Chilled Food Blog Posts

Pret a Manger have introduced a new and exciting range of delicious looking salads, just in time for summer. As always, Pret's salads are prepared every day from fresh, nutritious ingredients, free from additives and preservatives. If you'r...

I have a strange addiction to pineapple cottage cheese and get through at least half a pot per day.  However, I don’t see this as a bad thing. After all, cottage cheese is a good source of calcium and is relatively low in fat and calories compared...

If you're looking for a healthy, tasty and filling soup, M&S have a fantastic range to choose from. All soups in the chiller cabinets are packed into 600g pots and are enough to serve one or two people. They're hearty enough to make a m...

Eating a bowl of steaming, hearty soup on a cold winter’s day is the perfect way of warming up your insides. And if you haven’t got the time to make your own, there’s no shortage of ready made soups in the supermarkets, with flavours to suit al...

Many of us with children who take a packed lunch to school, are faced with the daily prospect of coming up with nutritious, yet enticing lunch box ideas. Kids love snacking but this doesn't have to mean unhealthy or high calorie. Instead of a pa...

Normally when visiting Marks & Spencer, I’m in a mad rush and just quickly grab whatever it is I went in for. But last week I had a few spare moments to have a browse around the deli section and there I discovered all sorts of interesting looki...

A few months ago while searching for the Fridge Raiders, I came across a range of snacks I hadn't seen before. These ready-to-eat chilled, savoury snacks are made by Deli 24, a new name to me. They have an interesting selection of meaty snacks (s...

Virtually everyone loves pizza.  It's one of those meals that's handy to keep in the freezer for days you don't feel like cooking or for when when unexpected friends drop round. However, pizzas can be exceedingly unhealthy with a high...

If you like meaty snacks, Mattessons have quite a few interesting, ready to eat treats that are ideal for packing into lunchboxes. If you’ve already tried Mattessons Twisted Tails, you might like Roasted Ham Bites. These little bites look similar...

Olives are one of those snacks people seem to either love or hate. Even those that do like them often only like one colour – black or green. My hubby is partial to the green ones and often arrives home with a new jar or tub of olives. (I don’...

Here’s Sainsbury’s Be Good To Yourself version of the Ham & Mushroom Tagliatelle ready meal. The 400g pack has just 361 calories and 4.6g of fat. This is a big reduction in calories and fat grams when compared with Sainsbury’s Italian Ha...

Mattessons Rippa Dippa Chicken bites are very much like Fridge Raiders also by Mattessons. They’re a similar size and shape to Fridge Raiders, but Chicken Bites are packed into a container together with a small portion of Ketchup for dipping. Ri...

Slimmers should generally steer well clear of cheesecake. Rich, indulgent and truly delicious, they are of course, packed with calories, fat and sugar. Many pre-packed cheesecakes have well over 300 calories per slice, enough to put a large dent in a...

Devotees of the Boots Shapers range of foods no longer have to wait until lunch time to enjoy a Meal Deal. Over in the chiller cabinets of larger Boots stores you can now find a selection of meals which are aimed at the breakfast market. The Shaper...

Rice pudding seems to be one of those foods people either love or hate. If you’re watching your weight, it’s probably better if you don’t like it. A rich and creamy rice pudding is definitely not waistline friendly. Fortunately, when it comes...