Lean Cuisine Classic Chicken Fettuccine in an alfredo sauce

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 8 ingredients to avoid

Lean Cuisine Classic Chicken Fettuccine in an alfredo sauce scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Lean Cuisine Classic Chicken Fettuccine in an alfredo sauce lists 22 ingredients, starting with Cooked Pasta, Skim Milk, Cooked White Meat Chicken, Parmesan and Asiago Cheese Blend and Modified Rice Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Lean Cuisine Classic Chicken Fettuccine in an alfredo sauce scores worse than most frozen meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in frozen meals is Amy's Spinach & Ricotta Cheese Ravioli Bowl at 92/100.