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Lean Cuisine Marketplace Selections
Lean Cuisine Marketplace Selections

WHAT: Lean Cuisine Marketplace Selections

STATS: Vary by flavor. The Sweet & Spicy Korean-Style Beef, for example, contains 320 calories and 7 fat, 50 carbohydrate, 3 fiber and 15 protein grams. More information at leancuisine.com. We found some at Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, 2510 Cantrell Road, Little Rock.

THE SKINNY: Lean Cuisine has a new look to go with its new frozen entrees. Bold Marketplace Selections, packaged in black boxes, appear to be the line's equivalent to the Visa Black Card or the American Express Centurion "Black Card" -- a bit more luxe than the ordinary.

Varieties are: Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Sweet & Spicy Korean-Style Beef, Ricotta Cheese & Spinach Ravioli, Pomegranate Chicken, Cheese Tortellini in Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Spicy Beef and Bean Enchilada, Cheese & Bean Enchilada Verde, Spicy Mexican Black Beans & Rice, Sweet Sriracha Braised Beef and Mushroom & Spring Pea Risotto.

Our favorite so far is the lively Korean beef with rice and vegetables in a sauce with a stimulating smack of sesame oil. For something designed to be eaten at a desk, it tastes like it came from a restaurant -- even if the tiny portion in the telltale tray doesn't look like it.

Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. Email:

jchristman@arkansasonline.com

ActiveStyle on 05/18/2015

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