Description: Two frozen chicken breasts (boneless and breaded) stuffed with garlic butter and parsley.

Preparation summary: In a conventional oven, bake in a shallow pan or tray lined with tinfoil at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes. When using the microwave, cook for two to three minutes on high, then turn over the breasts, rotate and cook for an additional one to two minutes.

Highpoints: This retro poultry recipe (that nobody knows how to cook from scratch) has re-emerged in pre-made form. The tender breasts actually spurt their sexy, buttery liquid onto your knuckles when forking into them, provided they don’t hemorrhage during the cooking process.

Lowpoints: Electric-yellow butter filling appears like radioactive waste from a Russian nuclear facility. Fake garlic seasoning jangles the homey essence of the dish. And a single serving attacks you with 430 calories and 11 grams of fat.

Average retail price: $4.89

Availability: Ralphs and select grocery stores

Description: Sparkling lemonade sold in a heavy glass bottle that contains 33.8 fluid ounces.

Preparation summary: Serve cold or over ice. Refrigerate after opening.

Highpoints: Ultra-refreshing with an authentic, slightly sharp citrus taste. Excellent palate cleanser when slugging down fatty foods. Mixes great with vodka.

Lowpoints: Carbonation level is rather intense in the first few servings, which may require shaking out some of the fizz as the bottle depletes.

Average retail price: $1.99

Availability: Trader Joe’s

Description: A half-dozen hardboiled eggs pickled in distilled vinegar, salt, bay leaves and red chilies. Distributed by Norco Egg Ranch in Norco, Calif.

Preparation summary: Ready to eat.

Highpoints: These vinegar bombs bring pucker to salads with dressings that lack acidity. Or if you’re on a low-carb diet, here’s one more way to enjoy eggs after months of shoveling down egg scrambles and omelets.

Lowpoints: Hard, firm texture indicates these eggs were over-boiled before hunkering down in their brine. Dry, crumbly yolks are off-putting. Cohort consumer described them as “deviled eggs that were left out too long.”

Average retail price: $2.59

Availability: Iowa Meat Farms

Description: Single serving of macaroni and cheese that cooks in its plastic-lined container.

Preparation summary: Remove lid and cheese sauce packet from container, add water to designated “fill line” and microwave uncovered on high for three and a half minutes. Stir in cheese sauce until thickened and serve.

Highpoints: Those consumers who falsely deny they eat Kraft mac and cheese can better conceal their evidence because there are no goopy pots to clean and the product can be eaten quickly and discretely out of the container.

Lowpoints: Kraft’s claim of “triple cheese” seems overstated if you remember the intense fake cheddar flavor it gave us years ago in the traditional boxed product before cutting the cheese powder with more whey and fillers. In this plastic cup version, we’re simply getting less macaroni and a few extra grams of the orange stuff to make it tastier.

Average retail price: $1.19

Availability: Major grocery stores