Nestlé Lean Cuisine is a brand of frozen entrées and dinners sold in the United States by Nestlé, and in Australia by Vesco (under a licensing agreement with Nestlé). The brand began as low-fat, low-calorie versions of Stouffer's products.

Tip. Lean cuisine meals may appear to be healthy when considering calories alone. However, because they are processed food, many are high in sodium while being low in protein and fiber.

The recall is limited to the following product, with batch code 0246595911 and best before date of October 2021. The product being recalled was produced on September 2, 2020. No other production dates or batch codes of Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken and no other Lean Cuisine products are impacted by this recall.

14 healthiest frozen meals:

• Deep Indian Kitchen Chickpea Masala.
• Tortilla Crusted Fish by Lean Cuisine.
• Amy's Spinach Pizza.
• Tattooed Chef Buddha Bowl.
• Lean Cuisine Apple Cranberry Chicken.
• Sweet Earth Veggie Lo Mein.
• Tattooed Chef Plant-Based Egg Roll Bowl.
• El Monterey Bean & Cheese Burritos.

10 Healthy and Affordable Frozen Foods

1. 1. Fruits and vegetables. Frozen vegetables and fruits are common go-tos for stocking the freezer - and for good reason.
2. Falafel.
3. Edamame.
4. Turkey meatballs.
5. Chicken or fish patties.
6. Cauliflower rice.
7. Brown rice.
8. Veggie pizza crust.

Tip. Lean cuisine meals may appear to be healthy when considering calories alone. However, because they are processed food, many are high in sodium while being low in protein and fiber.

Broken conveyor belt may have contaminated mashed potatoes that come with baked chicken. Over 90,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine baked chicken frozen meals sold nationwide were recalled because they may contain pieces of hard white plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced.

Lean Cuisine meals contain between 340 mg and 700 mg of sodium. The Lean Cuisine website allows you to search for lower sodium options. Although Healthy Choice does not allow you the convenience of searching for lower sodium meals, the frozen options top out at 600 mg of sodium.

Lean Cuisine products are better than a lot of lunch and dinners out there, like fast food, for example. When you compare a serving of Lean Cuisine Pepperoni Pizza to a slice of pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut, you'll find that the frozen meal is the healthier option.

Examples of natural and minimally processed foods

• Fruits and vegetables (fresh or frozen, without added salt or sugar)
• Nut butters such as peanut, almond and cashew butters (without added sugar or oil)
• Nuts and seeds (unsalted and unsweetened)
• Frozen meat or fish (without added salt or preservatives)

14 healthiest frozen meals:

• Deep Indian Kitchen Chickpea Masala.
• Tortilla Crusted Fish by Lean Cuisine.
• Amy's Spinach Pizza.
• Tattooed Chef Buddha Bowl.
• Lean Cuisine Apple Cranberry Chicken.
• Sweet Earth Veggie Lo Mein.
• Tattooed Chef Plant-Based Egg Roll Bowl.
• El Monterey Bean & Cheese Burritos.

The recall is limited to the following product, with batch code 0246595911 and best before date of October 2021. The product being recalled was produced on September 2, 2020. No other production dates or batch codes of Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken and no other Lean Cuisine products are impacted by this recall.