What's the best instant mashed potato?

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tinned potatoes??????

When I was a child my mother would buy Smash for our camping holidays.
I have fond memories of sitting in a rain splaterred tent eating the little cubes straight from the tin (euuh).

But seriously, you can't let your children eat synthetic food

It's so..........slummy

Did you know you can make Pizza with Smash? It's yummy too.

what is smash made of?Is it just potato?I had it at school as a child bloody private school too!Seem to remember it is powdery and stodgy I must admit I do buy M&s sometimes if I am feeling lazy but nothing beats real potatos and loads of butter and sour cream

My dd went to lunch with a friend and came home and said 'they eat real mashed potato - out of a box'.

How do you make pizza with smash btw?

Gross. Gross. Gross.

ffs it does not hurt once in a while lol

but it tastes NOTHING like mashed potato.

it does taste of potatoe lol

It doesn't, and the texture is all wrong.

course it dons t hurt
i just woudl neevrhtink of buying it

It is all about balance. My mum used to give us smash the very odd time but she also used to bake bread most mornings and make yoghurt and make home made food from scratch most of the time, what is the harm.
Of course if it is making up the majority of the childs diet it is wrong but Essbee loves her son and she is trying to get him to take his meds, why condem a mother who is doing her best under difficult circumstances??

god I don't even like real mash that much

I vaguely remember some kind of Hipp mashed potato I misguidedly bought once? Ds hated it.

ok lets just agree to disagree life too short to dicuss potato lol

It tastes of salt. It smells like hospital corridors. Eeeeeuuuuch.

Not wrong, different.

Don't like meself, but ds1 does and as he wont eat my real mashed potato (though the other 2 do and I gave him it as baby etc blah de blah)........I'd rather he ate something.

Must check Sainsbos label to see if anything horrifying in there next time.

when pregnant i had cravings for the onion smash. hmmmmm.

quickest way to do mash essbee without resorting to smash, is to microwave a spud till its cooked, cut in half, then press it through a potato ricer. no effort involved. then stir in milk/butter/whatever you want with a fork.

So in the vague possibility that the OP really did want to get advice on the "healthiest" instant mashed potato I would say:

Hipp

because I don't think it has any salt in and it is organic

this is fab!

a Little instant anything can be good. I have tried the new rice in bag stuff and its OK!

[note to self, must not make staff room funny or else you will get winning old mingers turning up for a laugh!]

The best instant mash is made with half cream, half milk, and nearly half a pound of butter, the way my brother used to make it when we were kids. Served with fishfingers and beans. Mmmmm.

at last some one who likes instant mash

I love it!! Mr Mash is the best - add some butter and I usually put some veggies and tuna/chicken/ham or whatever's in the fridge and it's great stodgy, comfort food

I've also used it to thicken soups.
No one else in the house will touch it tho, which means...... more for meeeee

Haven't had a chance to read entire thread, but has Moondog been on yet