Wiltshire Farm Foods - any good?

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So my Dad is due home any day now after a hip replacement, and my brother too from his respite unit. My Dad is the main carer for my brother who has profound and multiple disabilities (with LOTS of support from SS/homecarers etc).

I am currently trying to get enough dinners cooked and in the freezer for them both so that the carers coming into both can warm up for them on the days I can't be there. I was also thinking of Wiltshire Farm Foods. Does anyone have any experience of them. They are both fairly big men with big appetites - are they weeny dishes?

Any advice much appreciated. Thanks.

Damn! Hooked by a zombie thread again!

but the poster of a couple of days ago wants an up to date assessment of Wiltshire Foods

I like Frive ready meals, I have a disability and don't cook much, see below for a discount

www.mumsnet.com/talk/promo-codes-bargains/5269146-5269146-frive-meals-service?reply=142343694

My DF had them for a couple of years. Plenty to choose from and a choice of portion size as well. He liked some but not others, as you might expect. Good they recycle the used containers. The few I tried were okay, on a par with standard supermarket ready meals
When I heated them for him I was always slightly alarmed at the timings - 12 or 13 minutes in the microwave - but none exploded 😆

The Cook ready meals are excellent quality and sensible portion sizes. I'm nowhere near elderly but always keep a few in the freezer as they're so much cheaper and healthier than getting a takeaway if my commute is delayed or have too many plates to keep spinning.

Just watch out for the instructions as some can't be microwaved and have to be oven cooked.