020613 Healthy Choice Improves 29 Frozen MealsJune 7, 2002Omaha, NE - Aromatic sauces, savory side dishes, and zesty spices - when it comes to great-tasting good-for-you food, Healthy Choice just can't leave well-enough alone. Responding to the ever-changing tastes of consumers, Healthy Choice is improving upon 29 selections from its frozen product line. The 29 improvements include enriching the taste and texture of the sauces in Healthy Choice chicken entrees, adding more beef and tomato flavor to Italian-inspired meals, infusing pizza sauces with more garlic, basil and oregano and creating a crispier crust. There's more tender meats in the traditional meals - and Healthy choice provides the beneficial nutrients that consumers have come to expect. All Healthy Choice meals and entrees must adhere to the government's strict guidelines that define healthy foods. That means Healthy Choice Frozen meals are sodium- and cholesterol-controlled, low in fat, and contain at least 10% of the Daily Value of two or more of the following nutrients: calcium, iron, fiber, protein, and vitamins A or C. The meals are also portion-controlled. "Great tasting food that helps you eat healthier is what Healthy Choice is all about. We are always looking to improve upon our meals and seek out ways to make them tastier while still making them healthy," said Joe Ennen, vice president and general manager, Healthy Choice. The twenty-nine improved meals will be available on shelf nationally by May and include: - Baked Chicken - Chicken Teriyaki - Country Glazed Chicken - Grilled Chicken and Mashed Potatoes - Honey Glazed Chicken - Chicken Ole - Roasted Chicken Breast - Beef Macaroni - Fettuccini Alfredo - Lasagna Bake - Manicotti - Spaghetti with Meat Sauce - Pepperoni Pizza - Sausage Pizza - Supreme Pizza - Vegetable Pizza - Cheese Pizza - Southwestern Style Rice and Beans - Cheese Ravioli - Beef Tips Portobello - Charbroiled Beef Patty - Meatloaf - Oven Roasted Beef Dinner - Salisbury Steak - Slow Roasted Turkey Breast & Mashed Potatoes - Turkey Divan - Traditional Turkey - Tuna Casserole - Home-style Chili About Healthy Choice: Healthy Choice, a ConAgra Foods, Inc. brand that first came to the market as a line of frozen dinners in 1989, is widely credited for pioneering the development of health-positioned foods. More than 200 Healthy Choice items can be found in nine segments across the grocery store. To learn more about the many Healthy Choice products available today, log on to www.healthychoice.com. Chicken Changes: - Baked Chicken - Features new home-style, savory gravy made with real chicken broth, sage and thyme with stuffing and Yukon Gold potatoes. - Chicken Teriyaki - Now features a new, improved Teriyaki sauce made with brown sugar, ginger and pineapple juice as well as Polynesian rice featuring water chestnuts and more pineapple. - Chicken Ole - Now contains 20% more chicken and an authentic, new sauce made with coriander, cumin, and chili powder. - Country Glazed Chicken - Now features a delicious new sauce, made with brown sugar, tarragon and chicken broth. - Grilled Chicken and Mashed Potatoes - Features a new recipe. - Honey Glazed Chicken - Featuring a more flavorful sauce made with real honey, sun-dried tomatoes and Tabasco sauce for a zesty flavor with roasted and seasoned Yukon Gold potatoes. - Roasted Chicken Breast - Features a new chicken sauce made with chicken broth enhanced with nutmeg and black pepper and roasted, seasoned Yukon Gold potatoes. - Italian Innovations: - Beef Macaroni - Features a meaty chili sauce with chunks of tomato, green pepper and onion. - Cheese Pizza - Improvements include a new crust, and a new pizza sauce recipe flavored with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and fennel. - Cheese Ravioli - Now features a new blend of 4 cheeses and spinach stuffing complemented by a zesty tomato sauce. - Fettuccini Alfredo - A new sauce made with real Parmesan cheese. - Lasagna Bake - Features a new sauce with Mozzarella cheese. - Manicotti- Features a new blend of four cheeses, topped with a zesty tomato sauce featuring an authentic blend of herbs. - Pepperoni Pizza - Improvements include a new crust, more pizza sauce flavored with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and fennel. - Sausage Pizza - Improvements include a new crust, more pizza sauce flavored with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and fennel. - Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Solo - New, improved sauce made with Portobello mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and a hint of basil and oregano and vermicelli pasta. - Supreme Pizza - Improvements include a new crust, more pizza sauce flavored with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and fennel. - Vegetable Pizza - Now features a new recipe, with new cheese blend, and a more rounded sauce flavored with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano and fennel. Tempting Traditions: - Beef Tips Portobello - Now paired with improved fluffy mashed potatoes - Charbroiled Beef Patty - Firm, home-style-shaped patty with a more robust char-grilled flavor and a sweet and savory grill sauce, made with hints of ginger and plum. The beef patty is paired with rice and beans. - Home-style Chili - Our chili features tender meat, and a new, home-style flavor. - Meatloaf - New cuts of beef to provide better texture. It also features new, home-style brown gravy with a hint of tomato - Oven Roasted Beef - Now paired with new fluffy mashed potatoes. - Salisbury Steak - Hearty lean patty, featuring a sirloin sauce made with mushrooms, black pepper and garlic. The potatoes are now roasted and seasoned. For dessert, an apple caramel crisp. - Slow Roasted Turkey Breast & Mashed Potatoes Duo - Now paired with new mashed potatoes. - Southwestern Style Rice and Beans - Featuring new flavor, creamy cilantro sauce with real sour cream. - Turkey Divan - Features a new savory sauce with more broccoli. - Traditional Turkey - More tender turkey cut into medallions, with a moist stuffing. - Tuna Casserole Now features more tuna.
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