UK peeps: Marks & Spencers fuller for longer meals

Maldivesbeachbodplease
Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

Does anyone ever have those fuller for longer meals from marks and spencers? The ones with balanced protein and carbs. I work super long hours and share a kitchen with my boyfs family so cooking from scratch all the time is quite hard (im going to invest in a blender soon tho!). Does anyone have these meals and if so are they ok for you for weight loss?!

thanks xxx

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  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    Hello!

    I've got a stash of these in the freezer for those days when SRSLY I CANNOT BE BOTHERED. It usually goes hand in hand with a long day at work and a class in the evening, and then they're my best friend.

    I must admit, they do keep you pretty full. I know that all foods that claim that have something of creative license going on (I mean Shreddies? Full until lunchtime? Yeah, if lunch is at 9:30am) but they leave me feeling pleasantly full for quite a while.

    They're tasty, too - you could do a lot worse.
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 522 Member
    I've tried the odd one - if you're going to eat ready meals they're probably one of the best of a bad bunch.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Thanks both :) xxx
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Anyone else? xxx
  • Amo_Angelus
    Amo_Angelus Posts: 604 Member
    Never heard of these! Think I'm going to have to investigate for the other half.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Never heard of these! Think I'm going to have to investigate for the other half.

    I used to have them and enjoyed them and they've now brought out loads more of them!! and they're always on offer too :) xxx
  • smiffy645
    smiffy645 Posts: 167 Member
    I use them a lot for lunches at work, really nice and lots of the time they are on two for £6 deals so good value as well.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Thank you!!! Do you find they fill you up ok? xxx
  • bufger
    bufger Posts: 763 Member
    A guy on my friendslist swears by them when he needs a quick meal. I personally havent tried them yet but I think I will as I like a hot lunch and work and i usually find i struggle to keep going until dinner.
  • smiffy645
    smiffy645 Posts: 167 Member
    Yes, I usually gym or run after work so will have a banana about 6pm and dinner after training. They certainly keep me full till then. Some are microwave and some are oven so check if you only have access to a microwave. They are typically around 400 calories and they are listed in the database.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Great - thank you all :) xxx
  • annemckee
    annemckee Posts: 170 Member
    I have tried some of the salads - bought to eat on the ferry from Aberdeen to the Shetland Isles. I found them really good, filling and much healthier and tastier than anything served on board!
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    I have tried some of the salads - bought to eat on the ferry from Aberdeen to the Shetland Isles. I found them really good, filling and much healthier and tastier than anything served on board!

    Thank you!! i may try something from there at lunchtime! i normally eat a salad on the way home from work as i dont get home until really late but i'm starting to resent paying out for a salad and it's not the best thing to eat in the winter! xxx
  • sarahholmes20
    sarahholmes20 Posts: 1
    I used to eat these a lot and they were fantastic. I'd be comfortably full and the taste was great so you wouldn't want anything for a while afterwards. I recommend the casserole with red wine and the spaghetti with meatballs, they were two of my favourites! Also the salmon looks good. They are a good meal that you don't need to add things to, as they come prepared with all the sides! I do recommend them!
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    I used to eat these a lot and they were fantastic. I'd be comfortably full and the taste was great so you wouldn't want anything for a while afterwards. I recommend the casserole with red wine and the spaghetti with meatballs, they were two of my favourites! Also the salmon looks good. They are a good meal that you don't need to add things to, as they come prepared with all the sides! I do recommend them!

    Thank you! did they not affect your weight loss at all? in a bad way i mean! xxx
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Not found them that great taste/fullness wise.

    However, if they fit in to your calorie goal, they should be fine for weight loss :).
  • benbrandwood
    benbrandwood Posts: 10
    I eat the salads most days for lunch at work - I find them filling and tasty, certainly better than the offerings from Pret say.

    Tried a few of the ready-meals and some are better than others, but for the occasional hot lunch - fine.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Thanks everyone! xxx
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Excited to try these :) xxx
  • pipistrellus
    pipistrellus Posts: 11
    The Fuller Longer range is okay, but more of a marketing gimmick than anything particularly special... I seem to recall that some of the calorie contents are on the high side.

    I'm generally not a big fan of pre-packaged foods, but if you're after nutritional balance and convenience, the Innocent Veg pots are absolutely brilliant. You get 3 of your 5 a day in each one, a good fiber balance and they all seem to be delicious. Great as a lunch or an easy dinner after the gym! :)
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Yes, they are great. There is one called Super Wholefood Salad or something that has 10g of healthy fats, 30g of protein and 30g of carbs and about 380 calories.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    I've had the occasional ready meal from the range and thought they were tasty, not impressed with the sandwiches though as I didn't find them any different from the regular range.

    I do think they're quite expensive compared with other ranges, and there are some of the 'meals for one' fish and mash, cottage pie etc. which are cheaper and actually have fewer calories.

    Overall I think they're okay for an occasional CBA treat, but not ideal as an every day thing :flowerforyou:
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    The Fuller Longer range is okay, but more of a marketing gimmick than anything particularly special... I seem to recall that some of the calorie contents are on the high side.

    I'm generally not a big fan of pre-packaged foods, but if you're after nutritional balance and convenience, the Innocent Veg pots are absolutely brilliant. You get 3 of your 5 a day in each one, a good fiber balance and they all seem to be delicious. Great as a lunch or an easy dinner after the gym! :)

    Oo thank you..i had forgotten about those innocent pots!! i will have to give them a go :) xxx
  • kathrynangelabaird
    kathrynangelabaird Posts: 53
    We have an M&S sandwich van that comes to my work everyday and they have the fuller for longer bits on it. They do a chicken pesto flatbread that is amazing and ready meals on there too.

    I find they fill me up nicely and I go from like 12noon lunchtime until 7-8pm without snacking when I have them.
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    We have an M&S sandwich van that comes to my work everyday and they have the fuller for longer bits on it. They do a chicken pesto flatbread that is amazing and ready meals on there too.

    I find they fill me up nicely and I go from like 12noon lunchtime until 7-8pm without snacking when I have them.

    Wow really?! THAT is what i need!! something to stop me being hungry ALL the time! xxx
  • kathrynangelabaird
    kathrynangelabaird Posts: 53
    They do fill me up nicely though and I am a sucker for snacking in the afternoon so If I have one of the chicken pesto flatbreads and a snack pack of grapes it fills me up until I make my dinner. (which is usually really late!)

    I've had a few of the ready meals before but I don't really shop at M&S so I can't really know if they are on the expensive side or anything!x
  • Maldivesbeachbodplease
    Maldivesbeachbodplease Posts: 444
    Great :) thank you! xxx
  • Bella_Bea
    Bella_Bea Posts: 18 Member
    Yes I swear by these! They are great for the normal higher calorie meals, something like curry etc! They don't taste too processed like a lot of ready meals either and they meat is normally great too!

    Enjoy :)
  • MogwaisGrandma
    MogwaisGrandma Posts: 195 Member
    If you recognise that some of them are going to seem high in calories as they are replacing something that is massively high then you will do ok with this. EG, a full fat indian curry that is 850+ cals for a one that is 500ish is a bonus.

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