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deaneI actually acquired this package some time ago. The box came with two calzones, one of which I ate when I bought it and the other of which has been sitting forgotten in the freezer for over a year now. I just noticed it when I was inventorying the Blue Menu packages in the freezer.
Each calzone consists of a flat-bread pocket filled with chunks of seasoned chicken breast, a mix of ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, tomatoes, roasted yellow bell peppers and roasted red onions, all in a seasoned tomato sauce.
The taste of the filling is quite good and the bread, which turns a bit crusty during baking, is pleasant. The edges of the bread were extremely hard, but that could be due to freezer burn, given its year+ stay in the freezer.
One downside is that this is not a microwavable dish. It must be prepared in either a standard oven or on a barbecue. The instructions say to place the calzone directly on the rack, but it tends to leak during baking so you'll need to either lay down some foil below it to catch the drips, or consign yourself to a messy oven cleanup afterward.
The suggested serving size is half a calzone, which seems rather ingenuous to me. I ate an entire one.
Stats (1 calzone):
Weight: 246g
Calories: 480 [1.95cal/g]
Fat: 9g [36.6mg/g]
Saturated Fat: 3g [12.2mg/g]
Trans Fat: 0g
Omega-3: 0.4g [1.63mg/g]
Omega-6: 1.6g [6.50]
Omega 6/3 Ratio: 4.0
Sodium: 1,100mg [4.47mg/g]
Fibre: 4g [16.3mg/g]
Vitamin A: 4% [1.63%/100g]
Vitamin C: 4% [1.63%/100g]
Calcium: 16% [6.5%/100g]
Iron: 40% [16.3%/100g]
Taste: Tasty
Pluses: perfect ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 (4:1); excellent source of iron; decent amount of fibre.
Minuses: high is sodium, both in absolute terms and per gram of food (where it is more than double its nearest competitor); high in fat; highest calories so far, both in absolute terms and per gram of food.
Each calzone consists of a flat-bread pocket filled with chunks of seasoned chicken breast, a mix of ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, tomatoes, roasted yellow bell peppers and roasted red onions, all in a seasoned tomato sauce.
The taste of the filling is quite good and the bread, which turns a bit crusty during baking, is pleasant. The edges of the bread were extremely hard, but that could be due to freezer burn, given its year+ stay in the freezer.
One downside is that this is not a microwavable dish. It must be prepared in either a standard oven or on a barbecue. The instructions say to place the calzone directly on the rack, but it tends to leak during baking so you'll need to either lay down some foil below it to catch the drips, or consign yourself to a messy oven cleanup afterward.
The suggested serving size is half a calzone, which seems rather ingenuous to me. I ate an entire one.
Stats (1 calzone):
Weight: 246g
Calories: 480 [1.95cal/g]
Fat: 9g [36.6mg/g]
Saturated Fat: 3g [12.2mg/g]
Trans Fat: 0g
Omega-3: 0.4g [1.63mg/g]
Omega-6: 1.6g [6.50]
Omega 6/3 Ratio: 4.0
Sodium: 1,100mg [4.47mg/g]
Fibre: 4g [16.3mg/g]
Vitamin A: 4% [1.63%/100g]
Vitamin C: 4% [1.63%/100g]
Calcium: 16% [6.5%/100g]
Iron: 40% [16.3%/100g]
Taste: Tasty
Pluses: perfect ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 (4:1); excellent source of iron; decent amount of fibre.
Minuses: high is sodium, both in absolute terms and per gram of food (where it is more than double its nearest competitor); high in fat; highest calories so far, both in absolute terms and per gram of food.
