An alcoholic who lost his wife and kids after he tried to burn down his dream family home that he had built was hit with the sudden realisation of what he had done while sitting alone in a prison cell, accompanied by a heavy hangover.
15.10.2022 - 17:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Curry night has long been a weekend tradition in many households with Saturday night meaning a take away in front of the TV. For reporter Elaine Blackburne, a concern about calories meant she ditched the usual delivery for Slimming World ready meals - and investigated whether she could slim down the calories and the cost.
Here is what she found out...
As someone who has watched their weight for more years than I care to remember I know takeaways can be a killer. While they often taste delicious looking at the empty containers, often still swimming in fat, it's clear they are not the healthiest, reports Wales Online.
But with just weeks to Christmas (yes I said the C word) our family, along with many others are trying to lose some of the summer holiday weight in time to get back into our party clothes for the festive season. But it isn't always easy.
In our house Saturday night has always been family night which usually includes a takeaway of some kind. When we are on a health kick this can get switched to a homemade curry of some kind.
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But while the takeaway is costly on the wallet the home-cooked version is often costly on time. And with our busy lives clashing with the rising cost of living we wondered if it would work out better to try the ready meal route.
So on Saturday we found ourselves tucking into a feast made of Slimming World Iceland ready meals. But was it worth the switch?
We started by digging them out of the freezer. We had a variety of main meals - chicken tikka rogan josh, lamb biryani, rogan squash and king prawn bhuna - plus a pilau rice, aloo gobi and a rogan josh sauce.
With just four of us to
An alcoholic who lost his wife and kids after he tried to burn down his dream family home that he had built was hit with the sudden realisation of what he had done while sitting alone in a prison cell, accompanied by a heavy hangover.
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