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Monday evenings are pretty crazy around here. My afternoon looks like this:

• 3:15pm – Pick up Julia
• 4:40pm – Julia had a babysitting interview for a weekend job
• 5:10pm – Leave for youth group
• 5:30pm – Serve dinner to 50-70 hungry middle and high schoolers
• 6:30pm – Leave to be sure I am home in time to put Riley down for bath and bedtime

The last few weeks, I have been driving through the golden arches on Monday nights to grab dinner on my way home to Riley- not the best way to keep off the 24 pounds that I have worked so hard to loose over the past year. Lean Cuisine has launched a collection of Lean Cuisine Honestly Good meals. All six varieties feature lean proteins like whole white meat chicken breasts and farm-selected vegetables with a flavor-packed sauce. (from here).

Tonight, I came home and heated up my dinner. I had an impromptu picnic on the back porch after dark. Riley joined me and ended up sharing my dinner with me (even though he had already eaten – ha!). It was delicious. Tonight I had the Pineapple Black Pepper Beef. I am pretty picky about my beef. It was wonderful. The meat was tender and had an excellent flavor.

Pineapple Black Pepper Beef is:

• Tender prime rib beef
• Pineapple black pepper sauce in separate pouch
• Green & wax beans, orange & yellow carrots
• Brown & wild rice with pineapple and slivered almonds

I’m not sure how, but I was able to convince Riley that the wax beans were french fries. He ended up eating every single one. This 320 calorie meal was much better than the 830 calories I was telling myself was ok to consume since I was in a hurry.

On each box is a Nutritional Compass :

Some days it’s good to be reminded why I should make good choices. I may not be loosing weight as quickly as I’d like to, but I’m not quitting – not yet. This meal was a great reminder that it can be easy to make good choices!

Have you tried Lean Cuisine Honestly Good Meals, yet? They can be found in the Target freezer section. Which one was your favorite?