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Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, Ziti & Meat Sauce, 6.95-Ouce Bowls (Pack of 6) | 
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| Brand: Healthy Choice
Category: Grocery
List Price: $20.94
Buy New: $20.40
You Save: $0.54 (3%)
New (2) from $20.40
Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 915
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 14.9 x 7.9 x 5.6
UPC: 050100600518
EAN: 0050100600518
ASIN: B001E96JZG
Release Date: August 14, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | A complete meal solution | | • | Cook the ziti pasta in the steamer/strainer provided, and heat the meat marinara sauce then mix for a fresh, easy and fast bowl of pasta! | | • | Fresh Mixers Ziti and Meat Sauce will please those looking for a quick tasty pasta meal |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 An average microwave meal December 18, 2008
D. A. Dodd (Huntsville, AL United States)
Overall, this is an average microwave meal. The instructions on preparation are very clear, but the water fill line is difficult to see. However, if you've prepared microwaved pasta previously, you would have an idea of how much water is needed. The taste is average with the pasta being better than average, but the meat sauce being a little salty. The serving size is sufficient for most, but the saltiness of the meat might lead to extra liquid consumption. This is a Healthy Choice meal and its low calorie and fat content are good for those who are dieting or trying to maintain their current weight. The convenient packaging make it easy to store due to its small size and stackability.
Convenient and tasty December 17, 2008
BMAR (Northern USA)
I am a fan of Healthy Choice products and this one is good too. I've generally used their frozen food options but liked the idea of a shelf storable healthy option for lunch. This pack contains everything needed for a quick and healthy pasta lunch. The directions are clear and easy to follow. The straining device that drains excess water after microwaving the pasta works well and the pasta sauce packet contains a sufficient amount of sauce for the pasta.
This mixer takes a little more time and effort that a frozen option due to having the microwave the pasta, drain it and add the sauce. However, the trade off of more time for preparation is outweighed by having an option that can be stored on a shelf or in a desk drawer. A nice option for work or on the go!
Good with a Little Help from Our Emergency Kit November 19, 2008
'Mary Lou Cheatham' (author) (Louisiana)
We enjoyed Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, Zita & Meat Sauce. My friend and I are spicemouths, and we found the mixers decently flavored, perhaps better than some dishes we've tried in Italian restaurants that needed to fire their cooks. We eat in many different restaurants throughout the United States to evaluate the food. What we have discovered is that mediocre food can be made tasty if we apply our emergency taste-enhancer kit. Actually this dish was better than mediocre; in fact it was tasty, especially after we added some items from the kit. (We keep an array of items in our glove compartments of our vehicles and on our breakfast bar.) Realizing that we did not want to alter the calorie-count too much, we added a tiny shake of Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese - 4.5 lb. container, which was about 10 calories. When we eat pasta, we like a little cheese. Then, being the way we are -- Louisiana and Texas people -- we needed a little kick. We shook on a few flakes of crushed red. (Tone's Spices Red Pepper Crushed (13.5 oz) - Large Restaurant / Food Service Size Shaker Container - Best Value per Ounce-- we really do buy the large restaurant shaker, but we carry a smaller version around with us in the car.) That's all we added, although we do have other items in our emergency supplies. With those two little items, the ziti and meat sauce tasted good.
Preparing it was fun. The cute little container with the strainer lid amused me. I thought I would wash it and reuse it, but I was amazed to discover it was engineered for single use.
This meal of 340 calories was satisfying and handled our hunger efficiently. It contains 600 mg sodium, which is perhaps a little less than some prepared dishes. I was surprised to see that it contains 990 mg potassium. People with renal disease should probably avoid this product unless they have the approval of their physician or registered dietician. There are 6 grams of total fat and 56 carb grams. With 8 grams of dietary fiber, it should get an approving nod from Weight Watchers. It meets the criteria established by the American Heart Association.
I would recommend this dish for anyone who needs to take lunch to work where there is no refrigerator but where there is a microwave oven. I thought we would eat it again soon, but weeks have passed and we are still thinking about it.
Mostly recommended.
Mary Lou Cheatham, co-author of THE COLLARD PATCH/
Author of FLAVORED WITH LOVE, SOLOMON'S PORCH,
DO YOU KNOW HOW GOD LOVES YOU?
 Healthy Choice Ziti and Meat Sauce Mixer November 18, 2008
cortezhill (San Diego, CA)
This small plastic bowl is a great slow acting purgative. Maybe it's the rubbery plastic tasting noodles that do the trick but there is plenty of slightly spicy sauce to mask that flavor. While I can't guarantee the same results for you, after about an hour the Ziti and Meat Sauce came back up for me.
Nice and Spicy November 13, 2008
Suzanne Smith (Illinois)
Ziti with meat sauce is the flavor of Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers I received from the program. I liked it, although it is a little too spicy for my taste. It has a smooth texture and the pasta doesn't clump. My husband likened this (in a good way) to Beefaroni. I like the fact that you add water, microwave for 2.5 minutes, then strain with the cover, then mix in the sauce. However, the instructions for cooking should be on the separate sauce packet and not the side of the container, which is impossible to look at without spilling once you've added the water. The entire thing except for the plastic overwrap is recyclable, too, if that might thrill you. This did inspire me to try other flavors from the grocery store, specifically chicken teriyaki, which I also liked but not quite as much as this flavor. I would definitely recommend it for its ease of use, portability, speed of cooking, and flavor. Just move the cooking directions to the sauce packet, Healthy Choice, and you've got a winner!
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