The Spud I Like

This is a McCains Frozen Ready Baked Potato and yes I know what you're gonna say because I have said it for a long time.......Why?
Why buy a frozen potato when you can just buy a fresh one for a fraction of the price and microwave or oven bake that?
Well let me tell you.....I tried one of these and put it in the microwave for 6 mins and there it is again, another product I've always thought there is no point to at all and have totally changed my opinion.
I was looking for quick lunch ideas that were gluten free, Slimming World friendly and I do love a baked potato. It fills me up and you can have many different toppings on it to bling it up to spud heaven. This product won't make me give up on the fresh potato and when I have time I can pop a potato in and wait the hour it takes to cook it but for a quick fix and convenience I am keeping a packet close by.
The thing is though: 

• my electric oven uses quite a bit of electricity and when it comes to an hour of electricity or 6 mins in microwave it probably saves me some money.
• my microwave oven is a low power one so a fresh tato would take more towards the 10 min mark
  
• also if I don't use my fresh potatoes they do go off and lose their freshness and the frozen ones would last a bit longer.

There's a few of my excuses anyway......the taste of these potatoes is really nice, I'm not too fussy about whether the skin is crunchy or soft and this does edge on the soft side but that's just a personal preference. It is great for a quick snack and on Slimming World I think it would actually cost me 1 syn (includes sunflower oil) but I'm willing to pay the syn, pay the extra price for a lovely potato, I've tasted worse ones believe me. Well done to McCain for changing my mind though they do have a lot of experience in frozen potato products being the first company to offer the frozen chip so I'm not going to argue with them. I purchased my supply from Iceland (yep I'm a mum and I do indeed go to Iceland) but if you would like any more information on McCain and their products, go to www.mccain.co.uk
Enjoy the great potato in whichever form that takes your fancy and I will catch you tomorrow.

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