Carrie Schneider-Miller MS RD Archive

11 09 2009

These Aren’t Your Parent’s TV Dinners

1 comment Posted by Carrie Schneider-Miller MS RD

I’m on a mission to find decent, nutritious meals that can be made in a matter of minutes. With two small children and a full time job, I have even had to push my “Meals in 30 Minutes” cookbook aside. These days thirty minutes to cook or bake is not always do-able. Thus, I have started to dabble with “TV Dinners,” (also called frozen meals, frozen dinners, microwave meals or ready-made meals). TV dinners were introduced by Swanson in the

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10 06 2009

Mac ‘n’ Cheese Taste Test

1 comment Posted by Carrie Schneider-Miller MS RD

I’m back from maternity leave and instead of writing about myself and my baby I thought I’d give my brain a change of pace for this month’s article. So why not write about something near and dear to many of our hearts, well at least to our stomachs, macaroni and cheese. There are so many different brands and types of boxed macaroni and cheese on the store shelves but is there really a nutritional, cost, or taste difference in these products?

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06 02 2009

Chic Casserole Creations

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During a recent laughable conversation with my husband, I told him I needed to make a casserole for a family friend that just had a baby. His response was, "You don't make casseroles." I wasn't sure how to take this and I explained to him he doesn't even know the definition of a casserole. Then after some thought I wasn't sure if I did either. So hence my quest began. Or at least my Internet and cookbook search to learn all

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