Iceland and slimming world

[lentil2]

Omg......yes, I remember the Chinese 'take away' range, it was bloody gorgeous! Lol probably full of MSG too but I lost weight eating it anyway!

 

[willfitskinnyjeans]

You don't pay Slimming World so they can make a profit, you pay them to provide you with a service and I don't think they ever had the 'set beliefs and standards' you think they had, after all you must remember they are a business, and the fact that they want to make more money shouldn't disgruntle anyone.

It's a far healthier plan now than it was 20yrs ago (incidentally, virtually the whole of the Iceland Chinese takeaway range used to be 'free'!) so I don't think they are 'backtracking' at all, in fact it's improved a lot over the years, and although they still have rubbish like pasta in sauce, mugshots, etc, as 'free', their ethos still is based around making home cooked food using healthy ingredients wherever possible, and people eating a mugshot now and again doesn't take that away.

I don't understand why this would bother anyone, so much of the 'free' food on the plan is already unhealthy, mugshots are vile and full of rubbish, their own Hi-fi bars are so packed full of additives, I won't eat them, and I've not eaten a ready meal in goodness knows how long, so I doubt I'd eat one of those either, but some people will find them helpful and just because you and I don't want them, it does not mean there isn't a place for them in the market. x

I totally agree with you but let's see. And i agree they have other decisions i dont agree with, muller light yogurts are same, theres loads of healthier options that are not free but i dare say this has something to do with their massive marketing deals with muller. The ppl who are interested in them will let us know what they are like.

Incidentally, I used to eat the hi fi bars but I've stopped and my losses are better. Maybe a total coincidence but I've stopped getting them. X

 

[Hippopotamum]

I totally agree with you but let's see. And i agree they have other decisions i dont agree with, muller light yogurts are same, theres loads of healthier options that are not free but i dare say this has something to do with their massive marketing deals with muller. The ppl who are interested in them will let us know what they are like.

Incidentally, I used to eat the hi fi bars but I've stopped and my losses are better. Maybe a total coincidence but I've stopped getting them. X

I really agree with the Muller lights, so many healthier options available, and they're so full of additives. But I admit to eating them occasionally (I really like the toffee ones!) and I know they help to keep lots of people on track, so I can see both sides and I think there'd be an uproar if they stopped them being 'free'.

We had the Rachel's Organic Low fat vanilla yoghurt and it has just 3 ingredients, sugar, vanilla and yoghurt, so why do Muller Lights need so many additives to achieve the same thing? x

 

[Pommette]

. . . theres loads of healthier options that are not free but i dare say this has something to do with their massive marketing deals with muller.

Not only Muller but lots of other foods as well.
My husband was in Marketing for many years and he has a very cynical attitude regarding what SW rate as "free" food and class as a HexB.
As for things like Mugshots and pasta n Sauce - don't get me going on this subject unless you want a 2 page diatribe :8855:
And for my comments to get :censored:

Okay to class as a HexB it has to have the right amount of fibre and only a certain number of calories, but there are many products that meet this requirement that SW don't class as a HexB. Now I wonder why?

As you can see, I'm a cynical old bar-steward as well.

 

[willfitskinnyjeans]

Not only Muller but lots of other foods as well.
My husband was in Marketing for many years and he has a very cynical attitude regarding what SW rate as "free" food and class as a HexB.
As for things like Mugshots and pasta n Sauce - don't get me going on this subject unless you want a 2 page diatribe :8855:
And for my comments to get :censored:

Okay to class as a HexB it has to have the right amount of fibre and only a certain number of calories, but there are many products that meet this requirement that SW don't class as a HexB. Now I wonder why?

As you can see, I'm a cynical old bar-steward as well.

I had a yogurt the other day was 66 calories less of everything than a ml but it wasn't free.

But that said my consultant is wonderful and I'm educating myself to pick between the better things on sw and I pay my £5 for the support my consultant gives me not really for the plan as such though I do follow the principles of limiting certain things and the amount of cheese/milk etc.

My friend just clean eats and she's loosing really good amounts of weight but for me at moment I need that group weigh in.

 

[AngelicBee]

I just saw a picture of a sweet potato curry on fb,in slimming world packaging. If this is something to go by I don't think people will be disappointed x

 

[ginlin]

I just saw a picture of a sweet potato curry on fb,in slimming world packaging. If this is something to go by I don't think people will be disappointed x

I agree, as I saw one too!

 

[Elvisfan4life]

Iceland??????? Hmmmm not for me

 

[ginlin]

Iceland??????? Hmmmm not for me

Not one of my regular haunts either, but neither are ready meals, but there is obviously a market for them, and surely better than lots of other syn free processed options.

 

[snowbryneich]

Says 550g which actually seems quite big for a ready meal I think (comparatively speaking)

 

[mysticmel]

I haven't eaten a ready meal in (well I can't remember) but as I work nights I may try them now and again, if I'm tired. I don't like mug shots, bit bland and pasta n sauce is too much for one.

 

[debswithers]

is that suitable for a vegetarian ? x

 

[CntrlC]

is that suitable for a vegetarian ? x

That looks like the veggie logo at the bottom of the pack, to the left of the two chillies?

 

[SlimmingKitchen]

Says 550g which actually seems quite big for a ready meal I think (comparatively speaking)

I've seen the pic going round another social site too and I actually thought 550g for a ready meal was pretty good in size if I'm honest.
I'm always willing to try new stuff and will deffo have a couple in the freezer for back up xx

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[Shameemlyon]

It's not always beneficial to be so hypocritical as a company. There will undoubtedly be a loss of respect.

Yes, they lose of respect, but in this time they make huge money which is their target.

 

[Mrs.S.]

 

[AngelicBee]

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I'm very pleased, this will be for much needed on the hop stand in nights x

 

[debswithers]

looks nice x

 

[AnnaFaraday]

I was hoping for something a bit more imaginative. All that tomato sauce.

 

[debswithers]

early day's im ssurethere be more than that later on in the new year xx