This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bentley chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

You need to make a quick meal before going to class, so you open your freezer door and reach for a premade packaged meal that you have been saving for times like these. Most frozen meals are loaded with hidden calories, tons of sodium, and crazy amount of saturated fats.

Not that making a frozen meal is wrong, but there are many ways to minimize the great load of junk that are in these packages. Making better choices and opting out the many intensely caloric frozen meal dinners will save you those precious calories, which means less time in the gym, girls!

Here are five great suggestions that can be made right in your college apartment kitchen:

1) Breakfast

Make This:

Jimmy Dean Southwest Skillets
210 Calories (in a serving)
670 mg sodium (in a serving)
12g of fat (in a serving

Don’t Make That:

Jimmy Dean Pancake and Sausage Links Breakfast Bowl
710 Calories
890 mg sodium
31g of fat

2) Pizza

Make This:

Amy’s Single Serve Pesto Pizza
310 Calories
480 mg sodium
12g of fat

Don’t Make That:

DiGiorno for One Garlic Bread Crust Supreme Pizza
850 Calories
1,450 mg sodium
44 grams of fat

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3) Stir-Fry/Skillet

Make This:

Healthy Choice 100% Natural Teriyaki Stir Fry
250 Calories
580 mg of sodium
6 grams of fat
11 grams of sugar

Don’t MakeThat:

Healthy Choice Complete Selections Sweet & Sour Chicken
430 Calories
600 mg of sodium
9 grams of fat
29 grams of sugar

4) Pot Pie

Make This:

Stouffer’s White Meat Chicken Pot Pie
580 Calories
890 mg of sodium
33 grams of fat

Don’t Make That:

Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie
1,140 Calories
1,760 mg of sodium
72 grams of fat

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5) Mac and Cheese

Make This:

Amys Macaroni and Cheese
400 Calories
640 mg of sodium
16 grams of fat

Don’t MakeThat:

Marie Callender’s Smoky Bacon and Cheddar Mac
520 Calories
980 mg of sodium
27 grams of fat

*Sources for pictures:

Make This, Not That: Frozen Food Edition

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