Ready made meals
 

Can anyone suggest ready made meals that just need warming up? Also, they must be gluten-free as well. Fixing/cooking meals has become tiresome and eating out every day is out of the question. Also, from your experience are they good?? I've checked at grocery stores but nothing jumps out that makes me consider taking any of them home.....but maybe some stores have improved selection etc. I'm not adverse to having them shipped. :icon_hungry:

UPDATE: Emphasis on Gluten-free....not sure about the "t.v. dinners" but will check! I've seen ads online for (I think) Hello Fresh and smilar---that's more of what I was asking about!!

Not sure about the gluten free thing, but Fresh Market has good ready made meals.

I have not found any good ready made meals, but you may want to check out Sprouts.

TV dinners. We used to call 'em that at any rate...don't know what they're called now but I still pick one up now and again.

They offer gluten-free as well as regular.

There are a lot of good quick and easy items at Publix, you just need to add a side dish or veggie. A couple come to mind are their cabbage rolls and Rotisserie as well as fried chicken, there are others but I can't think of them.

Gluten-free??

Have checked Sprouts and didn't see anything that I'd take home, but thanks!!!

Gluten-Free
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Hello Fresh requires lots of prep work and cooking ... they merely provide the ingredients and receipe. Far too expensive IMO.

Factor
 

We have been using Factor to deliver frozen meals that only need a two-minute cook in the microwave. Very tasty and they have a variety of categories like keto. Occasionally the meals arrive later or damaged but it is the best we’ve found.

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Fresh market meals include one entrée and two sides each, they are reduced to six dollars each on Thursday. I bought several yesterday. They require two minutes in the microwave to heat up. I do not know about gluten-free.

I live alone, and I’m too lazy to do much cooking beyond heating things up. I eat one meal a day. I put a bag of frozen spinach, broccoli florets, or riced cauliflower (with nothing else in it) in the microwave oven for the minimum time. Salt and lemon juice on the spinach, salt and a little Parmesan cheese on the broccoli, salt and pepper on the riced cauliflower. I pour it into a two quart Corel serving dish after cooking and eat it all.

Then I wash that and open a can of beans, such as black-eyed peas, garbanzos, black beans, pintos, etc. I pour the beans in the dish, give them a squirt of Sriracha sauce, cover with a paper towel, and heat for two minutes. That makes for a delicious entree. I eat the whole can.

Sometimes I pour some Armour beef pre-cooked frozen meatballs in the dish, pour on a 28 ounce can of Tuttorosso crushed tomatoes, then add a lot of dried basil, parsley, and chives and some salt. I cook this in the microwave oven for the time for the meatballs plus about three minutes.

I know, you think I’m disgusting. But it’s a lot easier than most of these prepared meals you buy from a company, much cheaper, and frankly tastier for me than what I’ve eaten in a lot of the higher end restaurants around here (given that I don’t eat the bread and drink only water). I had a friend who tried several of the “we mail you everything” services. Some of the meals were delicious and some weren’t, but it all took—I thought—as much cooking as a fancy recipe-followed dinner. The difference is that she didn’t have to go shop for ingredients. What I really disliked was the food arriving in a big styrofoam box like a cooler with single-use ice bags inside. No food waste, but huge environmental impacts for one meal, compared to one little plastic bag and one can for me.

Cabbage rolls are a good idea as someone suggested above, I forgot to consider those as I like to avoid gluten too.

My fave is Panda Express. Always freshly made, no MSG and quite reasonable. On a $10 "plate" I have rice, plus 2 meat and/or veggies. Makes for 2 meals for me, and a treat when I'm too busy to cook.

I'm not sure if they deliver, but going into the restaurant for takeout or eat in is usually fast and easy.

You stated fixing/cooking meals has become tiresome and you're looking towards readymade meals.
There are options you can go to your local market; it doesn't matter which one they all seem to have them now or you can join one of the food clubs and have them delivered. But what you will find most of these meals still need a bit of prep time and I always question the quality of the contents.

Go onto YouTube and look up quick and easy meals, and put together what you want, it does require a bit of cooking but there are ways this can be done without going crazy.

I'm a widower and I find cooking sous vide a way to go for me, if you don't know what that is go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMt...l=EverydayFood.

It takes more time but the physical involvement and the cleaning up is minimal.
It's not mentioned on this video, but when it comes to vegetables it's not only easy, but the taste is more intense.

You’ve given me some good ideas!

Everyday Gourmet in Leesburg. Real Home made food by a great chef. Jesse Flynn

I've seen some posts on Nextdoor for chefbriansbistro.com that seems to get good reviews. He lives in the Villages south of 44 and does offer some gluten free options. I've never tried it so I have no personal experience.

Try Mom's Meals. They deliver weekly and the food is pretty good. You order from their menu so you know exactly what you are getting. Just heat and serve.

I think your "recipes" are ingenious! I have some questions about your one-meal-a-day diet. What time do you eat it? Do you have snacks or other things during the day? Do you drink a lot of water to make you not hungry? Your grocery bill must be about $50 a week.

Another vote for Factor. I highly recommend their product and service

Factor s what we use. You choose weekly which dinners you want. More importantly the food is fresh and never frozen. They have a huge menu and delicious.
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The new Panda Express on 466A has a drive through that we used 2 nights ago. We ordered, paid, and were handed our five item meal in 5-6 minutes max. We’re still enjoying the leftovers, so we got at least 3 meals for 2 from it.

My granddaughter orders Uber eats for me from time to time. Local restaurants delivered to my door.

Check out “Chefs for seniors” . There is a chef specifically for The Villages. He will customize your menu. Its not as expensive as you might like it to be.

I had a visit with a nutritionist who suggested them.

Hi, what are some of the different meal selections?

Gluten-free MRE? Good luck. I'll be watching.

Have been meaning to try ‘metabolic meals’ because they look easy to prepare and have gluten free choices. Has anyone tried this company and, if so, would you recommend? Thank you!

Hello Fresh requires cooking. Everything needed for the recipe is measured and included. We used it during Covid for 3 meals a week. It was good, mostly healthy and easy to prepare. Fresh market deli has prepared foods in the deli and kiosk that only require heating.

Try Tastybites com.
Delicious food takes a minute in the microwave.

I do hello fresh and they are not premade meals but all the ingredients to make the meal. You still have to cook it. I also don’t know about gluten free maybe a few recipes but limited amount I am sure.

Mom's Meals
 

Twice when I got out of the hospital, my insurance company had several days of breakfasts, dinners, and snacks sent to me.

Wendy’s GardenGo is amazing
 

We like GardenGo dinners. Wendy offers a variety of gluten free options:
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Publix has ready to eat miso salmon dinners, & a few others, by their fish station. They’re fresh & ready to be heated & have always been very good. About 8-10$. (Salmon with rice or Brussels or?) They’re the best quick meals which are tasty.

Commercially prepared meals are filled with additives. Don't eat 'em. Some examples of ultra-processed foods are ready-to-eat meals, packaged baked goods, snacks, sugary cereals, and carbonated drinks. These items undergo multiple industrial processing steps and typically contain colorings, emulsifiers, flavorings, and other additives. They are also often high in added sugars, fats, and salts, while low in fiber and vitamins.

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And their food is priced right. The subs are really good.

Publix is making gluten free subs?