
Birds Eye Steamfresh Potatoes with Chives
What You Should Know
Birds Eye Steamfresh Potatoes with Chives is a frozen, steamable side that you’ll find hanging in the frozen vegetables aisle, usually near other microwave-ready vegetable pouches, frozen roasted potatoes, and convenient steam-in-bag sides. It is positioned as an easy, family-friendly solution for busy weeknights and last-minute dinners — a ready-to-heat alternative to peeling, chopping and pan-roasting potatoes. The brand leans on a heritage of convenience and trust: Birds Eye evokes household familiarity and targets time-pressed shoppers and families who want a vegetable side without the prep work. The label leans into health halos common in frozen veg marketing — “no artificial flavors or preservatives” and “flash frozen to lock in nutrients” — while there is no organic certification or explicit kid-focused cartoon branding. Sensory cues: the pouch contains bite-sized roasted red potato morsels with browned edges and a light chive butter sauce; texture is tender with slight chew from roasted surfaces and a smooth, slightly creamy coating. The bag is a microwave-steam pouch designed to be pierced/steamed and served in minutes; ritual often involves tossing the pouch into the microwave after work or sliding it into a skillet to warm and crisp before plating alongside grilled meats, bowls or pasta. Processing context: made from real potatoes but prepared industrially with stabilizers, modified starches, added butter flavors and colorants to create a consistent, ready-to-heat product. Nutrition notes on the front emphasize low calories per serving, while ingredient additions deliver convenience and longer shelf stability.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:, ROASTED, RED, POTATOES,, WATER,, ONIONS,, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF, CREAM,, SUGAR,, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH,, SALT,, GARLIC,, DEHYDRATED, CHIVES,, XANTHAN, GUM,, MODIFIED, BUTTER, OIL,, DEHYDRATED, BUTTER,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, GUAR, GUM,, ANNATTO, (COLOR),, TURMERIC, (COLOR)..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •modified butter oil - Processed emulsifier
- •annatto - Artificial coloring
- •turmeric - Artificial coloring
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains multiple industrial additives (modified food starch, xanthan gum, modified butter oil, natural flavor, colorants) and is a ready-to-heat formulated product, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).
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Common Questions about Birds Eye Steamfresh Potatoes with Chives
Well, it depends on what you mean by healthy! These potatoes are a convenient side option with only 100 calories per serving, and they offer some fiber and potassium. However, they’re not exactly a superfood, so think of them as a tasty addition to a balanced meal rather than a health powerhouse.
