Homemade food is better for many different reasons; it tastes better, it is more nutritious, and you control the ingredients that are used. There is nothing like down home southern cooking to spark up that nightly meal. Precooked, prepackaged and processed foods seem to have taken over from America’s home cooking. There are a lot of heat and eat dinners on the market, many of which are extremely unhealthy and can lead to medical issues in the future. If you read the labels, this will give you a good idea of what the meal contains. Prepared frozen dinners tend to be the worst of the bunch and their sodium content is often perilously high. These prepared frozen dinners also contain many ingredients you do not understand.