FOOD ... THE SUMMER DISCUSSION

AT EAT we produce fresh, delicious, wholesome meals. Our customers are a wide and varied group. Our meals are purchased for daily sustenance or as gifts for family and friends. They are bought by a wide range of customers: people that can’t cook; people that can cook but won’t cook; people who forget to cook; older customers; younger customers; young adults starting university; new parents exhausted by their new arrival; families renovating their homes; people who are unwell or have limited movement and can’t spend hours in the kitchen; people who live on their own, where making a roast or a casserole-for-one is more effort than it’s worth and generates unaffordable waste; busy professionals; husbands with wives on holidays, or wives with husbands on holidays; people visiting family in hospital; and people who outsource as many jobs from their life as possible, for a less exhausting existence.

You may think that winter would be our busy period... days are short and the weather is cold ... what better than a delicious casserole and steamed pudding to snuggle down with! However, it is actually post-Christmas when new customers generally find us – It is after the holiday break, when people have been relaxing and catching up with each other. This is when they discuss the health and wellbeing of their families or talk about how busy and time-poor they are; how exhausted they are in the evening … too exhausted to cook. Then, come February, our next cohort of fabulous customers start making their enquires on the back of recommendations from friends and family. Whether it’s a concern that mum or dad isn’t eating well, or after discussing the economics of making meals in a cost-of-livingcrisis; EAT gets the nod as the nutritious and affordable solution.

A few weeks ago I was helping a family organise some meals for their mum because they were concerned that she may not be eating well... they didn’t know this for sure, but the fridge never had much in it. They decided to put three meals in her fridge each week and then see if they were still there at the end of the week. They had previously bought frozen meals from the supermarket, but these just sat in the freezer, untouched: This is often the case with frozen meals … they have a long expiry, but are often not very appealing and you forget they are there! However, meals in the fridge are ready to go … they need to be eaten within a week, but you are reminded they are there several times a day, when you open your fridge. The first week’s meals arrived; they were put in the fridge and, when the family checked a few days later, the meals were gone. The feedback from their mother was that they were delicious and mum could barely wait to see what was to come next week. The same family also told me that they were referred by a friend who is a carer who visits the houses of a variety of clients, to help prepare meals … of all the meal brands she plates up for her clients, she recommended EAT. She said “go with EAT. The food looks, good, smells good, I can tell what each component on the plate is (there are some dinners where you can not) and the plate always comes back clean. They are honestly the best!” And so it starts... If you haven’t tried EAT yet, perhaps make it your new year’s resolution!

EAT make 9 delicious, fresh , readyto-heat-and-eat meals, 3 soups and a selection of desserts and baking for weekly delivery nationwide. Our menu changes each week. There are no subscriptions and no minimum order (delivery fees apply). Visit www.eat.co.nz or call one of the lovely ladies in the office (yes a real person) on 0800 328333 to order … then get EATing! 

Menu One

Delivery week starting 13-17 Mar

Pure NZ roast pork with caramelised apple, roast vegetables, peas and broccoli.

$13.80

**Carb lite option available

Swedish meatballs with creamy mash, green beans and carrots

$13.50

**Carb lite option available

Tender NZ beef steak with mushroom sauce, roast vegetable medley and steamed baby beans

$13.50

**Carb lite option available

Pan-fried NZ fish, lemon caper sauce, chunky roastie potatoes and stir fried vegetables. $13.50

NZ free range chicken & chorizo paella $13.50

NZ beef bourginion, mashed potato, sliced carrots and green medley.

$13.50

Free range french chicken with braised vegetables. $13.50

Delicious beef sausages, sticky onion gravy, peas and wedges.

$13.50

Pasta pomodoro $12.00

Menu Two

Delivery week starting 20-24 Mar

Pure NZ roast beef with cauliflower cheese and roast vegetables.

$13.80

**Carb lite option available

Pickled Pork with parsley sauce, creamy mash, beans and carrot.

$13.50

Slow cooked beef steak with red wine jus, potato au gratin, carrots and steamed green beans. $13.50

**Carb lite option available

Smoked salmon and spinach penne pasta $13.50

Chicken Cottage Pie $13.50

‘Melt in your mouth’ beef stew, carrot and potato mash, buttered spinach. $13.50

Chicken Coq au vin with potato gratin and broccoli $13.50

Beef and black bean with asian vegetables and steamed rice.

$13.50

**Carb lite option available

Roasted Pumpkin and Parmesan risotto $12.00

Menu Three

Delivery week starting 27-31 Mar

NZ lamb shank braised in red wine with creamy mash, carrot sticks, baby beans. $15.50

**Carb lite option available

Our famous meatloaf with our own relish,roast potato, pumpkin and spinach. $13.50

Tender NZ beef steak with fried onion ring creamy potato, pumpkin, broccoli. $13.50

**Carb lite option available

Fish provencal with steamed greens and new buttered potatoes. $13.50

Red Thai chicken curry with steamed rice. $13.50

**Carb lite option available

Beef and Beer casserole, potato roasties and green beans. $13.50

Creamy boneless mustard chicken with pommes boulangere and broccoli florets. $13.50

Traditional Pork sausages, a balsamic onion gravy and bubble n squeak $13.50

Vegetable lasagne $12.00

Menu Four

Delivery week starting 27-03 Mar

03-07 Apr

Free Range roast chicken with whole cranberry stuffing, roast vegetables & peas. $13.80

**Carb lite option available

Corned beef with mustard sauce, mash potato, buttered silverbeet/ cabbage and carrot. $13.50

Tender NZ beef steak with herb butter, medley of sautéed vegetables. $13.50

**Carb lite option available

Steamed fish in summer ragu with pesto and spaghetti. $13.50

Free range chicken and vegetable Pie with pastry top. $13.50

Beef hotpot, slow cook beef and vegetables with a scalloped potato top. $13.50

**Carb lite option available

Chicken forestiere (creamy mushroom sauce) with roasted carrot and potato chunks and creamed spinach. $13.50

Beef lasagne, premium beef mince ragu, bechamel sauce, pasta. $13.50

Pumpkin, spinach and chickpea coconut curry with steamed rice $12.00