Parsley Box meals.

It's the stewy, meaty, sausagey meals I would be getting, as that's what I don't eat so much.

My 89 year old neighbour has these. He says you need to add veg as portions not big, but he seemed pleased with them, found ringing up and ordering quick and easy.

Should add he has a son living nearby, who brings him hot meals almost daily, these are a supplement maybe for lunch if not had a big meal.

He is very fortunate to have a caring family so handy.

shysal, try this:

Cook at a time when you're not hungry (after lunch?) cool the food and divide into sensible meal-sized portions. Plate up one dinner for the fridge, then freeze the rest. Just microwave at dinner time (you won't be tempted by seconds).

Shop or order online when you're not hungry too!

I ordered a box of the Asian meals. The ones I've eaten so far are lovely. I think another time I will order individual meals and not a set box as there are so many meals that I like the look of and want to try.
For me the main advantages are not that they don't need to be frozen, can be kept until you need them in a cupboard or similar, the quantities are okay and you can microwave them. They are a perfect way of having a good quality meal and you don't need to go outside shopping for them.

Some of them taste better than others. The lasagne was horrible but some of the stews were nice. Also the curries are nice. I bought loads of them during the first lockdown as I was worried about food supplies. The sausage and mash is sausage in a sea of gravy but the sausage itself is nice. Have you heard of Jane Plan meals? Like Parsley Box in principle (don’t need to be stored in a fridge). Saw it on a shopping channel one night and now they’re advertising on mainstream tv.

I would need to try the meals myself, because I think some people are opposed to women opting out of cooking, and dismiss anything which may facilitate it. (I'm not one, obviously!)

Hetty, I intend to add lots of vegetables to my plate, as I always have.

A far better idea is to double your vegetable intake (easy for me, being vegan) to fill you up. Cabbage (instead of spaghetti) with Quorn and mushroom 'bolognese' sauce is a favourite.

I've now got an ad showing for 'balance box' meals.

Wonder what they're like?

My friend tried them. They are very small, have good ingredients - but a nasty 'tinned' overboiled taste. She had to add spices to make them edible!

I'm interested in perhaps having some on standby for my boy.
We don't eat the same things at all, and it's tedious having to think about cooking a meal sometimes.

Processed food like this surely can’t compete with fresh home cooked food.
There was a thread about this product not so long ago and if I remember correctly the general consensus of members who had tried them was that they were insufficient, needed added vegetables and not appetising.
If you are trying to eat less try putting less fresh home cooked food on your plate.

Snap shysal ? . Portion control and weight gain are behind my reason for ordering.