: Four Cheese Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection: Deep Dish Roasted Vegetable Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Deep Dish Spinach and Mushroom Pizza
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Five Cheese Rigatoni
Eat Lean Cuisine Macaroni and Cheese
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Market Collection: Mushroom Tortelloni
Eat Lean Cuisine Marketplace: Tortellini with Red Pepper Sauce
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Sicilian-Style Pesto with Lentil Pasta
Eat Lean Cuisine Limited Edition Roasted Garlic White Bean Alfredo
Eat Lean Cuisine Linguine Carbonara
Eat Lean Cuisine Linguine with Ricotta & Spinach Meatless Meatballs
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Tuscan-Style Vegetable Lasagna
Eat Lean Cuisine Penne Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce
Eat Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans
Don't Eat Lean Cuisine Tuscan-Style Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Lotus Foods: Tom Yum Rice Ramen Noodle Soup (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat Lotus Foods: Masala Curry Rice Ramen Noodle Soup (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat Louisiana Purchase Red Beans & Rice
Don't Eat Louisiana Purchase Jambalaya
Eat Luvo Foods Great Karma Coconut Curry (Gluten-free)
Eat Luvo Foods Quinoa & Veggie Enchilada Verde (Gluten-free)
Eat Main Street Kitchen Fettuccine Alfredo with Broccoli
Don't Eat Manini's Gluten Free Lasagna Roll-ups
Don't Eat Manini's Gluten Free Mac & Cheese
Don't Eat Manini's Gluten Free Stuffed Shells
Don't Eat Mann's Nourish Bowls: Cauli-Rice Curry
Don't Eat Mann's Nourish Bowls: Monterey Risotto
Eat Mediterranean Meals Creamy Mushroom Whole Grain Fusilli
Eat Mediterranean Meals Whole Grain Spaghetti alla Romana
Eat Michael Angelo's Eggplant Parmesan
Eat Michael Angelo's Four Cheese Lasagna
Don't Eat Michael Angelo's Italian-Style Pie: Potato Gnocchi & Cheese
Eat Michael Angelo's Pasta Florentine
Eat Michael Angelo's Pasta Primavera
Eat Michael Angelo's Vegetable Lasagna
Don't Eat Mikey's Curried Cauliflower Pockets (Gluten free)
Eat MorningStar Farms: Chick'n Tikka Masala
Eat MorningStar Farms: Japanese Soba Noodles
Eat Qrunch Foods Quinoa Burgers: Plain (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat Qrunch Foods Quinoa Burgers: Spicy Italian (Gluten Free)
Eat Rao's Penne alla Vodka
Eat Saffron Road Chana Saag
Eat Saffron Road Macaroni & Cheese *
Don't Eat Saffron Road Manchurian Dumplings (Gluten-free)
Eat Saffron Road Food Samosa with Chickpeas Artisan Wrap
Don't Eat Saffron Road Vegetable Tan Tan Ramen Bowl
Eat Saffron Road Three Cheese Lasagna *
* These are two servings per package. Proceed with caution.
Don't Eat Simply Asia Roasted Peanut Noodle Bowl
Eat Simply Asia Spicy Mongolian Noodle Bowl
Don't Eat Sesame Teriyaki Noodle Bowl
Don't Eat Sweet Earth Foods Awesome Cheeseburger Burrito
Don't Eat Sweet Earth Foods Buffalo Style Chik'n Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods Baja Breakfast Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods Bean & Mango Cubano
Eat Sweet Earth Foods Chik'n Fajita
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods Big Sur Breakfast Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods The Anasazi Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods The Curry Tiger Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods: Functional Burritos: Get Cultured!
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods: Functional Burritos: Get Focused!
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods The Kyoto Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods The Peruvian Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods The Santa Cruz Burrito
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods: Cubano Empanada
Don't Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods: La Mancha Empanada
Eat Sweet Earth Foods Mindbender Quesadilla
Eat Sweet Earth Natural Foods: Moroccan Empanada
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Channa Masala (Gluten-free)
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Kofta Curry
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Paneer Tikka Masala
Don't Eat Tandoor Chef Vegetable Pad Thai
Don't Eat A Taste of Thai Quick Meals: Coconut Ginger Noodles
Don't Eat A Taste of Thai Quick Meals: Pad Thai
Don't Eat Tasty Bite Protein Bowl: Indian Style
Don't Eat Tasty Bite Protein Bowl: Mediterranean Style
Don't Eat Tasty Bite Protein Bowl: Mexican Style
Eat Trader Joe's Spinach & Cheese Stuffed Shells
Don't Eat Trader Joe's Baked Ziti
Don't Eat Tuv Taam Foods: Lasagna with Tomato Sauce
Don't Eat Tuv Taam Foods: Macaroni & Cheese
Don't Eat Mojo Bowl: Brazilian Rice and Beans
Don't Eat Mojo Bowl: Caribbean Rice and Beans
Don't Eat Mojo Bowl: Peruvian Rice and Beans
Don't Eat Momma B's Homestyle Mac & Cheese
Don't Eat Momma B's Spicy Pepper Jack Mac & Cheese
Don't Eat Momma B's Truffle Mac & Cheese
Eat St. Dalfour's Gourmet on the Go: Three Beans with Sweetcorn
Don't Eat Tabatchnick Fine Foods: Cabbage Soup (Gluten Free)
Eat Tabatchnick Fine Foods: Vegetarian Chili (Gluten Free)
Don't Eat Udi's Gluten Free Margherita Pizza
Don't Eat Udi's Gluten Free Three Cheese Pizza
Don't Eat Upton's Naturals Ch'eesy Bacon Mac
Don't Eat Upton's Naturals Ch'eesy Mac
Don't Eat Upton's Naturals Pad See Ew Real Meal Kit
Don't Eat Upton's Naturals Thai Spaghetti Real Meal Kit
Eat Veggie Gourmet: The All-American Burger
Eat Veggie Gourmet: The Pizza Burger
Eat Walmart Great Value Lean Cafe Cheese Ravioli
Eat Walmart Great Value Lean Cafe Three Cheese Marinara
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Broccoli and Cheddar Roasted Potatoes
Don't Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Fettucini Alfredo
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Mini Rigatoni with Vodka Cream Sauce
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Pasta with Ricotta and Spinach | Updated Review 05/03/19
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Santa Fe Style Rice & Beans
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Three Cheese Ziti Marinara
Eat Weight Watchers Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine
Don't Eat Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Bean & Cheese Burrito
Eat Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value: Roasted Vegetable Pizza with Rice Crust
Eat Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value: Roasted Vegetable Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust
Don't Eat Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Vegan Beans & Rice Burrito