BrotherJim
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I like your metal knife brother Jim, but, that Birdseye Garlic chicken is about the most awful Birdseye product that I have ever tried. I reckon that explains why you have all of them seasonings. I am a garlic lover, but, the seasoning packet was awful. I think they sell one that is sweet and sour chicken that is actually very good. This explains my sad emoji.
HA !!! ... Garlic Chicken is pretty plain without doctoring up. I've eaten it weekly for about two or three years and NEVER ONCE seen a seasoning packet enclosed with it.
I used to put just olive oil, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce on it but added the other seasonings over time.
It's a Birds Eye favorite of mine because there is no seasoning or sauce packet. Just frozen veggies and chicken waiting for personalization.
In the Birds Eye rotation you'll also find Cheesy Ranch Chicken, Alfredo Chicken and Three Cheese Chicken in my freezer and I use the same seasonings on all.
And honestly, Garlic Chicken is the least tasty of all but probably the best health wise maybe, because it's simpler.
Those are the only Birds Eye meals in bag at our local Wallmart. We have a Publix that also sells Birds Eye and I'll have check for other meal options.
Rarely does a day go by that I don't consume one of those Birds Eye meals. I never get tired of it. They're all good to me.
And it's a cheap filling healthy meal. I eat the whole bag/casserole dish full at each sitting. Most days, I don't eat much else or maybe something light and/or a dessert/snack.
I also take a Thorn Basic Nutrients multivitamin along with a Calcium capsule (vitamin D included) daily ... and extra vitamin E, C from time to time. So far so good.
Couple of years ago, the meals were $4.95 each but have gone up, like everything else. Still, I don't think I could eat much better with so little effort and under $200 a month.
That leaves a dollar or two for pocket knives from time to time LOL.
Don't think I follow the cooking directions much, not sure because I haven't read them lately.
The Garlic Chicken goes into the microwave for 12:15 ... the others with cheese/sauce packets, I microwave for 13:15 to 13:30.
I have it all down to a science HA ... and it goes like clockwork, flawlessly.
In 2020/2021 when I had extensive dental work and times I couldn't chew, I tossed those Birds Eye meals (with water) in my commercial grade Vitamix blender and didn't miss a beat.
EDIT: Oh, and I eat a Del Monte snack cup or two of fruit a day ... I should probably switch to fresh fruit though. ...Oh and about 2-3Tbsp of Nate's raw unfiltered honey.
Spring water, one or two cans of pop and coffee (occasional tea) keep me more or less hydrated.
For years, I used to subscribe to Home Chef which features a rotating weekly menu with more than 30 meals to choose from at about 45min to an hour prep and cook time each.
It was expensive but I didn't mind because the meals were varied and really good. Thing was though, the service was iffy several months of the year with the hot weather we get down here.
Best part about Home Chef was no meal planning, no getting in the Jeep and shopping, no last minute runs because seasonings, oils, everything was included with Home Chef (raw) meal delivery.
Nothing came cooked and all the meals at Home Chef are truly Chef inspired. They have several on staff who come up with and test the meals before making them available.
It was convenient and I tried many seasonings, tastes, styles and dishes I might not have otherwise been exposed to except for maybe at a restaurant ... and learned to cook a little better along the way.
And to stay on topic, pile side of my lucky Peanut I'll be totin to medical in the morning ...
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I've had a few adventures like that my friend 
