I’ve been hooked on the Michael Angelo’s dinners since I met the family behind the recipes at Blogher last year. It is not a brand I would have ever tried until I had that personal connection and specific information about their products. These meals are delicious and come in a wide variety of products.
I try to steer away from prepared frozen meals for the family for a variety of reasons. I was pleased to know that Michael Angelo’s products are made with real ingredients without adding additional ingredients with names that are impossible to pronounce. Look at the ingredients for the Vegetable Lasagna. The first ingredient is tomatoes followed by more vegetables.
To keep their freshness, Michael Angelo’s meals are not started until the grocery store places their order. This means that the entrees are shipping to stores within 36 hours of being made eliminating unnecessary time housed in a freezer warehouse. Of course, this makes these meals the freshest frozen meals you can find!
I love having some frozen meals in the freezer as some nights we have so many activities going on I barely have time to take a shower let alone plan a meal. It saves us paying for take-out or going through the drive-thru when I can get a delicious meal on the table in just 10 minutes. I specifically shop for Michael Angelo’s meals when I shop in the freezer section.
Here’s some more tips and products you can use to help develop healthy habits in the kitchen during Back to School:
- Healthy Steps Portion Control Dressing Cruet: Great container to store your own homemade dressing. It’s easier than what you think to make your own dressing. I also love the measuring tool so you can easily portion your salad dressing for the proper portion
- Cuisipro Herb Keeper: Keep your fresh herbs fresh longer. Adding herbs to your recipes adds flavor without adding fat or sodium.
- Misto Gourmet Olive Oil Spray: This is an awesome tool to add your favorite oil to your pasta, pizza, salads, veggies, and breads! I normally have no sense of the amount of olive oil I’m adding to recipes or to my vegetables and this makes it so much easier.
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I try to cook with only fresh ingredients – nothing from a box
I send lunches daily, and those lunches are balanced and healthy!
Thanks for the giveaway…we stick to lean protein, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, etc. in food choices for our kids…limit snack foods, baked goods, etc.
I make sure that they have a healthy breakfast every morning with juice and milk. I also make sure that they have fruit in their lunches as well as some carrot or celery sticks.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot cm
My children love fruit and veggies with, so I pack a lot of that in their lunch.
We do protein shakes and smoothies for breakfast.
I make sure to pack fruits and eat extra protein!!
I help my family start off the school year with good eating habits by cooking healthy meals.
I make healthy afterschhol snack that can tide them over till supper.
By packing fruits and veggies in lunches.
We do a lot of cut up veggies for snacks :)
Take the time to think: What do we want to eat this week? How long will it take to prepare? How to we keep it healthy?
We make lunches together.
they help me pick out their lunch snacks so they feel involved
i get them ready for school with lots of fresh fruits and veggies to stay healthy
I stock up on healthy breakfast and lunch items.
Making sure everyone eats breakfast
I make sure that they don’t leave the house without eating a healthy breakfast.
We practice healthy eating habits all year round.
Pack healthy snacks such as chopped fruit (watermelon, apple slices, orange slices) or pretzels with peanut butter
we make sure we eat a good breakfast every morning
jenhedger at hotmail dot com
We make sure that our kids eat healthy year-round, and we make healthy eating fun. Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
Erin E
busymom369 at gmail dot com
I make sure we have a menu planned for all meals so it is easy to follow in this busy time.
reejen at comcast dot net
Limiting our sugar intake
Have a healthy breakfast and healthy school snacks.
I make sure they get fresh vegetables and fruit in their boxes
We make sure to have healthy snacks so that we don’t reach for the non-nutritious stuff.
I try to have fresh produce in the house at all times.
Send them to school with a variety of fruits and veggies in their lunch.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
have a healthy breakfast
We pick vegetables from the backyard summer garden!
We make sure to have veggies with every meal.
i dont buy as many processed foods
By making a healthy breakfast each morning.
I always keep lots of fresh fruits and veggies available as snacks or sides for meals.
Start the school year off with seasonal fruit.
We stock up on fruits and veggies from our local fruit stand
We make nice healthy breakfasts!
I always make sure my son has a good breakfast (sometimes at the expense of my own) and a complete dinner that includes veggies. As far as lunch goes, I manage to pack it about half the time and the other half, I give him money to buy school lunch. I’m confident that he makes wise decisions and doesn’t trade his packed lunch for crap food and that he doesn’t buy pizza and soda from the cafeteria (why do they even have that as an option?!?)
We eat lots of fruits and veggies. My kids LOVE them!
Include lots of protein and fiber.
We always have fresh fruit on hand
By making sure we have a good low sugar cereal on hand along with fresh fruit and a good brand of yogurt. I make kefir also.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
healthy snacks in the lunchbox and preparing lunches early so no lunch money.
I make breakfast and pack lunch for my kids.
I buy lots of fruits that they love to eat
I don’t allow junk food in the house in general, but make sure to not have around now. It’s too tempting when things get hectic to reach for something easy but unhealthy.
We try to have a healthy breakfast everyday
I try to make a healthy breakfast everyday
we never stop eating healthy we have night were we cheat but the next day back on track
I try to only have good food in the house and make sure their meals are balanced.
i try to pack healthy lunches and we try to eat dinner as a family every day
Definitely eating a good breakfast helps the kids start out the year right.
I make them a good breakfast before they go and a healthy lunch to take with them. thanks
healthy snacks like fruit
We have fresh fruit for after school snacks.
I help by making sure they eat breakfast and that it’s a healthy one.
We are going to make eating breakfast a priority
Healthy snacks and I try to plan meals a week in advance in order to time them right on busy days.
