I normally find your posts balanced and fair Circes, but in this instance I find that comment rather dismissive and a little condescending to be frank.
I agree - it would be a backward step if this were the main thrust of Slimming World, if they were to force it down our throats and make it all about ready meals.
But is that really what they are doing?
As yet, I havent officially heard anything about this - so I cant say they are pushing it too hard just yet.
If people are going to start using Slimming World ready meals for everything then that would be a shame, but from this small sample here, most would be looking at using them just every now and then.
It would be nice to have something where you could know and be sure of the syns, rather than having to guess, or trawl through the food directory/old mags/website to find out - I had a very nice free tomato and basil chicken dish from ASDA yesterday which I only knew from last month's mag was free - if I didnt know that I would never have picked it up - if there was SW branded things with syns printed on it available, it would be a great help to know that you could just pick something up to bung in the oven.
Yes in an ideal world, we would all be making everything from scratch 3 meals a day, 7 days a week.
But I dont know about you, but I have a job. And a social life. And try to fit in some exercise a few times a week. Many people have kids. Sometimes, all you have time, or energy to do, is open a box, tip some chips on a tray, and bung something in the oven while you get on with some of the million and one other things you have to do.
And if Slimming World want to make that a little easier for people, and maybe cash in a little in the process - well then fair play to them.
No offence.