Lean Cuisine frozen foods from Nestle are reduced-calorie or reduced-fat meals that you can heat and serve. Options include Casual Cuisine such as pizzas and sandwiches, Cafe Cusine such as chicken carbonara, and Dinnertime Cuisine such as Salisbury steak. Th single portion Salisbury steak has portobello mushroom gravy, sour cream and chive whipped potatoes and honey glazed carrots.
Basic Information
The serving size for Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak is one 12.5 oz. meal. It has 19 g of protein and 27 g of carbohydrates, including 10 g of sugar. The food exchanges for this meal are two lean meat servings, 1.5 starch servings, a vegetable serving and a half of a fat serving. LeanCuisine.com states that the meal has about five Weight Watchers points. If you are on a Weight Watchers program, remember that the calculation of points is a proprietary formula and Lean Cuisine can only estimate the number of points.
Fat And Cholesterol
Dietary fat and cholesterol can affect cholesterol levels in the blood and impact your risk for heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, saturated and trans fats and cholesterol can raise bad LDL cholesterol levels. You should limit saturated fats to less than 20 g per day, minimize trans fats and keep cholesterol under 300 mg per day if you are a healthy adult on a 2,000-calorie diet. The Lean Cuisine Salisbury Steak has 9 g of total fat with 3.5 g of saturated fat, no trans fats and 45 mg of cholesterol. It has 5 g of potentially heart-healthy unsaturated fats.
Sodium And Potassium
According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the US Department of Health and Human Services, people with diets high in sodium and low in potassium tend to have higher blood pressure. This can mean an increased risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and kidney disease. Sodium comes from table salt, meats, dairy products and processed foods, and potassium sources include many fruits and vegetables. Lean Cuisine's Salisbury Steak has 650 mg of sodium and 950 of mg potassium, or 27 percent of the daily value for each.
Dietary Fiber
Potential health benefits of dietary fiber include improving your control of blood sugar levels, reducing the risk for constipation and lowering LDL cholesterol levels. According to MayoClinic.com, fiber also can help you control your weight by making you less hungry. Natural sources of fiber include fruits and vegetables, whole grains and legumes. The Salisbury steak with potatoes and carrots has 5 g of dietary fiber, or 18 percent of the daily value for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Vitamins And Minerals
The iron in beef is in the more absorbable heme form, and Lean Cuisine's Salisbury Steak has 15 percent of the daily value for iron. It also has 6 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, a nutrient that helps your body absorb iron from food. Orange vegetables such as carrots are rich in the fat-soluble nutrient vitamin A, and this dinner has 90 percent of the daily value for vitamin A. It has 10 percent of the daily value for calcium.
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