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Title: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 02:36:13 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 02:36:13 PM
Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays.
Maybe it is just me.
Perhaps the manufacturers are changing some ingredients.
Chrissy
Maybe it is just me.
Perhaps the manufacturers are changing some ingredients.
Chrissy
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: Devlyn on April 20, 2025, 02:48:09 PM
Post by: Devlyn on April 20, 2025, 02:48:09 PM
I ate one of those Swanson Hungry Man XXL frozen dinners once. It filled me up (surprisingly) but then I thought "Wait, I'm full, but of exactly what?"
Quiet down there in the peanut gallery! :laugh:
Quiet down there in the peanut gallery! :laugh:
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 02:58:13 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 02:58:13 PM
Quote from: Devlyn on April 20, 2025, 02:48:09 PMI ate one of those Swanson Hungry Man XXL frozen dinners once. It filled me up (surprisingly) but then I thought "Wait, I'm full, but of exactly what?"
Quiet down there in the peanut gallery! :laugh:
I will try a different brand of frozen lasagna. Something has changed with the brand that I have bought many times. For the third package to taste odd, bought at different stores, I think that it is now made differently.
Got a laugh that the label said something like 50% more than our ten ounce package! This one was like 15 ounces.
Do they think we are dumb consumers?
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: big kim on April 20, 2025, 03:04:37 PM
Post by: big kim on April 20, 2025, 03:04:37 PM
Findus crispy pancakes were the first thing I cooked age 31! Not seen them for ages.
Dad got away without cooking til he was 84!
Dad got away without cooking til he was 84!
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: Devlyn on April 20, 2025, 03:09:26 PM
Post by: Devlyn on April 20, 2025, 03:09:26 PM
Quote from: big kim on April 20, 2025, 03:04:37 PMFindus crispy pancakes were the first thing I cooked age 31! Not seen them for ages.
Dad got away without cooking til he was 84!
My wife says you're guaranteed to burn your mouth on those.
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: Lori Dee on April 20, 2025, 03:34:55 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on April 20, 2025, 03:34:55 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 02:58:13 PMI will try a different brand of frozen lasagna. Something has changed with the brand that I have bought many times. For the third package to taste odd, bought at different stores, I think that it is now made differently.
Got a laugh that the label said something like 50% more than our ten ounce package! This one was like 15 ounces.
Do they think we are dumb consumers?
I stopped buying Swanson for that reason. The portions kept getting smaller, but the price kept going up. I keep trying other brands, but they all seem to do the same thing.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are still (relatively) cheap. ;D
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: D'Amalie on April 21, 2025, 01:07:26 PM
Post by: D'Amalie on April 21, 2025, 01:07:26 PM
Quote from: Lori Dee on April 20, 2025, 03:34:55 PMPeanut butter and jelly sandwiches are still (relatively) cheap. ;D
You can't go wrong with PB&J!
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: D'Amalie on April 21, 2025, 02:48:07 PM
Post by: D'Amalie on April 21, 2025, 02:48:07 PM
I'm not sure its just TV dinner/prepackaged food. Nothing seems to be as flavorful as i remember. Its a daily struggle to find the flavor combinations that please my palate. Nothing on this side of the pond is as tasty as in UK, EU.
I attribute it to the freshness and lack of preservatives in Europe in general.
I attribute it to the freshness and lack of preservatives in Europe in general.
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 21, 2025, 07:49:07 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 21, 2025, 07:49:07 PM
If you go to a bodega or a close market each day for fresh food you can enjoy that nicety.
I hear people in NYC do this a lot still.
However many people are busy nowadays and stock up at a bigger grocery store weekly.
I hear people in NYC do this a lot still.
However many people are busy nowadays and stock up at a bigger grocery store weekly.
Title: Re: Some frozen dinner entrees do not seem to taste as good nowadays
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 21, 2025, 07:50:22 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on April 21, 2025, 07:50:22 PM
Then again I hear that many people get groceries delivered to them nowadays.