< Browse > Home / Christy, Featured, Giveaways, Product Reviews / Blog article: Review::This ain’t your mama’s Hamburger Helper!

| Mobile | RSS

Review::This ain’t your mama’s Hamburger Helper!

December 26th, 2009 | Comments | Posted in Christy, Featured, Giveaways, Product Reviews | by christy

**WINNERS have been chosen! See below in the comments! Send your address to christy@shrinkingjeans.net to claim your giftcard!**

We first told you about The Healthy Pantry during our Shrink-a-Versary Extravaganza month of giveaways. Melissa was sent a gift pack of products to try, and I was so intrigued by their concept (HELLO, quick 10-minute healthy meals with all the ingredients in a box!) I decided to place an emergency order! Keith, founder and CEO-extraordiare of The Healthy Pantry, was even kind enough to put a rush on my order so I wouldn’t have to wait a minute longer. He’s cool like that!

When the box arrived on my front step, I opened it and inside were 6 smallish boxes, all uniform and perfect! Inside each box were the ingredients for healthy, delicious and EASY meals. All I needed to provide were a couple of ingredients, and *voila*, dinner was served. I first dove into the Skillet Lasagna, and it didn’t disappoint. Cheesy yumminess the kids completely loved!

My next foray was with the Asian turkey burgers. I didn’t have ground turkey on hand, so I used 97% lean ground beef, mixed 1 of my own eggs, and the seasoning packet and hoisin sauce provided by The Healthy Pantry. After the patties were made, I put them in a skillet to cook, and then started on the fried rice. Also included in the box was cook and serve brown rice, a seasoning packet, and I had to scramble 2 of my own eggs to go with. I threw it all in a small sauce pan with some water, let it simmer and by the time my burgers were done, we had honest to goodness “fried” rice. It even tasted totally legit! The burgers were different, and definitely had an Asian flair, but they weren’t so different that my kids wouldn’t eat them. I served them up on whole wheat hamburger buns, with a slice of provolone cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. A bottle of hoisin sauce was included in the meal kit, so we used that as a condiment/dip. My kids inhaled their dinners and my husband was scraping the pan for the last tidbits of rice. I call that a successful dinner!

Best part? It’s HEALTHY. Okay, healthy is tied for EASY on this one.

Would you love to try The Healthy Pantry? Well, you’re in luck! Keith is kind enough to offer not one, but TWO $25 gift cards for a giveaway today. That’s right, there will be 2 lucky winners.

Here’s how to enter:

  1. Visit The Healthy Pantry and tell us what you would buy if you won the $25 gift card.
  2. Tweet about this giveaway using the following pre-written tweet:
    @shrinkingjeans & @healthy_pantry want you to kick off the new year with healthy & easy meals. Win a $25 GF NOW! http://tinyurl.com/y86j5hz
  3. Follow @healthy_pantry on Twitter.
  4. Subscribe to the Sisterhood in a Reader!
  5. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

This giveaway will end on December 29th at midnight Pacific time. The winners will be randomly selected and announced the following day!

Disclosure: The Healthy Pantry is providing 2 $25 gift cards for 2 separate winners. The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans was not paid for this review. Christy was provide with 2 bonus meals in her paid order, and one of them was the Asian Turkey Burgers. That is all.

Follow us on Twitter.
Subscribe in a Reader.
Join the ‘hood!

Follow us on Twitter
Subscribe to receive Updates
Want to discuss this article? Meet us at the Hood!

Further Inspiration!

 
  • craftgirlalli
    and I'm already a subscriber!
  • craftgirlalli
    And I retweeted about the giveaway
    http://twitter.com/craftgirlalli
  • craftgirlalli
    I follow the healthy_pantry on twitter now!
  • craftgirlalli
    The skillet lasagna is making my mouth water!!
  • Subscribed via Google Reader.
  • Following healthy pantry on Twitter.
  • I'd love to try the Cranberry Wild Rice Turkey Stew but am also intrigued by the no/low gluten kits.
  • babyboy3
    I'd like to try the cowboy chili.
  • babyboy3
    I subscribe
  • JennyGirl
    Cowboy Chili with Blue Corn Muffins!
  • BrookeF
    the smoked salmon frittata looks wonderful!
  • BrookeF
    subscriber
  • I subscribe via google reader
  • I follow on Healthy Panty on twitter
  • I'm curious about the Asian Turkey Burgers and the Quinoa Chili
  • I followed @healthy_pantry on Twitter.
  • I would HAVE to try the wholegrain banana bread! Yum!
  • I would absolutely HAVE to try the whole grain banana bread! Yum!
  • dianestokes
    I subscribe via email (if that counts for entry 4.)
  • dianestokes
    I was already following @healthy_pantry :)
  • dianestokes
    I tweeted about this giveaway: @DSinAZ
  • Winner!
  • dianestokes
    Wow, Thank you so much! :)
  • dianestokes
    From the Low Sugar kits: Wild Salmon Patties with Quinoa and Veggies. I think this looks yummy.
  • anng
    The Mac & Cheese sounds YUMMY and so does the Whole Grain Apple Cinnamon Pancakes. I would probably choose both of these to try them out!! Even if I don't win I think I need to order some of these!!
  • I would try the Beartooth Collection, in honor of my friends who live in Red Lodge!
  • and I just tweeted about the giveaway.
  • I now follow on Healthy_Pantry
  • I subscribe through Google Reader
  • There are a few things I would like to try out. :) The Whole Grain Apple Cinnamon Pancakes/Waffles sound wonderful as does the Cranberry Wild Rice Turkey Stew and the Skillet Lasagna. I could probably go on and on with selections.
  • mathmama
    Already follow @HealthyPantry !!!
  • mathmama
    tweeted @mathmama
  • Winner!
  • mathmama
    AHHH! SO FREAKIN EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • mathmama
    Oh! I would soo get the Pasta Meditteranean & the apple cinnamon waffles!
  • allysonlyon
    I subscribe to the sisterhood. :)
  • allysonlyon
    I'm following @healthypantry
  • allysonlyon
    I tweeted
  • allysonlyon
    I'd still like to try cowboy chili!!
  • Nancy
    tweeted
  • Nancy
    Subscribe by email
  • Nancy
    following Healthy Pantry
  • Nancy
    I think I would get the Beartooth collection. Sounds like a yummy choice to try a few things.
blog comments powered by Disqus

My New Birthday JeansDSC_0234DSC_0232Cooking BOCA BurgersChristy & AmandaLisa enjoying BOCA lettuce wrapsBOCA bleu cheese burgers!What's this BOCA stuff?Lettuce Wraps made with BOCA crumbles4 mile training run!

Photobucket