when following a diet, so you may get bigger portions or go pre packed.
i mean if you were to buy a cottage pie pre packed, its fairly small(unless you buy the family sized one!!)
would using the ingredients and making one from stratch give you a bigger portion size with fewer calories???
what do you all find easier???

i find making everything from scratch easier, you know whats in it, portions are bigger and its alot nicer than frozen meals, frozen meals can be handy as well if i have to use them on the rare occasion i always fill it out with free veg

far easier... and tastier because

Much prefer cooking from scratch - you know exactly what you're getting and the SS recipes are usually so quick it's no hassle.  You don't get much in prepacked meals I don't think, and it's more satisfying to do it yourself.  Loads of veg and a fresh cooked meal - you can't beat it!

Much prefer it, but when I'm stuck then a ready meal is fine by me.  Prefer to make my own ready meals though and keep them in the freezer: spag bol, chilli, fish pie etc.