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Amy's Pot Pie, Broccoli With Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4🌿 Organic

Amy's Pot Pie, Broccoli With Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Amy's Kitchen
7.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
490
Calories
11g
Protein
2g
Sugars
510mg
Sodium
7g
Fiber
60
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Amy's Pot Pie, Broccoli with Cheddar Cheese Sauce is a single-serve frozen savory pie that sits in the supermarket frozen entrées aisle, often near other vegetarian and organic frozen meals, microwave dinners and kid-friendly heat-and-eat bowls. It reads like a homey, handcrafted item on the shelf—small cardboard box, foil or oven-safe tray inside—and is positioned for parents, time-pressed home cooks and shoppers seeking organic convenience. The brand leans on family-owned, small-batch storytelling and organic certification to convey a homemade, ‘real-food’ halo: organic flours and vegetables, simple spice calls and a reassuring “no meat” note make it appealing to vegetarians and health-minded buyers. Label claims emphasize organic ingredients and “made with care,” giving it a natural/wholesome impression even though it is factory prepared and frozen for shelf stability. Sensory expectations are classic comfort: a flaky whole-wheat crust that yields to a smooth, creamy cheddar sauce, tender broccoli, potatoes and carrots in a cohesive, spoonable filling; textures range from crisp edges of crust to soft starches and velvety cheese. Typical rituals include heating in oven or microwave straight from the freezer for a quick weeknight dinner, a children’s lunch, or a solo comfort meal while watching TV. Occasions include rushed weeknights, back-to-school lunches, and solo comfort meals; shoppers choose it when they want something familiar, warm and ready without chopping or multiple pots. Processing context: it’s an industrially prepared frozen ready-meal made from recognizable ingredients and culinary techniques but produced and packaged for long-life convenience.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 1
Calories490
% Daily Value*
Total Fat29g37%
Saturated Fat12g60%
Cholesterol30mg10%
Sodium510mg22%
Total Carbohydrate47g17%
Dietary Fiber7g25%
Total Sugars2g
Protein11g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

ORGANIC, WHOLE, WHEAT, FLOUR,, FILTERED, WATER,, ORGANIC, BROCCOLI,, ORGANIC, POTATOES,, ORGANIC, CARROTS,, WHITE, CHEDDAR, CHEESE, (PASTEURIZED, MILK,, CULTURE,, SALT,, ENZYMES, [WITHOUT, ANIMAL, ENZYMES, OR, RENNET]),, BUTTER, (CREAM,, SALT),, ORGANIC, PALM, OIL,, EXPELLER, PRESSED, HIGH, OLEIC, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR, SUNFLOWER, OIL,, ORGANIC, SWEET, RICE, FLOUR,, RICE, FLOUR,, ORGANIC, ONIONS,, SEA, SALT,, MUSTARD, POWDER,, PAPRIKA,, ORGANIC, ANNATTO, (COLOR),, SPICES., CONTAINS, WHEAT, AND, MILK..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • safflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • annatto - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This is an industrially produced frozen ready-meal assembled from culinary ingredients and extracted oils, packaged for long shelf-life and convenience; despite organic components it fits the NOVA 4 ultra-processed category due to its industrial formulation and processing.

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Common Questions about Amy's Pot Pie, Broccoli With Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? This pot pie packs in some organic veggies and has a decent amount of protein and fiber, which is great! However, it's also relatively high in calories and saturated fat, so if you're watching those, it might be more of an occasional treat than an everyday staple.

Perfect For

back-to-school
post-work
movie-night

Vibe:

comfortingwholesomeconvenientnostalgic
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