I am elderly and on a pension. I can't afford to buy these ready meals even if I wanted to. It's no more trouble to 'make it yourself' if you've been taught (as I was) from an early age how to cook nourishing meals economically. You can do a batch of all sorts then pop them in the freezer, esp soup and casseroles. It saves cooker costs as well if you stuff the oven to bursting. Just after the war there weren't ANY ready-made meals. I worked full-time all my active life and cooked from scratch for every meal. I didn't drop dead from exhaustion. This isn't me being 'smug' it's just common sense. And have you looked at the contents on these packets? (even supposing they haven't listed 'horsemeat products') Strange gunk I wouldn't touch with a bargepole. It's irrelevant whether the source is Ireland, Poland or the blooming Moon. Cook only food you obtain yourself in its raw state and all will be well.