Here Are 11 Cheap Frozen Foods That Are Actually Good for You
Healthy frozen dinners might have once been a contradiction in terms, but that’s so last century. Whether you’re limiting meat, fat and carbs, or maximizing your intake of healthy fiber and nutrients, there are now plenty of convenient, inexpensive options filling the freezer cases of the nation’s supermarkets.
Most of the choices compiled here are well under $6 per package and a healthy option when you’re looking to start cooking. The more expensive items will make multiple servings. We’ve detailed the prices and where you can find these frozen entrees, vegetables, fruits and sides at some of the nation’s top chain stores.
See how buying frozen foods can inspire healthy eating and save you money.
1. Edamame
Cost: $3.99 (Trader Joe’s)
In the pod or out, these tender and tasty immature soybeans make a fine snack or side dish. A single serving contains a quarter of your day’s vitamin C and three grams of protein, but no cholesterol and a scant 20 milligrams of sodium.
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2. Lean Cuisine Marketplace Chicken Cashew Stir Fry
Cost: $3.47 (Walmart)
This is pretty virtuous as ready meals go, with no artificial flavors, preservatives or colors and no gluten. The tasty Asian-inspired meal provides a full 14 grams of protein per serving, along with 40% of your day’s vitamin A requirement and only 2 grams of fat.
3. Brussels Sprouts
Cost: $1.79 (Kroger)
Bring out these tasty, tiny cabbages all year round, not just when you’re making a holiday turkey. A portion of Brussels sprouts packs 11% of your day’s fiber needs and 90% of your vitamin C, but only 45 calories and just 15 milligrams of sodium. Luckily, Brussels sprouts are inexpensive and heart-healthy.
4. Sliced Peaches
Cost: $2.86 (Walmart)
Fresh, ripe peaches are one of the summer’s great delights, but they’re so fragile — and peak season is so short — that frozen is a good option for anyone who lives outside of peach-growing country. A 1-cup portion of frozen peaches accounts for just 80 calories, but provides 8% of your day’s fiber, nearly four times your daily vitamin C requirement, and smaller but still valuable quantities of other vitamins and minerals.
5. Amy’s Whole Meals Cheese Enchilada
Cost: $6.39 (Target)
This is serious comfort food that just happens to be pretty healthy as well. The single-serving container packs 16 grams of protein, 21% of your day’s fiber, and plenty of calcium and iron as well.
6. Organic Riced Cauliflower
Cost: $2.49 (Target)
The key to low-carb meals is healthy replacements for your favorite starchy foods, and one of the best frozen foods in that role is riced cauliflower. A serving contains zero fat and just 4 grams of total carbs, and it checks in with 45% of your day’s requirement for vitamin C as well.
7. Kashi Blueberry Waffles
Cost: $4.38 (Walmart)
Healthy frozen breakfasts are harder to find than dinners, but Kashi’s frozen blueberry waffles are a shining exception. Made with whole wheat, two waffles offer up 13 grams of protein, 11% of your day’s fiber needs and the healthy antioxidants of blueberries, but only 210 calories.
8. Frozen Pomegranate Arils
Cost: $6.99 (Albertsons)
Jewel-like pomegranate seeds make a beautiful addition to your meals, but fiddling with fresh pomegranates is time-consuming. The frozen arils make a convenient alternative, and still pack plenty of antioxidant power — and 24% of your day’s fiber requirement — in one serving.
9. Alexia Sweet Potato Fries
Cost: $6.39 (Target)
Fries aren’t the healthiest of side dishes, but oven-baked sweet potato fries are the exception to that rule. A serving of these addictively tasty fries has only 140 calories and 5 grams of fat but no saturated fat.
10. Organic Dark Sweet Cherries
Cost: $3.39 (Kroger)
Cherries are a longtime favorite for their flavor, but they’re even more valued now that we know the anthocyanins that give them their vivid color are powerful antioxidants. Cherries are low in calories and have no fat, and they have plenty of other nutrients, plus vitamins and minerals.
11. Frozen Beans
Cost: $1.62 (Walmart)
Dry beans require advance planning and canned beans are high in sodium, so frozen beans can be the best way to enjoy one of these unusually nutritious — and virtuous — legumes. A half-cup of baby limas contains 20% of your day’s fiber needs with just 90 calories and no grams of fat, and in some areas, you might find ready-to-use frozen black beans or pintos as well.
Editor’s note: Pricing is accurate as of Feb. 6, 2026. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
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