Zesty is such a great word isn’t it? It makes me feel like my tastebuds are going to jump off my tongue as if my tongue is a trampoline and they french kiss in mid-air. That’s the way zesty should be: sexy and a little dangerous.

When I first tried the Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Sweet & Spicy Orange Zest Chicken I must have missed the “Zest” part in the product listing because I was expecting the “Sweet & Spicy” with great ferocity. What I got was something strangely tangy and puckerable in the upfront and then sweet and spicy in the back. A very enjoyable flavor combination but one I did not expect.

I like surprises and discovering the reason for that tangy taste after the fact is almost like getting scared by a guy in a gorilla suit only to find out the next day, it was your dad. I suspect I will enjoy the act of discovery tomorrow more than the taste today.

Here’s what we got for this meal. It’s chicken breast with rice and vegetables in a spicy orange peel sauce. I might add that the vegetables contain super yummy sugar snap peas and the strainer contraption in this Cafe Steamers meal cooked those sugar snap peas to perfection.

Overall I found this meal to be quite enjoyable. The quantity was decent, the chicken pieces were large, and the flavor was yum (albeit surprising).

Nutritional Facts:
Serving Size: 286g
Calories: 290
Calories from Fat 40
Total Fat 4g
Saturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
Sodium 480mg
Total Carbohydrate 46g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 16g
Protein 17g

Price: $3.50

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