How Convenient Is It?

How convenient are convenience foods? I'm talking about frozen entrees, canned foods, premade pasta, packaged desserts, etc. I read an article the other day that said on average it takes just under an hour to prepare a meal, regardless of whether convenience foods made up less than 20 percent or at least 50 percent of the meal. Long story short, its not any faster to use all that unhealthy prepackaged stuff that has goodness knows how many additives in it. So remember, a dinner made out of fresh foods may reach the table just as fast, has more nutrients in it and is better for the environment since there isn't all that packaging!