Diet Food Reviews

Diet Food Reviews

Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie

Amys Mexican Tamale PieWhen I read the review of Amy's Kitchen Shepherd's Pie, I was intrigued - a wholesome, healthy microwaveable meal? I had to try one of these products for myself. Since the Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie was on sale for $2.79 at my local grocery store, I decided to go with that hoping it would be just as good as.

The picture on the front was appealing, and the ingredient list was pretty simple (94% organic), a mix of mostly pinto beans, tomato puree, corn, zucchini, onions, cornmeal). The first thing you should probably know is that this is definitely not large enough to be considered a meal; however, it does make for a good-sized mini-meal. I popped the tamale pie into the microwave to test it out. Unfortunately, I had a lot of trouble getting it to heat thoroughly - frustrating! I found that the sides would boil up and threaten to spill, while the center remained frozen. However, after a bit of trial and error, I was able to get the pie heated thoroughly, mostly by turning the power on the microwave down a bit. When it was finally heated, I took the pie out of the microwave to let it cool for a few minutes.

I cut into the corn meal polenta topping with a spoon and took a bite. The combination of polenta, veggies, and beans was tasty without being overly flavored or spiced. The beans were definitely my favorite part as the polenta was a bit chewy, but then again I'm not a huge polenta fan to begin with. The topping did pair well with the veggies and beans, though, so it wasn't a big deal.

Each Amy's Mexican Tamale Pie provides 150 calories, 3 grams of fat (5% of the daily value), none of that is saturated or trans fat, 590 mg of sodium (25% of the DV), 5 grams of protein and 79 grams of carbohydrates which includes 4 grams of fiber (17% of the DV) and 2 grams of sugars. here is even 15% of the RDA for vitamin A and 10% of each vitamin C and iron (more details at the Amy's Kitchen website).

Overall, this is a great snack, especially comforting on a cold, dreary day, and I plan on buying it again soon. It's also non-dairy and gluten free, a plus for those on special diets. Definitely worth trying!

Rating
Taste: 4
Nutrition: 4
Price: 4
Overall: 4
HealthyYum.com is an online community :: Healthy Food, Beautiful Pictures, Deliciously Yum!

 

5 Comments

This was good when I had it before. I paired it with a side salad which helped make it a whole meal

I've never tried this, but most of Amy's Kitchen products are very yummy!

I LOVE this. It's yummy and as Amanda said, a great meal if paired with a salad.

I've had this several times and never had a heating problem...maybe your microwave is out of whack. I think it makes a great lunch.

This is by far my favorite Amy's product. I've never had a heating problem either. Hopefully you remembered to keep the plastic on the whole thing. So, so, so good and with a salad it's a a filling meal.

Leave a comment

 


Recent Reviews

 

What We're Cooking

Recent Comments

amanda commented on Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte: This is one of my favorite holiday drink ... more »
Melissa commented on Chex Cinnamon Cereal: Cinnamon Chex is probably one of my favo ... more »
Amy H. commented on Landgarten Organic Snack Mix: Thought you might want to know that Land ... more »
Sarah commented on Hello World. Welcome to the New and Improved Iateapie.net: positively LOVING the coupon section ... more »
Jillian (back to the nest) commented on Hello World. Welcome to the New and Improved Iateapie.net: The new stuff is fabulous! ... more »
Joanne commented on Recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples: I am on such a roasted apple kick lately ... more »
Tanya commented on Weekly Healthy Meals & Menu Plan. Gear up for the Holidays: Let's not even talk fantasy football! I ... more »
Jillian (back to the nest) commented on Low Calorie Lunch: Bell Pepper Tuna Boat: I tried this! It was so delicious. I s ... more »
Tanya commented on Step Right Up Folks and Get Your Free Sample of Lipton Tea: Looks like this offer is over - that was ... more »
Laura commented on Step Right Up Folks and Get Your Free Sample of Lipton Tea: I'm all over the green tea - but where i ... more »
Tanya commented on YoCrunch Candy Swap: Should have added *1 candy wrapper per p ... more »

 

FAVORITE LINKS