# Can you live off of TV dinners?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 1999, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503 "1999-12-17T03:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaneH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@DaneH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaneH)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503/21 "1999-12-22T23:21:00Z")

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Sure you can. I live on rice cakes and yogurt. I dont see why you couldnt live on TV dinners. Although I get the feeling my opinion doesnt mean much around here.

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-off-of-tv-dinners/5503/22 "1999-12-23T04:21:00Z")

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PunditLisa wrote:

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> To be labeled “healthy” they have to be low in fat and calories and sodium.

That means arsenic should be really healthy.

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The truth, as always, is more complicated than that.

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