This is a sponsored post by Good Food Made Simple. Which is just as deliciously awesome as it sounds.
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You guys, I try so hard.
I want to make good, healthy food every single morning, noon, and night. But sometimes, a crazy number of things conspire against me: conflicting schedules, a house turned upside down, reviews and posts being turned in during key mealtime prep (and still slightly past deadline), children randomly deciding not to eat stuff they normally devour, and a lack of the excessive funds necessary for the kind of take-out that would prove even better than the stuff I know how to prepare. (Things like that.)
And I try– oh, how I try- to not turn to the foods which I know are awful for us…but sometimes, it’s either that or toast. (With a little water. From a questionably clean cup. Oh PLEASE come join me for dinner at my house!)
Everyone says that they want to eat healthily. Everyone does. No one’s like- Eh, living a long life is for chumps. Pass me the trans fats. (Well, no one says this beyond undergrads living in frightening fraternities and/or campus housing.)
But here are some fascinating/terrifying stats for you: According to a national study held by Good Food Made Simple, 87% of those surveyed say that clean food products are import to them- despite 57% of those same responders admitting to buying products with known additives and preservatives (like leading brands of mac n’ cheese). And 50% of people interviewed said that they regularly read ingredient labels- when purchasing food for their children. (Listen, healthy eating for kiddos is boss, but whom, exactly, is supposed to be preparing these organic meals? Perhaps our nation’s children would like our nation’s parents to stick around for a while longer? Healthy food for all, y’all.)
We know that food dyes and additives are linked to cancer. We know that preservatives fall into that specific category of Not A Good Thing At All. But did you know that 50% of surveyed folks expected that it’s all normal and fine to discover guar gum and caramel color in their instant oatmeal? Whyyyy is this okay?
So I was very excited when I received a box from Good Food Made Simple; prepackaged, all-natural frozen foods to test out with my family. They’re on a mission called Eat Clean, Eat Simple to prove that frozen can be nutritious, labels can be ridiculously easy to understand, and that your family will dig these tasty options.
And guess what? They’re right. My family devoured the mac & cheese (Peej and I thought the mac & jack was rather fabulous), and I’ve steadily been working my way through the breakfast burritos. (For science, you guys.) My favorite was the Garden Veggie (with egg whites, feta cheese, onions, and peppers- among other deliciousness) until I had the Western (with black beans and more deliciousness), and P.J. has reported extreme happiness from eating the one with Canadian bacon. But I don’t think we should judge until I test the turkey sausage burrito. Or all of the oatmeal varieties.
Yes, I stole the last of the mac & jack during naptime. It was delicious.
I like that these foods leave you feeling sated- and healthy. I like that you can read – and understand- the labels in under ten seconds. And I love that my daughters don’t care a whit about the first two things…as long as we keep sharing bites of the good stuff in the freezer.
Go check out Good Food Made Simple, a great company out of Boston (represent) with an even greater commitment to only using foods from farms (not labs), and with nary a preservative, additive, or trans fat. On their site you’ll find a handy wallet-sized “cheat sheet” of stuff that’s never okay to see on the back of food items, a section that dispels common food myths, and you could even win a grocery shopping spree.
Which would make it oh-so easy for you to then come over and fix me dinner.
I’ll provide the burritos.
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This was a sponsored post by Good Food Made Simple, but all thoughts, opinions, and empty containers are my own. Check ’em out on Twitter and on Facebook!
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