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Tai Pei Garlic Shrimp
There is no peeling or tearing of packaging required before putting it microwave, because it is m'wave safe. After 5 minutes, I could smell the delicious garlic aroma exuding from the ready-to-be-eaten Garlic Shrimp. I decided to dish out the 1 cup serving size, but I should have weighed it, because 1 cup was almost the entire thing (even though the box says it should be less than 1/3rd). So, I just said, let me eat it all - it's only 175 calories anyway. To complete the meal, I microwaved some BirdsEye SteamFresh Green Beans, and added serving (1 cup). One fabulously filling dinner for less than 210 calories! Did I already mention that this meal was delicious - close to perfection?! The garlic sauce was light in taste and body. I drizzled it over the vegetables and since it wasn't a heavy sauce, it added only a light flavor. There were vegetables galore. Carrots, broccoli, sugar snap peas, bell peppers and water chestnuts. Lots and lots of veggie - and then I remembered that this should be "garlic shrimp." But where were the shrimp? After a big of digging around, I spotted 1 of the 7 shrimp - yes I counted! If this meal had a flaw, that would be it. Each serving of Tai Pei Garlic Shrimp Meal has 70 calories, 1.5 grams of fat (3% of the RDA), no saturated fat or trans fat, 8% of the RDA for cholesterol, 21% of the RDA for sodium (510 mg), 6 grams of protein and 10 grams of total carbohydrates which includes 3 grams of sugars and 3 grams of fiber (11% of the RDA). So, for the entire box, 175 calories, 27.5% of the RDA fiber, but too much salt - 52.5% of the RDA - ouch! With the lack of shrimp being the 1st flaw, then this would be the 2nd. The price tag was $2.00 for a 12 ounce size. I really enjoyed this meal, and if your eating right and usually don't eat too much sodium, then I would highly recommend this Steamed Vegetables and Shrimp with Garlic Sauce dinner - yes, I have renamed it to let the World know that I, who am not a vegetable lover by nature but by way of a New Years Resolution, actually loved this meal and plan to make it a mainstay on my grocery list. Comments
Wed: April 9, 2008
Theresa said: OK. I tried this stuff, and it wasn't all that! I brought it to lunch at work, and I was still hungary. I think it would be better over rice or more veggies or something like that at home. Oh, and I only found 3 shrimp in the entire box! Quite disappointing.
Wed: April 16, 2008
Doug Kirkendall said: If you have a chance, try the Orange Chicken package, same folks.. a lot lower in salt, a lot of chicken, and quite filling!
Wed: May 7, 2008
esther said: hello can you please tell me what store to buy the tai pei products as i would like to buy some
Wed: June 11, 2008
marina said: I'm eating the sweet and sour chicken as I type. It's quite good, and very filling.YUM!!
Wed: June 11, 2008
marina said: I'm eating the sweet and sour chicken as I type. It's quite good, and very filling.YUM!!
Wed: July 9, 2008
Mike said: Does anyone know where I can get the Spicy Szechuan Style Chicken? They stopped carrying it at Wal-Mart and Fiesta but they still have the others. Can anyone help me find the chicken?
Mon: August 4, 2008
b said: You got lucky with shrimp. Even 1 shrimp would have been nice. I got zero shrimp in mine. I'll never buy again. $3.50 for just vegetables. Hmmm If I were to just buy frozen veggies I could have gotten a huge bag for this price. |
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Jill said:
Man, I love garlic shrimp and this looks delightful! I hope I can find it near me. Perhaps if you add a couple of frozen shrimp along with the extra veggies you could get two meals out of it?