Good Food Hunting

Turkey meatballs, pre-made, in the freezer section. Ready in 2-3 minutes after zapping in the microwave.

NOT GOOD. Tasted like spiced wet sawdust. And the outsides were tough so it was hard to cut one in half with the side of a fork.

Recommended alternative: Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs.

I picked up the Turkey ones because they come in a bag and you can just pull out what you want. Last night, I made some pasta with marinara and added these in. It was late for dinner and Chris didn’t say anything one way or the other (he did like the smell of the veggies cooking earlier and the smell of my hands later- like onion). But I was disappointed. And slightly wierded out by the external texture.

Even more disappointing, you only get 3 meatballs per serving at 180 calories and 12 grams of fat! Yet somehow this is labeled as “45% less fat than the leading brand.”

TJ’s Meatless meatballs are vegetarian/vegan, have 140 calories for 6 (albeit smaller) meatballs and only 6 grams of fat plus 4 grams of fiber! Admittedly high in sodium though.

Main advantage was accessibility; the Jennie-O are available at Meijer. TJ’s of course, must be bought at TJ’s.