Leans to the Left: Lean Cuisine Mexican Style Beef & Cheddar Quesadilla (Ep 78)

The Bros dig into a new kind of frozen meal this week—one dressed up as diet food, dressed down by a shipping or defrosting mishap, and dressed at least partially in a tortilla. This week: Lean Cuisine Mexican Style Beef & Cheddar Quesadilla. The story: Lean Cuisine launched in 1981 as Stouffer's answer to the aerobics-era diet boom. Stouffer's itself traces back to a 1922 Cleveland dairy stand, didn't hit the freezer aisle until 1954, and has been a Nestlé property since 1973—making this, officially, the fourth Stouffer's-family product the Bros have reviewed. Plus: The microwave susceptor tray. Fisher's Island spirit pops. A Welch's-versus-Smucker's showdown. A blueberry E. coli recall nobody's talking about. Swagelok versus Nestlé as Solon, Ohio's top employer. And a heated debate over whether MTV actually stopped playing music videos. In the closing segment: weeks after winning a piña colada-themed escape room challenge, Max cashes in his prize—a stack of deeply unsettling vintage classified ads, read live and completely unedited by Darren. Olives are involved. So is a monkey. So, possibly, is a body. Watch this episode at www.youtube.com/@FrozeBros Check out The Froze Bros online at www.thefrozebros.com Buy us a Cold One here. Every donation goes toward more frozen finds, production costs, and feeding our ice-cold obsession. Follow The Froze Bros on Instagram, Facebook and Reddit Music by Substrates Learn more about this episode's food at https://www.goodnes.com/lean-cuisine/products/mexican-style-beef-cheddar-quesadilla