From The Husband (Giveaway Post)

Mara here. I know you rarely get to hear from Adam, so when he took it upon himself to try something I’d gotten as a sample from MyBlogSpark, I informed him that he would be writing the post about it.

MyBlogSpark sent us a sample of Wanchai Ferry’s Beef and Broccoli, along with two lovely tea sets (2 mugs and 2 tea balls) with organic green tea (which Adam also tried and said “It was good!”).

So, I bring you Adam’s quite amusing review of Wanchai Ferry’s Beef & Broccoli:

About a week ago, upon having a late night hunger and Mara telling me she was cutting her carbs (to help lower her triglycerides, nothing crazy) I took it upon myself to eat Wanchai Ferry’s (General Mills) Beef and Broccoli with rice.

First, I read the label and the frozen meal in a bag supposedly had 2 servings with the fat and caloric content that were not too bad at all. However, the sodium was very high at around 1200 mg of sodium per serving. So if you decide to try this frozen Asian mean make sure to have a lot of water on hand or prepare for bloating.

After a thorough perusing of the container’s text and analysis of the fonts I decided that preparing it was a good idea. The rice was cooked in the microwave as directed and the Beef and Broccoli was on the stove.

After cooking I split the portions into two. I immediately noticed that this would not cut it. Sure I am a big guy with an appetite, but the people who decided that this was two servings must have been the same people that said a 1/4 of a cup of Kraft Mac n’ Cheese was a serving.

After getting over the minute portion I served myself, I finally set off on the endeavour of devouring this Asian delicacy recreated as only a mass production frozen foods company could. To start, I do have to say the the rice in this meal was the best frozen/microwave rice I have ever had. The grains were very fluffy and flavorful. I really think this company needs to just market their frozen rice as an easy alternative to stove top rice. As for the beef and broccoli: they were of good quality for a frozen meal with all broccoli florets and no fat, however as expected with the sodium, it was probably a bit salty for most tastes. I do enjoy salt, so I did not have a problem with it.

In the end this was a decent meal for being frozen. Due to the portion size make sure you have something else to serve if you are sharing this with someone. I tried to find a price online for this meal and was unable to find one anywhere. I did find coupons online for this meal on Google if any of you wish to try the Beef and Broccoli for yourself.

Thanks Adam! As he mentioned, there are coupons for $1.00 off any frozen Wanchai Ferry meal on their website.

As a celebration of summer, MyBlogSpark has generously offered to give YOU, one What’s For Dinner reader your very own tea sets and free Wanchai Ferry meal of your own! To enter, just leave a comment below with your favorite Chinese food (either self-prepared or carry out), OR your favorite frozen meal.

For additional entries, you may:

• Tweet about this giveaway, making sure to mention @imadedinner and then return to leave another comment that you’ve done so.
• “Like” What’s For Dinner? on Facebook. Then leave another comment that you’ve done so.
• If you have a blog, link back to this post, then leave another comment that you’ve done so. No blog? Leave another comment with your favorite kind of tea.

Good luck, and happy entering!

(And Adam)

*the information, prize pack and giveaway have all been provided by Wanchai Ferry through MyBlogSpark*

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