On a busy morning, when I am rushing to get out of the house and beat traffic, I have a tendency to forget breakfast, and grab a cereal bar instead. But it never feels like actual food, and it certainly doesn’t set me up for the day. But i do enjoy the “healthy” meals to microwave for lunch – like the supermarkets steamed veg and fish, or the chili chicken noodles – they taste great, and don’t cost too much, and are incredibly light on the washing up.

So why do I not grab a porridge pot and take it to work to heat up? One and a half minutes, with a little water, and porridge is my breakfast. Perhaps the stigma of eating breakfast at work is too great?

Either way, I am very pleased to have convenience food around – but I still prefer the taste of the real thing, made at home.