Out for the count

WITH so many warnings about calories from saturated fats and sugar and their substitutes, convenience food often gets a justifiably bad press.

The current advice from Safefood about thinking before choosing what we buy sent me around supermarkets to see what is available as alternatives to quick-fix foods such as pizzas and pasta dishes.

Healthy option convenience foods seem like a good idea to save time while counting calories and avoiding fats and sugars, but what we found was quite a mixed basket of mostly dull food.