I make sure we all have breakfast every morning.
serve meals at the same time each day
I am not sure how much lunch my kids really eat but I know I can make dinner healthy and see how much they eat.
I always buy whole grain cereals.
All of these look amazing.
I really like the Olive oil sprayer!
These meals would make eating healthy much easier.
Making sure my kids have a healthy breakfast to get them through the day.
I have salads with our meals.
A decent breakfast is the best start to a day. We talked alot about making healthy choices at lunch. and we have healthy snack choices
we make time for breakfast
we grew some fun veggies this summer
My packing a healthy lunch
If junk food isn’t around, my family and I eat something else better for us. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I always stock up on lunch box snacks prior to the beginning of the school year. Sometimes I buy things that the kids love, but the wife disapproves of, but usually I keep everyone happy.
By preparing and packing healthier lunches – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
We try to prepare most meals at home.
I make the meals ahead of time with lots of fresh vegetables.
We practice the food pyramid during the summer and then plan their lunches together
I try to give them lots of healthy food
high fiber low fat breakfast – keeps my boys full and healthy
Figure out what they will have for breakfast the night before
We eat well all year round so it’s a non issue
I try to make a a healthy breakfast.
I try to offer fruits and veggies at every meal so my kids are getting the recommended daily amounts.
We keep plenty of fruits & veggies in the house!
We make sure that they have a good breakfast and dinner. They have to pack their own lunches, but it needs to be balanced and healthy.
We always start out with a good breakfast.
we have a good breakfast.
Must have breakfast at home, never skip. I also pack lunches with fruit and yogurt.
A good breakfast is the most important. I offer lots of whole foods as opposed to processed.
Packing healthy lunches for them
I try to stock up on healthy snacks that are easy to grab. And I make sure that I have made up fruit and veggie sticks so that they can grab these from the fridge.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
I help them by making sure to pack vegetables in their lunch and making sure they eat a piece of fruit and glass of low fat milk with their breakfast.
I try to make sure they have balanced lunches and dinner.
Start the day with a good breakfast, and we limit eating out to mainly special occasions if we feel inclined.
only serve nutritious low fat and cholesterol foods
I try to have a variety of foods available, especially for lunches.
Buy more fruits and veggies
We eat healthy snacks daily.
Thanks!
I make sure we have a good breakfast every morning to start the school day off right!
I definitely cut out the junk for the most part during the school year and pack healthier lunches, breakfast and dinner
I try to pack nutritious food that she likes in her school lunches. Cool giveaway. Thanks for the entry!
The soda’s just have to go!! My husband is the absolute worst!! He drink’s a 2 liter of Coke My kid’s are really on him about this but aside from that I’m lucky that my kid’s like pretty much all veggies and salads and I have come up with all types of tricks for fried foods!! I’m sneaky like that! :)
I try to prepare healthy breakfasts.
Healthy meals that are yummy are hard to find but these look great.
My daughter and I need to diet so these meals would help.
That lasagna looks amazing.
I would love to try all of these meals.
I am always wondering what to fix for dinner. And this would make it so much easier.
Healthly and easy dinners are wonderful.
I serve lots of veggies at dinnertime!
I make sure my kids sit down and eat a healthy breakfast before heading out the door.
We try really hard to have family dinner together and not eat on the run…with kids in sports it isn’t always easy but we do stress that dinner is for family time and eat a balanced meal
Healthy breakfast is always a great start.
Easy! We practice healthy eating habits year-round, so by start of school, there’s nothing to CHANGE!
I make sure that I make a good breakfast that will keep them satisfied so they can concentrate.
We eat more fruit and veggies. :)
I try to always include a fruit or veggie in their meals.
I make sure they have a well rounded, healthy breakfast, fresh fruit and veggies for snacks when they get home and lots of water during the day!
Keep as much healthy snack foods around that are easy to grab
We maintain a healthy diet through the summer, so that there are few changes through the year.
plan balanced meals and eat at the family table
Pack vegetables and fruits for every lunch. Drink lots of water and begin to teach your children to cook easy meals.
I love Michael Angelo’s eggplant.
I try to make sure they have a good breakfast to start off their day. And when I pack their lunches, I make sure they have healthy snacks to keep them going during the day until they come home for dinner.
I would be interested in trying this
we focus on balanced lunches that we pack and starting with a good breakfast because dinners are often rushed or put together with less time and care!
make sure he gets a healthy breakfast
healthy after school snacks is how
I make sure I have a constant supply of fresh fruit and healthy snacks they will actually eat. Thanks!
By getting them to bed early enough to get up early enough to eat a healthy breakfast.
I try to only have healthy snacks on hand (carrots, apples etc.) this way we reach for those and not junk.
Love Michael Angelo, would love to try the other items they make!
I try to make sure there are a lot of healthy foods in the house.
buy cereals and breads with whole grains
I try to go to the farmers market during the fall for great fresh vegetables. Especially brussell sprouts still on the stalk!
i make a healthy dinner so i dont have to worry about everyone getting enough nutrition
i try & make sure my kids have fruit with their breakfast!
Let everyone pick out foods that they like that are healthy!
i try to make a healthy breakfast each morning
csmart218@yahoo.com
Pack A healthy Lunch!:)
i love making healthy fresh meals for my kids and myself
These meals would go a long way into helping us start off the school year healthy. As a cancer patient, I am not always able to cook, so these meals would be a quick and easy way for my husband to cook dinner that night.
Packing healthy lunches
Eat dinner together every night and talk!
we focus on healthy snacks for evening such as fruit
I try to make sure the only snacks in the house are healthy ones.
I make sure breakfast has a lot of protien. Thanks!
i try to make sure they have a balanced breakfast that will last till at least lunch time.
I help by making a healthy breakfast and packing healthy lunches.