"Riced" and mashed cauliflower has become popular as a replacement for starchy and refined carbohydrates like white rice or mashed potatoes. There is little doubt that this can be a healthy (and even tasty) substitution. But mixing a minuscule bit of cauliflower into a food just to make is sound healthy is nothing more than another marketing con job.
Take for example, Marie Calender's Chicken Pot Pie, a 810 calorie saturated fat and sodium bomb. "Crust made with Cauliflower" proclaims the packaging. Reading the label tells a different story. It turns out the crust is mostly, you guessed it, refined white flour with a bit of cauliflower puree added in for marketing purposes. A 14oz pie still delivers 86 grams of (mostly) refined carbs along with it's 16 grams of saturated fat and 1,150mg of sodium. Ounce for ounce, that is no less than their regular chicken pot pie. It sounds healthier maybe, but it isn't.
Conagra is not the only is not the only company to try misleading you about their foods. Take a closer look at any of the "cauliflower crust" frozen pizzas in your grocery. Your best bet is to assume everything on a food package is a lie till you convince yourself that it isn't.
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