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Lean Cuisine Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Lean Cuisine

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Lean Cuisine protein kick salisbury steak with macaroni & cheese received a Longevity Score of 58 out of 100 (limit frequency). High-protein frozen meal, but processed meats, refined pasta, sodium, and additives lower its whole-food alignment. Strengths include solid protein (about 23g per serving), some vegetables and oats, and moderate calories for a single meal, while main considerations include ultra-processed ingredient list with many additives, refined pasta and wheat flour base, and sodium around 761mg per serving.

Longevity Score 58/100

What helped the score?

  • Solid protein (about 23g per serving)
  • Contains some vegetables and oats
  • Moderate calories for a single meal

What held the score back?

  • Ultra-processed ingredient list with many additives
  • Refined pasta and wheat flour base
  • Sodium around 761mg per serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Lean Cuisine Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00013800166197
Serving size
269 g (1 Package (269g))
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Lean Cuisine

Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

High-protein frozen meal, but processed meats, refined pasta, sodium, and additives lower its whole-food alignment.

What Stands Out

High Protein

23g protein

46% DV

High Sodium

761mg sodium

33% DV

Low Fiber

1.9g fiber

7% DV

Artificial Colors

annatto color

Real Beef And Pork

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

sugar

Whole Foods

rolled oats, onions

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Solid protein (about 23g per serving)
  • Contains some vegetables and oats
  • Moderate calories for a single meal

Key Concerns

  • Ultra-processed ingredient list with many additives
  • Refined pasta and wheat flour base
  • Sodium around 761mg per serving

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

beef and pork

Whole-food ingredients

rolled oatsonionsmushroomstomato pastegarlic

Processing signals

cooked pasta with wheat glutenmodified cornstarchmaltodextrinenzyme modified creamprocessed cheese blend

Additives

lactic acidnatural flavorspotassium saltcaramel color

Artificial colors

annatto colorcaramel color

Added sweeteners

sugarmolasses

Other sweeteners

maltodextrin

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WATER, COOKED BEEF, COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN), SKIM MILK, ONIONS, COOKED PORK, MUSHROOMS, 2% OR LESS OF TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, ANNATTO COLOR), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, ROLLED OATS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CORNSTARCH, SALT, WHEAT FLOUR, POTASSIUM SALT, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), NATURAL FLAVORS, TOMATO PASTE, GARLIC, CARAMEL COLOR, EGG WHITES, SPICES, MOLASSES, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, ANNATTO COLOR, ENZYME MODIFIED CREAM, LACTIC ACID

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

250

13% DV

Total Carbs

28g

10% DV

Protein

23g

46% DV

Saturated Fat

2.5g

13% DV

Fiber

1.9g

7% DV

Net Carbs

26.1g

9% DV

Sugar

3g

Total Fat

4.5g

6% DV

Sodium

761mg

33% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories25013% DV
Total Carbs28g10% DV
Protein23g46% DV
Saturated Fat2.5g13% DV
Fiber1.9g7% DV
Net Carbs26.1g9% DV
Sugar3g—
Total Fat4.5g6% DV
Sodium761mg33% DV
Unsaturated Fat2g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (26.1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sodium (761.3mg)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (23g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener signals (sugar, molasses)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (23g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (28g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Lean Cuisine Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Lean Cuisine Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese shows about 1.88g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Lean Cuisine Protein Kick Salisbury Steak With Macaroni & Cheese: 3.01g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar, molasses. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Solid protein (about 23g per serving); Contains some vegetables and oats; Moderate calories for a single meal.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Ultra-processed ingredient list with many additives; Refined pasta and wheat flour base; Sodium around 761mg per serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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