You can go in the opposite direction and get frozen meals that cost ~$5 a piece. I eat a lot of pre-prepared tofu, dumplings (refrigerated, not frozen), fried tofu, meatless meatballs, etc... it definitely bucks the stereotype of salt-heavy "what's in this" frozen food.

Of course, it's still better (and cheaper) to make it yourself. But in a pinch it's nothing to shake a stick at.

Neither one wanted to cook; they didn't like going out all the time.

and your blood pressure would be through the roof in no time

naysayer. What if they were boutique frozen Trader Joe's dinners? And don't say 'salt' because that's not actually a thing.