Home delivered meals.

[Dave7]

My auntie (age 97) has Wiltshire Foods which she loves.
We got flier from Oakhouse......7 meals (of their choice) with 50% off......so we gave it a try.
Not had one yet but they look like they need veg/potato adding.
May try one later.

 

[fossyant]

Give it a go. We tried to get some delivered for MIL and FIL but they went mad with us, not eating that muck, when presented with vegetables ! Back to eating rubbish.

Other option is the fresh ready meals from the super markets if you aren't upto cooking (which you can freeze). A mate of mine sometimes has the meal boxes delivered - all the ingredients to make a week's worth of fresh meals, and the recipes - he lives alone though in Belgium, but it's the same companies as here - you've got to cook them from scratch though.

 

[Sharky]

We like the
https://www.cookfood.net/
Range of frozen foods.

Haven't used their home delivery as we pass one of their shops on a regular basis and like to browse their freezers before selecting.

 

[tom73]

My auntie (age 97) has Wiltshire Foods which she loves.
We got flier from Oakhouse......7 meals (of their choice) with 50% off......so we gave it a try.
Not had one yet but they look like they need veg/potato adding.
May try one later.

Try them nothing lose they do tend to get good reports , if you need to add a bit more veg it's not too much work.
You could even get a bag of mixed frozen veg as a quick ready at hand option for extra veg. Or get a few tins of veg in either are quick and cut down on waste.

 

[welsh dragon]

My brother has them sometimes. He is capable of cooking and often does but he is on his own and finds it not worth cooking in a big oven and or hob for just for 1 person, when he can just shove it in the microwave. They are not huge meals, but there is enough and he says they are fine. He quite enjoys them.

 

[Dave7]

Try them nothing lose they do tend to get good reports , if you need to add a bit more veg it's not too much work.
You could even get a bag of mixed frozen veg as a quick ready at hand option for extra veg. Or get a few tins of veg in either are quick and cut down on waste.

Yep.....done that.
I am, at the moment, into fresh green beans and tender stem brocoli which only take 6 minutes in a pan.

 

[mustang1]

We like the
https://www.cookfood.net/
Range of frozen foods.

Haven't used their home delivery as we pass one of their shops on a regular basis and like to browse their freezers before selecting.

Off topic: this reminds me of the days when I used to browse the local dvd/VHS rental place. The idea of going there to peruse the selection was great compared to doing stuff online these.

Ok, back to the food thing....

 

[MichaelW2]

I always head for the Wilshire Foods stall at the shows we attend, but I dont think I would like to have it everyday. Its fine for people who are shocked by garlick.

 

[presta]

I've looked at these sort of things a few times when people have mentioned them, and come to the same conclusion: they're eyewateringly expensive.

I just Googled Oakhouse, and at the top of the page for example was this Cottage pie: it's £13.21 per 1000kcal (£4.90 for 371kcals). Compare that with my own cottage pie recipe: £1.99/1000kcal (£1.56 for 783kcals), and £1.20/1000kcals for my diet overall. That's 6.5 times the price, which is comparable with the recipe kits I priced at five times the cost last time I looked at this sort of stuff. It also has three times the salt, twice the sugar 50% more fat, and a fraction of the veg.

They're fine if you want/need convenience at any price I suppose.

 

[Over the Ord]

I’ve been using Wiltshire Farm foods for 2 months and yes there expensive compared to cooking from scratch, but as I have a physical eating disorder order I use their extra tender and mini meals (more expense) I’m pleased with what I’ve tried.
Though long term we will probably stop them and start using a slow cooker.

 

[Dave 123]

A customer of mine has cancer and has been having chemotherapy for a few months.

Her family were there for Christmas and for convenience Christmas dinner came from these people

https://www.donaldrussell.com/

Apparently it was cost effective and of good quality.