Stouffers To Include Suicide Prevention Tips On Single Serving Frozen Meals

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Stouffer's, the company that manufactures frozen microwavable meals, now includes suicide prevention tips on all single-serving dinners whether you enjoy eating your veal parmigiana or beef stroganoff alone.

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OK, I admit that frozen meals taste pretty bad in general, but I wouldn't go as far as to assume you'd have to be suicidal to eat one occasionally.

By Phillip IV (not verified) on 09 Apr 2010 #permalink

Not suicidal, but possibly depressed:

The Onion focuses on the stereotype of single-serving meals being eaten by people who live alone. Other than that, though, the symptoms of depressive disorder can include appetite loss, lethargy and an inability to enjoy pleasant things; all of these might make people choose instant microwave meals instead of cooking or eating at a restaurant. (Not to mention that people who have little time to spend on meals often lead stress-filled lives.)

Nevertheless, this idea is still kind of ridiculous. :P

By Arancaytar (not verified) on 09 Apr 2010 #permalink

OK, I admit that frozen meals taste pretty bad in general, but I wouldn't go as far as to assume you'd have to be suicidal to eat one occasionally.

I respectfully disagree. I find a lot of them to be quite tasty, especially the Healthy Choice "steam fresh" ones or Lean Cuisine variety. My fiance and I both take one to work almost every day because it's faster and, if you buy them on sale, cheaper than making your own.

At 300-400 calories, it's a lot healthier than fast food too.

By Kemanorel (not verified) on 09 Apr 2010 #permalink

@Arancaytar: The Onion's writers seem to like the general theme of pathetic people leading utterly banal middle-class American lives-- see also Jean Teasdale's column, though she's far too chipper/in denial to be suicidal.