Ready meals, Rather not

[Cheese intake : Mozzarella with tomatoes, Lots of cheddar on homemade lasagna]

Okay so cheese isn’t my only love in this world, food in general comes a close second ☺ Throughout my life I’ve been brought up by two food lovers; both my mum and dad have a wonderful passion for food, especially of the French, Spanish and Italian variety. Growing up having lengthy home-cooked meals made everyday I thought getting to uni with the exciting new use of a microwave and any forbidden naughty microwave food I could wish for would leave me with no end of fun. How wrong was I! I very quickly realised that there was a very good reason these kind of prohibited foods hadn’t been introduced to my diet earlier in life. It shocked me how much they've managed to ruin simple favourites of mine, I tried a Heinz maccaroni cheese and it actually tasted of soap. Managing to make me dislike a food which has 'cheese' in the title is a tall order for most, but to be so easily done by a major food brand disappointed me greatly.

Initially these microwaveable foods do seem the logical way forward for a student on a budget, but I just can't bring myself to do it to my stomach on a regular basis. With so many prices dropping at local supermarkets to help combat the credit crunch I think its definately possible to eat on a budget without having to sacrifice your tastebuds, especially if you can source some of your food from local fresh food markets.