Michelina's Wheels & Cheese Review

Most of the time when all my kids are home from school I try to prepare them something fresh.  But since I work from home sometimes I am just to overwhelmed to cook something and have dishes to wash, so I always keep some frozen meals in the freezer for these occasions.  Sometimes when my kids are grocery shopping I will let them pick out a couple of frozen meals for themselves.  I usually steer them towards the Michelina's because they are very in-expensive.  All three of them will usually make one of their choices Michelina's Wheels & Cheese.

Michelina's Wheels & Cheese is a single serving frozen meal.  It is basically just macaroni and cheese, but instead of macaroni shaped noodles the noodles are wagon wheel shaped. 

These meals are really easy to fix.  You just lift the tip of the lid of the container, and put it right in the microwave for 2 minutes.  After 2 minutes you lift up the lid, stir it up a bit and put the lid back down and put it back in the microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes depending on the strength of your microwave.  Then when it is done simply tear of the lid (being careful not to burn your self), and eat. 

The most I have ever seen this product go for is $1.49 but they go on sale a lot and I can usually get the for $1.00 a piece.

One package is a full serving and it will provide 350 calories and 11 grams of fat. It has 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 20 mg of cholesterol, 780 mg of sodium, 48 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein. 

It provides 8% of the RDA of Vitamin A, 20% Calcium, and 15% iron.

As an adult who has to watch what I eat I personally would not eat this because of the high fat and carbohydrate content.  My kids however are at the low end of normal weight so I have no problem with them eating this. 

The taste is nice creamy and cheesy, I have tasted it. 

Michelina's Wheels & Cheese is easy to prepare, very low in cost, and my kids really love it.  In fact it is their favorite meal.  So although it is high in calories, fat, and sodium, it is OK to eat occasionally for children of a healthy weight. 

My kids would recommend Michelina's Wheels & Cheese.