TV dinner

The TV dinner is an American invention developed by Gerry Thomas in 1954. It is a prepackaged meal which can be easily purchased frozen in a supermarket and heated at home. Originally, it came on an aluminum tray and was heated in an oven. Keeping up with the times, the tray is now made of microwaveable material.

Health

TV dinners, as well as canned soups and broths, are often criticized for having an overabundance of sodium, usually in the form of table salt or soy sauce. In addition, most TV dinners also contain MSG (monosodium glutamate) in some form, such as yeast extract or hydrolyzed protein. This has also been a point of criticism by some health experts.

Related Topics:
Sodium - Table salt - Soy sauce - Monosodium glutamate - Yeast extract - Hydrolyzed protein

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