General Chat

Iv just been checking them out ,,,,,,,,they look delicious,,,,,,,some I would like but the plain no frills and added bits would appeal to me plus a good all round choice to suit everyone......the pud eaters are well catered for,,,,,,,and cater for diabetics.plus they will swop bits about to cater for likes and dislikes,,,,,

all worry free its like having your own personal chef on tap.

Iv just been checking them out ,,,,,,,,they look delicious,,,,,,,some I would like but the plain no frills and added bits would appeal to me plus a good all round choice to suit everyone......the pud eaters are well catered for,,,,,,,and cater for diabetics.plus they will swop bits about to cater for likes and dislikes,,,,,

all worry free its like having your own personal chef on tap.

Second day and two dinners and two puds down :-D I think FIL has found his appetite again, and it's given him a bit of excitement as to what dinner and pud he's going to eat that day, about to order next weeks dishes, he must think it's like going to a restaurant with a full menu evry night.

Really chuffed it's working out for him, after all the fuss he made about not wanting them :-D

My dad has been having Wiltshire Farm Foods since the beginning of December. After a shaky start, there were some dishes he wasn't keen on, he now really appreciates them. He can choose what he fancies each day, instead of having to like it or lump it with meals on wheels services. I buy desserts, both cold and sponge puddings, from the supermarket, as these work out cheaper than WFF, and are just as easy to prepare.
Plus, if there are days when he doesn't fancy a full meal, nothing is wasted.

Be careful Lynda dad will be recommending you have them.instead of slaving over a hot cooker......... :-D......glad its give you peace of mind.

I'm sure you're right about the oven James, although I cook our mostly meals from scratch, which makes it considerably cheaper, the oven is on for hours some days, if I'm cooking to put in the freezer, which I'm sure costs a fortune. I ordered FIL 7 days worth of dinners, and puddings, and it cost £28.55, which works out at just over £4.00 a day, which I think is reasonable, he doesn't have to worry about cooking, we don't have to worry about him not eating properly :-D

Mind you if the stubborn wotsit would come and live with us, he wouldn't have to worry about anything at all :-D

If only there was a scheme to foster older people, I'd have a houseful :-D

I live in a local authority a sheltered housing scheme, a couple of months back Wiltshire Farm Foods put on demonstration here of their range of foods and gave out some samples, they looked good and tasted fine, a bit short on seasoning for me, not a problem I have a salt and pepper pot :-)

I use my oven a lot for cooking my meals, it is an electric cooker, and having just received my latest electricity bill I am thinking of getting my meals from Wiltshire Farm Foods.

I am sure that using the microwave for a few minutes every day instead of my cooker for 30 to 60 minutes every day will substantially reduce the amount of electricity I use and save me money ;-)

Load of our minds Sylvia :-D

I also cook soups and meals for him, so now we know he has lots of variety, phew :-D

That is wonderful , load of your mind now that you know he is eating well.

*Update *

After many "hot debates" with FIL as to whether he should have meals delivered, we thought he should, he said he didn't, even though we know he wasn't eatin g properly, I ordered a weeks worth of meals and puddings, and they were delivered yesterday. After his first meal of Cumberland sausage, mash and peas, followed by jam roly poly and custard, this is the verdict.....

"Marvellous, they are so easy to cook, the man who delivered it was wonderful, he even put the food in the freezer, I can't wait to try the next meal, there are so many varieties. What a great idea they are"
I then asked the BIG question "Do you think you will want to have more of them" His answer was "I can't believe how great they are, if I send you the money, will you order more"

I've only been asking him for months to try the meals, elderly people eh :-D

Thanks SheilaWW....so possibly all cooked in the same or simular way.
They look scrumptious in the catalogue !!!

jude ;-)

Apetito is the parent company - they own Wiltshire Farm Foods but it is a separate organisation, with different products. The factory is just down the road!

You need Auntie Jean of Monmouth on here (she's in hospital still though)

My OH used to deliver apetito meals for Meals on wheels, sometimes he brought some home and l thought they were awful....l think they are the same as Wiltshire Meals....not sure though.
He liked them, BUT he had no taste.....lol

jude ;-)

A different point of view, which may be outdated.

Both my parents had them, but when Mum died, Dad thought he could cope on his own. When it became obvious that he couldn’t, he refused to have Wiltshire Farm foods as he said they had no taste.

As many people age, they seem to need or have been become used to highly seasoned foods to get any ‘taste’ and of course the trend is to reduce the amount of salt in prepared meals relying instead on the use of herbs etc

Kay???

Thanks for that ................

I just cannot imagine having chips cooked, frozen, and then reheated in the microwave!


I think some are available over here .......... reheat in the oven, or in the microwave ....... but they look so unappetising and I have never been tempted to buy a pack and try them

Sylvia--------frozen chips here (uk) are not nice as what we get still need cooking as .they appear to have been par blanched in oil in processing.------------

.......although the MccyD matchstick type which is sold are pre-cooked sold in boxes,and just go in the microwave,,,,,,,dont think these would be liked by the elderly.

My mother had Wiltshire Farm Foods delivered for quite a few years before she died. They were exactly as they appear in their brochure and the delivery man would put them in the freezer for her. She couldn't get them for every day because she only had a fridge with a small freezer compartment at the top but she used to fill that with the meals. I sometimes had one with her and can say in all honesty that they were lovely - although for anyone with a big appetite (like me!!) they wouldn't be big enough for a main meal. For most elderly people though I would imagine they would be fine

I'd suggest you ask for their menus as the photos are very realistic and would be enough to convince anyone to try the meals.

Kath. x

Dear All

Hello


Hope you are okay.


The foods from Wiltshire farm look very good.

I was really pleased with the range.

Here, the meals on wheels is called "the muck on the truck", there is hardly any choice and the prices are a con.

As for hospital food, the least said the better.

I used to take food in because it was obvious that giving patients nutrition wasn't on the agenda to help people get well.


Take gentle care
Very best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

how are chips after they've been frozen??????

He maybe able to alternate between frozen and home cooked,,,,,2/3 of days Wiltshire a week will give him more variety and he can chhose his own menu from the list which gives him control....