Stouffer's Salisbury Steak

Aah, the salisbury steak. The quintessential frozen food dinner. Nothing says cheap processed food like a piece of ground chuck gussied up as sirloin. I'm not sure which marketing genius came up with the idea of taking the leftovers and calling it "steak" but I doubt they were paid enough.

Stouffer's take on salisbury steak comes with a side of macaroni, and really, the side dishes are just about all that separates these from one another. The macaroni was decent though, with lots of some cheese-flavored sauce.

Tastiness - 2 1/2
I'm not sure the salisbury steak can be anything but middle of the road, and the macaroni just cements its position here.

Fillingness - 2 1/2
One thing Stouffer's doesn't have going for it without the diet schtick is portion sizes. This could have done with a bit more macaroni but who really wants more salisbury steak?

Healthiness - 1 1/2
Our first non-dietary review, here's what happens when a frozen food dinner goes bad. This little treat packs 410 calories, 200 calories from the 22g of fat. Sodium content crosses the Mendoza line of salt, 1 gram, and comes in at a none-too-shabby 1090 mg (46% of your daily recommended intake). On the plus side, a decent amount of protein at 23g.

Overall - 2
The Stouffer's line are pretty much the ramen of the frozen food line, and their salisbury steak doesn't deviate from that path. What you gain in a buck off the price of the meal, you lose in that stent they have to put in when you're 55. You win some, you lose some.