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Do you think you eat well ?

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MrsKen33 Wed 15-Feb-23 18:25:50

We don’t eat breakfast ( 16:8) but have a light lunch around noon. Usually homemade soup, an omelette or a sandwich. Dinner is at 6 and nearly always made from scratch. No meat Monday, lots of fish and chicken and red meat occasionally. We also try to limit white carbohydrates. I think we eat very well and DH always takes his turn in the kitchen.

Kate1949 Wed 15-Feb-23 18:07:11

I think we do quite well. A lot of salads, fish, homemade chicken dishes, rice, veg, homemade soups, fruit etc. I rarely eat chips, burgers, pies (never). Very rarely eat takeaways. I do have a bit of chocolate each day and probably too much wine on occasion.

TerriBull Wed 15-Feb-23 17:52:22

I'd like to think so, I eat a lot of fruit, my breakfast often includes Greek yogurt and fruit and maybe some hazelnuts, or fruit with a fairly healthy cereal which at the moment is bite sized shredded wheat, although we were staying with friends at the weekend who made their own granola, I'll have to give that a go. I like three good coffees during the morning, I never touch instant any more. I'll have a cup of tea in the afternoon, I don't eat biscuits, but if I make a cake every so often, I'll have a slice. I cook from scratch, red meat occasionally, usually in the form of a roast dinner on a Sunday, sometimes in a Shepherds Pie bulked out with lentils, chicken more frequently and fish twice a week and meat free Mondays which gets moved about the week depending on my meal planning. Lots of leafy green vegetables. I'm sure there's room for improvement, I like bread and cheese a little bit too much, oh well we all have our bad days!although I believe as a post menopausal woman a fair amount of calcium is required in our diet. Chocolate is a very occasional treat but I do have some 70% cocoa solid type in the fridge, and if I remember I'll have a square a couple of times a week, allegedly it has health benefits, not a temptation at all for me. I like bad, crap chocolate like Cadburys that's my preference, it's so bad it doesn't even count as chocolate , so there it is I hardly touch chocolate, only the fake stuff . My breakfasts start late so that pushes back lunch till the afternoon so sometimes I'll drop the evening meal although I cook it for my husband, I'm not sure I'd be ruled by regular mealtimes if I lived alone.

My Nectar app gave me a breakdown for my Sainsburys shopping at the end of 2022, 35% was on fruit and vegetables, that should be worth a few Brownie points.

Oh and I do like a glass or two of wine I try to keep that for weekends only, unless we're out for a meal.

Casdon Wed 15-Feb-23 17:32:37

Yes, I do eat well on the whole, but I hate cooking. I don’t think that enjoying cooking is the factor that determines how well you eat (unless you do none at all of course!), it’s what you eat that matters. I’m a batch cooker, so I’ve got lots of healthy curries, casseroles, soups etc. in the freezer. I’m ashamed to say though, I could live on toast and jacket potatoes with a range of salads quite happily.

Norah Wed 15-Feb-23 17:30:12

We do. Very well.

dragonfly46 Wed 15-Feb-23 17:28:56

I try to most of the time and cook from scratch because I enjoy it.
Occasionally, however, I can pig out on sausage, chips and beans!

Forsythia Wed 15-Feb-23 17:28:27

I thought we did as we don’t have huge breakfasts, do have homemade soup etc but DH has been diagnosed as potentially pre diabetes and has high cholesterol. It’s made me really worry and I think we must review what we eat. Neither of us are big people either.

Smileless2012 Wed 15-Feb-23 17:20:07

Reasonably well but maybe not as well as we shouldhmm.

Urmstongran Wed 15-Feb-23 17:12:54

We eat well but some days (like today) I won’t hit even 1 of my 5 a day.
😱

We had eggs & toast for breakfast.
Chicken soup for lunch.
And tonight we’re going out for a curry with friends.

I suppose I could reach over for one of those apples staring at me from the fruit bowl ....

crazyH Wed 15-Feb-23 17:02:29

I’d take my hat off to you, if I had one.
I eat at odd times and eat whatever is there. Not healthily at all. I live on my own, so there’s no incentive to cook. I used to enjoy cooking for the family, especially Sunday dinners, when everyone used to meet up.
Having said that I make sure I have fresh fish on Fridays and Saturdays. I like a steak midweek. But if I look overall, I do eat fruit (mainly bananas and satsumas, hate apples), and vegetables, mainly carrots and green beans.
My main problem is that I don’t have set meal times..

Floradora9 Wed 15-Feb-23 16:47:07

I was thinking about our diet and I think it is pretty good. Breakfast and lunch are light meals , lunch usually home made soup , and our mail meal is usually home made including fish once or twice a week chicken , beef and the odd veggie meal . I must admit I quite enjoy cooking so it is no hardship but I feel sorry for anyone who does not enjoy it . I do envy those of us whose husbands take over the roll of cooking . I am usually only cooking for 2 but family meals from time to time and more lavish affairs. We never have a take aways and eat out only now and again .