Asda Happy Stars

On first inspection ASDA happy stars seem like the best fusion of stars and potatoes we have at a very reasonable price, but at exactly what cost? ASDA farm happy stars in alarming, batch farming conditions. The stars cannot move, often with 8 of them to a cage and are pumped with potatoes from an early age. You might be wondering how ASDA manage to get these poor potato based victims to smile? After they have been fattened up and drowned in sunflower oil they literally turn that frown upside down. Using old dental equipment they rip the stars frown out and shove it back in the other way. No stars deserve this. At such a low price you might think ...  Read the complete review

We always like to have some back up meals in the freezer and cupboard so that there's always something to have if there's nothing in the house; we generally have them the day we go to Asda to stock up. Its always nice to try a variety of meals, so we are always looking for new things. We spotted asda happy stars and since they weren't very much, we thought we might as well try them. They are basically very similar to potato products such as chips and potato wedges, the main difference being that they are in the shape of stars; something that I haven't actually seen before. If you think of a product such as smiley faces then it is the same as them. The potato ...  Read the complete review

I usually make meals from scratch but on the odd occasion when I'm in a rush or we are off out for the evening, it's easier to shove something in the oven. I like to mix up what I have in the freezer and having been very unimpressed with both 'Mcains smileys' and 'Birds Eye potato waffles', I went looking for something else. After scanning the freezers at Asda I came across these 'Happy Stars' and decided they were worth a shot. The stars cost 75p for a 454g bag which is a little cheaper than the other two that I have already mentioned. They are made up of potato which is coated in sunflower oil and are in the shape of a star with a small mouth and eyes cut ...  Read the complete review