Review: Green Giant Digestive Health Mixed Vegetables

I'm expanding my frozen meal search into the frozen vegetable section of my grocer's frozen case. The line of boxed Green Giant vegetables offering one or two servings of seasoned vegetables has been grabbing my eye recently, and I just found the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix. A 7-ounce box (2 servings) of Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix costs about $2 and is an overall good buy.

The grouping of sliced yellow carrots, white navy beans, chopped spinach, a garlic herb sauce, and the often-hard-to-obtain dietary fiber are a sure bet for a colorful plate and a healthy meal. I have enjoyed nearly all of Green Giant's products.

Preparation

First off, cooking the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix is absolutely a piece of cake. The plastic pouch doesn't need to even be cut before placing it in a microwave for about 3-1/2 minutes on high. After the cooking is done, take the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable pouch out of the microwave, open it up, and pour the vegetables onto a plate.

*NOTE: Green Giant Digestive Health vegetables are not designed to be cooked in a conventional oven or in boiling water.

Flavor

I enjoyed the flavor of the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix enough to get it again. However, I think Green Giant should have added a little more garlic herb sauce.

There is enough sauce to keep the vegetables wet, but the overall bland flavor of the navy beans - which seem to dominate the bulk, texture, and taste of the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix - is just a little too flat. Plus, I think the texture of the navy beans is a bit too mealy for me. Overall, this Digestive Health product is good, and it's certainly a high-quality dish. I just was hoping for a little more flavor.

Nutrition

The flavor may be a little too beany for my tastes, but the nutritional benefits of eating the Green Giant Digestive Health vegetable mix are very appealing. Namely, you can get 5 grams of dietary fiber in just one 1/2-cup serving! That's 21% of a typical person's daily requirement. Also, there are just 14 grams of carbohydrates in the Green Giant Digestive Health mix. Here's a look at the rest of the nutritional panel:

Calories 90
Calories from Fat 25
Total Fat 2.5 grams
Saturated Fat 0 grams
Trans Fat 0 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams (mg)
Sodium 390 mg
Sugars 2 grams
Protein 4 grams
Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 4%
Iron 6%

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