When we think of Fries and fast food - we tend to think of this as the ideal. 
They sure are convenient and I have to admit that there are days that I really crave them - I usually then go off in secret, hoping that none off you who read my blog will see me - and have a feast
If you want to have them at home - then any of the major frozen fry companies can offer you a convenient alternative - just put them on a cookie sheet - into the oven and hey presto McFries at home.
But have you ever had real fries? I mean made from fresh potatoes fried in say olive oil? The world's best are found in a French restaurant in London and are fried in Duck's fat. In Glasgow, they are fried in beef dripping.
By the way - the Belgians are indignant that we call fries "French", Frites are the national dish in Belgium. Whenever I am in Brussels, the first thing I do is to rush off to a roadside stand and have a huge order with Mayo. They would rather die that serve or eat a frozen fry there.
Fresh fries are maybe worth getting heart disease from. There is a huge difference. Frozen fries are to real fries as frozen orange juice is to fresh.
But to make fresh at home is a lot of work and most of us do not have the time or the energy. So the potato that most of us have at home is the frozen fry. We might have other types of potato - but time is the issue.
What is the all but instant potato that we can have at home that - everyone will like - is really easy and quick - is healthy - is also delicious - meets our need for comfort?
Many of us like mash. But then mash is also a lot of work. Peeling, chopping, cooking mashing and then th clean up! Processed mash is often disgusting and is often made from flakes. It is like tinned orange juice compared to fresh.
But now, you can get mashed potatoes that taste and feel just like the best your granny ever made at home with all the convenience of a frozen fry - and you don't even have to clean the cookie sheet. This product has no preservatives and only contains potato, butter, milk, salt and cream.
I have personally tested it - it's delicious. They are as good as I make myself. And I even reheated the leftovers the next day and they kept their quality.
So with this product, you can have the comfort of the potato with the quality of home cooked and the assurance of no "secret ingredients". They are not fried.
You also allow the farmer to grow in a less intensive manner than he has to to serve the fry market and so help the environment and because the Food Trust deal direct with the farmers - allow the farmer to make a better living.
Here is some more background on the product.
