Some of you might already know my feelings on Delia and her cheat at cooking TV programme/book. What bothers me is that someone who is supposedly interested in food should suggest that we can can cheat. Who is cheating who? If you use convenience food/ingredients the only person you are cheating is yourself. You are also paying food processors for grating cheese and making mash potato etc etc so cheating yourself out of a lot of money! Not only do such ingredients cost more they are often of dubious origin and nutritional value.
The other oft quoted argument is that it saves time. Evidently people do not have the time to cook when they get in from work. To me that says they do not have the time to take care of themselves. It is high time we recognised that good food is crucial to good health, you are truly what you eat.
In a country that has an enormous obesity problem, and one where people are addicted to convenience food, the idea that we can cheat is just dangerous nonsense.
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