I've always wondered about the lines of over-processed frozen box lunches that stream past my desk at lunch time. Despite the question of what's in them--while some of those Lean and Lite and Healthy Whatevers do honestly taste good--some of them smell exactly like hot toxic death. Blech! And sometimes I con myself into buying the better ones (for instance, the Spa Cuisine line from Lean Cuisine honestly tends to be not bad, with its brown rice and extra helpings of veggies) but then they sit in my freezer and slowly turn to elaborate studies in frostbite. So nay, I say, on the freezer section!

And maybe that's not a bad idea. Check out what a teen in Omaha found in her Fit & Active brand frozen entree! Is there a pirate somewhere searching for his hook? Yes, Aldi is an economy store that mostly sells its own private labels, and you might be all snooty, thinking "Meh, I would never shop at Aldi" but did you know that this corporation successfully employs this very same business model in its other store, TRADER JOE'S? Ooooh, sick burn.You're recoiling in horror now, aren't you?

Suffice to say, I'll be sticking with fresh veggies and stir-frys that I compile and freeze myself, thank you very much.

(Link thanks to my blog crush Slash Food)