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Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:19 pm
by Bee Gees Fan
What are your opinions? Do you eat them much? Do you think they're unhealthy? Do you like them/dislike them?

I don't eat microwaveable meals too often (I tend to think that eating a pre-packaged, microwaved meal every day for dinner is a bit excessive - home cooking is nice.) I do eat them, though, usually as lunch during the day, or if I'm staying over somewhere and have brought some food for the day.

I've eaten some that I haven't thought are very nice at all. There are microwaveable meals that I like, though - I like a few of the curries and some of the microwaveable Chinese meals are nice.

I wouldn't recommend them to be eaten every day, though.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:25 pm
by woggle
I have about 3 a week for dinner just because there quick and easy and on the odd occasion through the summer when we dont have a roast coz its to hot to have the oven on i have a microvave roast can't say as they always taste the best thou and there proberbly not very healthy .

my favs are roast chicken n veg from Sainsburys
Chicken cassorole + corn beef hash from tescos

And like you BGF some of the chinese meals are quite nice there lot cheaper then the real thing .

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:27 pm
by Dorset Girl
I don't eat them often, but occasionally I'll have one. Some of them are unhealthy I'm sure, but it's just a matter of choosing the right ones and watching the salt content, etc. Sainsburys do really nice curries and rice - some of them taste very close to the taste of 'proper' Indian restaurant curries. Yum.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:28 pm
by Bee Gees Fan
Dorset Girl wrote:Some of them are unhealthy I'm sure, but it's just a matter of choosing the right ones and watching the salt content, etc.


I add salt to them! I do like to have salt on my food - I suppose it's something I'll have to watch when I'm older.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:20 pm
by barnaclelapse
I've occasionally had to live/die on microwaveable meals, so I've definitely got something of a love/hate relationship going with them. They're particularly conducive to heavy drinking, I've found.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:25 pm
by kat
I really don't like them, I'm little miss homemaker on that front, I tend to make corned beef hash, chicken casserole etc in bulk and freeze them so if I have been on a late at work I just need to put one of them in the microwave, rather than buy a ready meal

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:33 pm
by CatNamedRudy
I just had one for lunch.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:04 am
by jrsightes
Ramen noodles have sustained me through some low-budget periods, and when you haven't had them for a while, they can be absolutely wonderful.

Also, Campbell's chunky soups are terrific, and they have a good variety.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:38 pm
by CatNamedRudy
jrsightes wrote:Ramen noodles have sustained me through some low-budget periods, and when you haven't had them for a while, they can be absolutely wonderful.

Also, Campbell's chunky soups are terrific, and they have a good variety.


Oh to be a poor college student again! :lol:

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:17 pm
by tenpercenter
the rice ones are quite good

they are filling

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:42 am
by tenpercenter
i love microwaving mashed potato, so much easier than making it

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:50 am
by tenpercenter
and the easy choice meals

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:38 pm
by barnaclelapse
I could go for some these days. I've been too depressed to cook something for ages now (not that I ever have a lot to work with, really).

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:19 am
by tenpercenter
microwave meals are good for depression

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:05 pm
by barnaclelapse
I think they were secretly designed for that very purpose.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:43 pm
by CatNamedRudy
tenpercenter wrote:microwave meals are good for depression


Yeah, they make me depressed.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:45 pm
by barnaclelapse
Not me. I'm already well into the depression party when I start busting those suckers open.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:35 pm
by tenpercenter
no more mashed potato at the super market! cry!

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:17 am
by Moon-Crane
Buy:
potatoes
a masher
= fill your boots.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:19 am
by tenpercenter
lol im too lazy

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:02 am
by Dorset Girl
Moon-Crane wrote:Buy:
potatoes
a masher
= fill your boots.


This also has the advantage of not tasting like damp cardboard.

Re: Microwaveable meals

PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:29 am
by Mr Blue Sky
Moon-Crane wrote:Buy:
potatoes
a masher
= fill your boots.


:lol:

I love how you've expressed the solution as a mathematical equation :D