
Hungry Man Sailsbury Steak
What You Should Know
Hungry-Man Salisbury Steak is a classic frozen “TV dinner” packaged as a single 16 oz meal: usually a cardboard sleeve holding a divided plastic tray with a sealed film. You’d find it in the frozen meals aisle alongside other value-oriented microwave dinners (think Swanson, Banquet, Stouffer’s), often shelved near frozen comfort foods and microwaveable entrees. It’s positioned for quick, hearty eating—marketed to people who want a filling, no-fuss meal with familiar flavors and large portions. Packaging and copy lean on “home-style” and “satisfy your comfort food cravings,” and the label highlights protein content (“21 g protein”) as a health halo; there are no organic or natural certifications or kid-focused cartoon branding. In plain terms this is a highly processed frozen meal made from reconstituted components, sauces with modified starches and flavor enhancers, emulsifiers and preservatives. Sensory notes: the Salisbury patty is dense and soft with a meaty, slightly springy texture; brown mushroom-and-onion gravy is savory and glossy; mashed potatoes are creamy but a bit reconstituted; green beans are soft; the brownie is sweet and fudgy with a packaged crumb. Rituals around the product are familiar—microwave straight in the tray for convenience, eaten in front of the TV or at a desk, often late on a weeknight or when appetite calls for something filling without cooking. Nutritionally it reads as a satisfying, indulgent convenience meal with high sodium and added sugars characteristic of many frozen entrees.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:, GRAVY, (WATER,, FOOD, STARCH, MODIFIED,, ONION, POWDER,, SALT,, MONOSODIUM, GLUTAMATE,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, CORN, SYRUP, SOLIDS,, BEEF, BASE, [BEEF, FLAVOR, {AUTOLYZED, YEAST, EXTRACT,, DISODIUM, INOSINATE, AND, DISODIUM, GUANYLATE,, XANTHAN, GUM},, SALT,, HYDROLYZED, SOY, PROTEIN,, SUGAR,, MONOSODIUM, GLUTAMATE,, FLAVOR,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, VEGETABLE, JUICE, CONCENTRATES, [CELERY,, CARROT,, ONION,, AND, LEEK],, EXTRACTIVES, OF, PAPRIKA],, WHEY,, SALT,, OLEORESIN, BLACK, PEPPER),, COOKED, SALISBURY, STEAK, PATTY, (BEEF,, WATER,, PORK,, TEXTURED, VEGETABLE, PROTEIN, [SOY, FLOUR,, CARAMEL, COLOR],, BREAD, CRUMBS, [ENRICHED, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [ENRICHED, WITH, NIACIN,, FERROUS, SULFATE,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID],, DEXTROSE,, SALT,, YEAST),, SOY, PROTEIN, CONCENTRATE,, SALT,, DEHYDRATED, ONION,, GRILL, FLAVOR, [MALTODEXTRIN,, GRILL, FLAVOR, {FROM, SUNFLOWER, OIL},, MODIFIED, FOOD, STARCH],, MESQUITE, SMOKE, FLAVOR, [SALT,, SMOKE, FLAVOR],, CARAMEL, COLOR,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATE,, DEHYDRATED, GARLIC,, SPICE, EXTRACT,, EGGS,, SPICE),, MASHED, POTATOES, (WATER,, DEHYDRATED, POTATO, FLAKES, [POTATOES,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES,, SODIUM, ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE,, CITRIC, ACID],, SEASONING, SAUCE, [SOYBEAN, OIL,, WATER,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES, WITH, BHT, AND, CITRIC, ACID, TO, PROTECT, FLAVOR,, BETA-CAROTENE, FOR, COLOR, (CORN, OIL,, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL)],, SALT,, DRIED, DAIRY, BLEND, [WHEY,, CALCIUM, CASEINATE]),, GREEN, BEANS,, BROWNIE, (SUGAR,, WATER,, ENRICHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID],, SOYBEAN, OIL,, COCOA,, WHOLE, EGGS,, SEASONING, SAUCE, [SOYBEAN, OIL,, WATER,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES, WITH, BHT, AND, CITRIC, ACID, TO, PROTECT, FLAVOR,, BETA-CAROTENE, FOR, COLOR, (CORN, OIL,, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL)],, ACACIA, AND, XANTHAN, GUMS,, SODIUM, BICARBONATE, [HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL],, SALT,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR, [NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, VANILLA, EXTRACTIVES]),, SEASONING, SAUCE, (WATER,, SUGAR,, SEASONING, SAUCE, [SOYBEAN, OIL,, WATER,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES, WITH, BHT, AND, CITRIC, ACID, TO, PROTECT, FLAVOR,, BETA-CAROTENE, FOR, COLOR, {CORN, OIL,, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL}],, SALT,, SOYBEAN, OIL),, 2%, OR, LESS:, SEASONING, SAUCE, (SOYBEAN, OIL,, WATER,, MONO, AND, DIGLYCERIDES, WITH, BHT, AND, CITRIC, ACID, TO, PROTECT, FLAVOR,, BETA-CAROTENE, FOR, COLOR, [CORN, OIL,, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL])..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •Mono and Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
- •BHT - Synthetic preservative
- •Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (modified food starches, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed proteins, emulsifiers, colorings, corn syrup solids, phosphates) and is a ready-to-heat frozen meal, consistent with ultra-processed foods (NOVA 4).
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Common Questions about Hungry Man Sailsbury Steak
Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! At 580 calories and a hefty dose of sodium (1700mg), it's definitely a meal that packs a punch. It offers a good amount of protein and fiber, but if you're watching your salt intake or looking for whole, minimally processed foods, this might not be your go-to.
