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Garden Lites Broccoli Souffle
By: | Aug 19, 2009
The first product I tried in the Healthy Delites ... now Garden Lites brand was the Healthy Delites Roasted Vegetable Souffle. I was slightly disappointed, given the incredible nutritional stats, but more relieved that never again would I be tempted to splurge on these, especially after the sale was over. Since I had bought a couple different souffles that first time, I decided to give them a second chance. They were sitting in my freezer anyway, and who knows? Maybe the first one had somehow passed through quality control unnoticed and most were, at the very least, acceptable. I took a deep breath, popped the Garden Lites Broccoli Souffle in the microwave, and prepared for the worst.
This was much better. When I took it out, piping hot, I was actually met by a pleasant aroma. Upon taking the first bite, the first thought that came into my mind was "Where have you been all my life?" The souffle did not look or taste burnt in any way, unlike the Roasted Vegetable Souffle I'd previously tried. The outer layer was just slightly crispy, and the inside was soft and moist. The entire thing was bursting with flavor, and I enjoyed every last bite. There is a definite onion undertone, which didn't bother me as I love onions, but if you don't you may want to be aware of this beforehand.
Each Garden Lites Broccoli Souffle provides 120 calories, no fat, 8 grams of protein and 28 grams of carbohydrates, including 4 grams of sugar and 5 grams of fiber. There's also 15% each of the RDA for calcium and iron, 60% of the RDA for Vitamin C, and 160% RDA for Vitamin A. The sodium is the only thing you may have to watch, at 540 mg, or 22% of the daily value.
The ingredients are all-natural, and consist of: broccoli, potatoes, egg whites, potato starch, onions, soy milk, sugar, salt, and spices. As I said, this seems almost too good to be true, but it is. SO if you can find it at a sale price of $2.50 like I did, try it and let us know what you think.
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What is the customer service number on the box? I am trying to get this item in our grocery store!
Ahhh! I was SO happy to find these in the grocery store last week. I agree with you, they are AMAZING taste and nutritionally. My only grievance is that here they are $5 A BOX, which is a single serving :(
wbere can you get these at? i tried looking for a website online but could not find anything and i dont think i have ever seen these at the grocery store but i would love to try their products.
Hmmm...things change in 6 months. I just purchased the broccoli soufffle out of curiosity since I don't eat prepared foods - It is 140 cal - ingredients have changed - Broccoli, potatoes, egg whites, whole eggs, onions, brown sugar, rice flour, sea salt, salt (salt twice?)and spices so here's the thing - it was fairly yummy but it was $4.99 and I'd prefer a definition of "spices" since that could be anything AND I could have made it easily, and will in the future without the sugar or rice flour. But then, and this is the big point I guess, I was thrilled to know there was a frozen product in the markets that isn't going to kill me. And that was almost worth the price, almost - because $4.99 is a lot of dough these days for one little side dish....