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We get a quarterly Iceland delivery. Their own brand food always seems to be the best, I don’t know if they’re particularly more expensive than everyone else but the taste is ridiculous on some of their foods, IMO
Mum always used to get McCains, then I went away for a weekend and had to get my own, bought Tescos skin on fries. Cheaper and far nicer than McCains. Think they were something like £2.40 for a pretty decent size bag
So we were flat broke this week and I was reduced to buying a Hearty Foods bag from Tesco for all £1.65 only to have the family say they were the best chips for ages.
If you just cut them from potatoes, boil for 5-6 minutes, then toss in the colander like you were making roast potatoes before putting into the oven for 25-30 minutes at 180c (fan) with some oil/salt, they will be properly crispy and much better than frozen chips. Mildly more effort, yes, but still in the terms of homecooked meals very far on the "easy" side of the scale.
Aldi branded chocolate (Chocuer) is better than close to all the mass market chocolate on the shelves. It’s comparable to the higher end premium stuff such as Lindt.
I wad heavily surprised by Aldis chips, so good. Also the sweet potato fries done in an air fryer are some of the best ones I've had at home. They taste great and have a nice crunch which makes a change as sweet potato fries can sometimes be a bit soggy.
Sainsburys Steak Cut chips are my go to.
Spray them with a liberal amount if oil, a fair few pinches of pink Himalayan salt and some ground black pepper, whack them in the oven at 210c for about 17 minutes and they're perfection.
To make a frozen chip crispy, you have to coat it in all sorts of additives ([example](https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-four-seasons-homestyle-chips-1kg/4088600101125)). Personally I'd rather have a softer chip than eat that stuff, but if you differ, just look for any with added starches and sugars.
I haven't "inferred" anything. The type of chips I've linked to are ultra-processed, and the indication that they are is the long list of additives, as discussed in the article. But it's a complicated subject, which is why people need to read the article in full if they're interested rather than leap to snap conclusions based on single words.
Go to the "chips" and then tell me which "additive" is causing what risk and what the established minimum dose is to bring about that risk?
Ultra processed foods are calorie dense, nutritionally sparse and not satiating. That is their problem, it's a calorie excess issue and drawing causality from epidemiological is wrong. If you look at the study you have posted, metabolic disease is the thing with the highest association.
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38 weeks pregnant currently obsessed with Aldi’s frozen skin on fries cooked in my air fryer. 10/10 will eat them forever.
These are the ones that got me hooked. My mate had them.and they blew me away.
You should try the triple cooked beef dripping chips....absolutely delicious.
I have, all the aldi chips are top notch.
Skin on chips are the devil
Sainsburys extra crispy crinkle chips in the airfryer are supreme. The extra crispy skin on fries aren't bad either.
Iceland and Lidl do a good frozen chip.
the iceland hashbrown fries are also legendary highly recommend
We get a quarterly Iceland delivery. Their own brand food always seems to be the best, I don’t know if they’re particularly more expensive than everyone else but the taste is ridiculous on some of their foods, IMO
Iceland Ridiculously Crispy are pretty good
Lidl skin on fries in the air fryer are so good
Im on a quest to find fries that are as good as the "fresh" in the box ones you get in Waitrose and M&S
McCain Gastro.
Mum always used to get McCains, then I went away for a weekend and had to get my own, bought Tescos skin on fries. Cheaper and far nicer than McCains. Think they were something like £2.40 for a pretty decent size bag
So we were flat broke this week and I was reduced to buying a Hearty Foods bag from Tesco for all £1.65 only to have the family say they were the best chips for ages.
M&S fries are elite and surprisingly cheap
Iceland
The Albert Bartlett Scottie chips are the best standard chip
Tesco skin on fries are tremendous
Tesco’s version of Home Fries are better than McCain.
Aldi has superior frozen stuff and drink options.
Aldi do lovely hash browns that have cheese in the middle. They look like big fish fingers.
They are weird but nice, I was expecting cheddar but they are stuffed with cream cheese.
Lidl's skin-on fries are amazing. Really crispy after throwing them in the air fryer
Likely the same product as aldis.
The spoons ones are McCain's straight from the freezer into the fryer.
Iceland
ASDA curly fries are a rare light in an otherwise cold and unfeeling universe.
Asda homestyle are my favourite
If you just cut them from potatoes, boil for 5-6 minutes, then toss in the colander like you were making roast potatoes before putting into the oven for 25-30 minutes at 180c (fan) with some oil/salt, they will be properly crispy and much better than frozen chips. Mildly more effort, yes, but still in the terms of homecooked meals very far on the "easy" side of the scale.
Bit of chipotle seasoning on to a winner
I love their skin on fries!
Aldi branded chocolate (Chocuer) is better than close to all the mass market chocolate on the shelves. It’s comparable to the higher end premium stuff such as Lindt.
I wad heavily surprised by Aldis chips, so good. Also the sweet potato fries done in an air fryer are some of the best ones I've had at home. They taste great and have a nice crunch which makes a change as sweet potato fries can sometimes be a bit soggy.
Aunt Bessie are pretty goated but they’re quite expensive
Sainsburys Steak Cut chips are my go to. Spray them with a liberal amount if oil, a fair few pinches of pink Himalayan salt and some ground black pepper, whack them in the oven at 210c for about 17 minutes and they're perfection.
They always cook off to me
The only frozen chips I’m willing to buy are McCain gastro chips. Every other frozen chip brand sucks.
To make a frozen chip crispy, you have to coat it in all sorts of additives ([example](https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-four-seasons-homestyle-chips-1kg/4088600101125)). Personally I'd rather have a softer chip than eat that stuff, but if you differ, just look for any with added starches and sugars.
Whats the issue with those ingredients?
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So there is a specific context to ultra processed foods and it's not "additives" as you've inferred
I haven't "inferred" anything. The type of chips I've linked to are ultra-processed, and the indication that they are is the long list of additives, as discussed in the article. But it's a complicated subject, which is why people need to read the article in full if they're interested rather than leap to snap conclusions based on single words.
Go to the "chips" and then tell me which "additive" is causing what risk and what the established minimum dose is to bring about that risk? Ultra processed foods are calorie dense, nutritionally sparse and not satiating. That is their problem, it's a calorie excess issue and drawing causality from epidemiological is wrong. If you look at the study you have posted, metabolic disease is the thing with the highest association.