Rich Products
It’s always nice to have food that is quick and convenient to eat. Sometimes you sacrifice taste with convenience though. I like to try new products and have them on hand, especially if they are freezer friendly. Rich Products offers a wide variety of frozen and convenient meals. Some of their brands include Seapak, Farm Rich, Casa Di Bertacchi, World Catch, Byron’s and Rich’s. The last few weeks, we have been trying out a few products from Rich, including Seapak Shrimp, and Farm Rich Mozzarella sticks.
Pros: With the SeaPak breaded butterfly shrimp, and Farm Rich cheese sticks, preparation was easy. I pan fried the shrimp in olive oil for 2 1/2 minutes and served with french fries. My boys aren’t big shrimp eaters, in fact they won’t touch it, but both hubby and I really like it. I thought the taste was great and I felt like the shrimp were large. Sometimes with frozen breaded shrimp, all you get is breading and this definitely was not the case. Shrimp is also a lean protein. There were 11 grams of protein per serving in the breaded butterfly shrimp.
The mozzarella sticks were really good as well if you ate them right out of the oven. Both boys really liked these, and they made a fun and tasty appetizer.
Cons: My cons for both products are about the same. First, there is a lot of sodium added in both. The shrimp has 28% of your daily value with 1 serving, and I assume it is to preserve the food because it is frozen. It also had 1/4 of your daily value of cholesterol. Cooking instructions for the mozzarella sticks included oven baking which is a healthier option, but the shrimp was to be fried in oil. I used olive oil as a healthier option. I try to be somewhat health conscious for my family and would consider buying these products more often if the sodium and cholesterol levels were less. Right now, I would use them occasionally as a fun different meal because we love the taste.
Where to Buy: At a grocer near you. I picked up my items at Walmart in the freezer section.
The product reviewed in this article was a sample provided to me by Rich Products. I was provided with coupons to try SeaPak and Farm Rich products in return for a review. These views and opinions are my own and I was not compensated by this review.
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I’ve read there is a big surge or push to get prepared foods to lower their sodium content along with fat. Maybe SeaPak and Farm Rich will follow suit. If these companies want to be competitive, they need to start offering healthier alternatives. I know I’ll be watching for them. Thanks for a great review.
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I love how you show a REAL picture of the product, these actualy look like perfect finger foods for my 4 year old!
Thanks.
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I love butterfly shrimp!!
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When I buy Sea Pak, I usually buy any of their fish that are not breaded, or their unbreaded shrimp (for hubby, because I can’t eat shell fish). We’ve never gotten a bad piece of fish with them yet.
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looks yummy!
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