Schwan's is convenient, in that they bring frozen food to your door. But the prices are not a huge bargain and the calorie content of many entrees is rather high.
Should you buy from Schwan's? The delivery drivers are very personable and make the rounds in every neighborhood from time to time. But is the food a bargain? And is it good for you? Probably not on both counts.
I love the Schwan's man - he is a lot of fun. But if you are on a budget or on a diet, buying from him is probably a bad idea.
To begin with, Schwan's reverses the buying process - they come to you and say "here is what I have on special this week" - thus changing buying into shopping - where instead of making of list of what you want, you select from a list of what is available. And since you are in no position to do price comparison, you are at a disadvantage. In addition, there is some pressure from the sales tactics, as no one wants to be impolite to someone making their living driving the Schwann's truck - so you may end up buying things to be nice.
Many of the entrees are also pre-prepared frozen entrees, which, while easy to prepare, are often the most costly way to eat. Preparing your own food is much cheaper than thawing and cooking something already made for you.
Finally, there is the calorie count and food content. If you eat one entree item and then prepare some fresh vegetables, salad, etc. to go with it, it might not be too bad a food mix. But if you eat only their frozen entrees, you might find your calorie, fat, and sodium content off the charts and your fiber content lacking.
I am not picking on Schwan's here - all pre-prepared frozen entrees are this way. Most Americans won't eat food that is not salty, fatty, and high in calories.
But like anything else, you could find some fairly healthy items on their menu, if you check the calorie and nutrition information. But I still don't see their food as any real bargain.
So overall, I'd have to put this one down as a "not often" as it is no real bargain and not a real healthy food choice, overall.
2 comments:
I work for a Schwan subsidiary, am a hobby cook, and buy Schwan's Home Service products. The products are not "cheap," but they are cost effective because you get restaurant quality food, delivered to your door, served from freezer to table in 20 minutes or less. For time strapped consumers it's a god-send. This is especially so for two income earners who both get home late at night and would like to share time together rather than racing off to the grocery store, pushing a shopping cart, standing in a checkout line, loading and unloading groceries, and preparing food. I put a Jerusalem cous-cous, marinated Tilapia, and vegetable medley on the table in 20 minutes, for less than the cost of a restaurant meal, and I didn't have to drive, hunt for a parking space, or put up with bad service and rude waiters.
Thank you for unwittingly proving my point.
Most Americans come home from work and are "too tired" to do anything, mostly because they eat horrible food (high in carbohydrates) and thus are constantly peaking and valleying in blood sugar level.
The zone out in front of the TeeVee for an AVERAGE of 4.6 hours, before going off to bed, having a horrible night's sleep, only to repeat the process all over again the next day.
Turn off the TeeVee. Go out and buy fresh food. Prepare a meal together. Live better, live healthy, live WELL. Not only will you save money, you will feel better in the process.
Eating restaurant food all the time is expensive and bad for you. If you zone out in front of the TeeVee every night, eating pre-frozen entrees, you will end up broke and fat as a house.
If you doubt this, look around you. Americans are fatter than ever.
Yes, living well takes effort - but it is an effort worth making.
Following the path of least resistance is not the answer.
Schwan's is not the answer.
And sorry, thawing out pre-made entrees does not make you a "hobby cook".
But thank you for your GROOMING efforts! See my next post to understand what that means. At least you admitted you work for Schwan's.
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