Takeaways

DH and I are going to a local Malaysian restaurant for dinner this evening, we know what we shall be eating, not at all unhealthy.

We can order the exact same meal from them to be delivered by their driver, for exactly the same price, but we fancy eating out.

GrannyGravy13

It is just as easy to order a healthy takeaway as it is to cook an unhealthy meal at home.

I am amazed that so many posters do not have takeaways, and look down on those who do, but know so much about them…

Indeed.

We live too far from civilization to have takeaways, I know nothing of them, apart from not purchasing. I assume they are a good source of food for those who so choose. No judgement here.

One of my daughters and her 6 and 9 year old coming about 4 tomorrow, I’m out all day on dog training duties. We agree we will order pizzas from the excellent Italian restaurant 5 mins away. The children are excited as it’s usually an end of term treat. I’m excited - I’ll make a salad but otherwise nothing taxing after a busy day.

ViceVersa

GrannyGravy13

It is just as easy to order a healthy takeaway as it is to cook an unhealthy meal at home.

I am amazed that so many posters do not have takeaways, and look down on those who do, but know so much about them…

We don't have takeaways very often, but I'm certainly not looking down on those who do. Each to their own.

You might not be, but many are making judgements on their neighbours and/or others who have takeaways.

GrannyGravy13

DH and I are going to a local Malaysian restaurant for dinner this evening, we know what we shall be eating, not at all unhealthy.

We can order the exact same meal from them to be delivered by their driver, for exactly the same price, but we fancy eating out.

My point is even if the meal is unhealthy - nobody’s business but your own.

You don’t need to state that the meal will be healthy.

GrannyGravy13

As for home cooked food being bland 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

By comparison, and for some people who are not keen or good at cooking. Not talking about you, or me for that matter.

But children do get used to having food with lots of sauces, more sugar, more salt, more additives, etc- and yes, become used to them- and even to some extent 'addicted'.

The stats and medical research concerns are not about individuals, or about occasional take-aways- or eat out- but the overall effect on the health of the nation, and the humongous cost to NHS and other services.

As for eating dust- what a truly silly comment.

It is the role of medical professionals and the Government to try and minimise health issues and resulting costs, in 100s of ways. Adn this is even more important when it comes to children, where the level of obesity and diabetes is going up and up.

So, you believe the NHS should support this? Not do research, not publish concerns and advice, and the related industries not forced to curb damage?

No advice about alcohol consumption or age limits then? Drugs, do as you please, Speed limits- forget it. Ah well.

There are of course healthy take-away options, but most are not. When you cook at home, you know how much fat, and what fat, you have thrown in, same for sugar, same for additives. At least take-aways should provide properly checked calorie values, and sugar and salt per portion, and additives.

Iam64

One of my daughters and her 6 and 9 year old coming about 4 tomorrow, I’m out all day on dog training duties. We agree we will order pizzas from the excellent Italian restaurant 5 mins away. The children are excited as it’s usually an end of term treat. I’m excited - I’ll make a salad but otherwise nothing taxing after a busy day.

Brilliant- occasionally it is just wonderful.

We used to go family swimming on Fridays and have take-away afterwards, 3 portions for 4 and I'd make a nice salad. Perfect.

You don’t need to state that the meal will be healthy

I disagree.
When others are blanket demonising takeaways- regardless of the style or content- as unhealthy, addictive or an unnecessary expense GrannyGranny is entirely entitled to point out the fallacy of the argument.

Not aware that it was against GN guidelines to describe one’s food? Whitewavemark2

I was just posting that it is more than possible to have order in healthy meals.

But children do get used to having food with lots of sauces, more sugar, more salt, more additives, etc- and yes, become used to them- and even to some extent 'addicted ‘
FGS could you add the word “some” occasionally?
Some children , some home-cooked food is bland “compared with a takeaway “ and so on, but no, lofty condemnation is a much easier resort.

GrannyGravy13

Not aware that it was against GN guidelines to describe one’s food? Whitewavemark2

I was just posting that it is more than possible to have order in healthy meals.

You misunderstand me.

I was supporting you😊.

What I think is that people should not be so judgemental and I would not encourage them by playing their rather silly game. - that is why I clumsily suggested that you didn’t need to mention whether your meal is healthy or not.

(Oh god why am I discussing this😄😄😄)

And my meal at Petworth NT was so healthy that it totally lacked any flavour whatsoever.

Norah

GrannyGravy13

It is just as easy to order a healthy takeaway as it is to cook an unhealthy meal at home.

I am amazed that so many posters do not have takeaways, and look down on those who do, but know so much about them…

Indeed.

We live too far from civilization to have takeaways, I know nothing of them, apart from not purchasing. I assume they are a good source of food for those who so choose. No judgement here.

I think we're not in the habit of having takeaways but, when friends popped round 'for half an hour' and ended up staying, they ordered pizza takeaway.
We don't eat pizza often as DH isn't keen.

It was delicious, far better than any ever bought from a supermarket, even the luxury ones. DH is quite keen on pizza now.

My comment about eating dust was clearly tongue-in-cheek, but almost any thread on GN about food inevitably leads to someone delivering a lecture. If you are one of the 'my body is a temple' brigade, good for you - but live and let live.

GrannyGravy13

Not aware that it was against GN guidelines to describe one’s food? Whitewavemark2

I was just posting that it is more than possible to have order in healthy meals.

Of course healthy food is served in restaurants.

When in the city we typically choose an Ottolenghi Restaurant (no idea if they do takeaway). Wonderful food, all healthy in my opinion.

Oh for the shame, the expense...

RosieandherMaw

^But children do get used to having food with lots of sauces, more sugar, more salt, more additives, etc- and yes, become used to them- and even to some extent 'addicted^ ‘
FGS could you add the word “some” occasionally?
Some children , some home-cooked food is bland “compared with a takeaway “ and so on, but no, lofty condemnation is a much easier resort.

Of course- research looks at averages and general trends, not individual cases.

And I did state 'By comparison, and for some people who are not keen or good at cooking. Not talking about you, or me for that matter.'.

So Medics and Government should never do research or try and influence factors which have huge influence on public health and costs. Smoking? No worries? Vaping, no concern. Obesity and diabetes, no worries. Nonsense.

Take-away is fun, fine, no worries- if occasional. If regular, it becomes an issue, for individuals and for all. Especially for children, who often do not have a decent balanced meal at school either.

No pearls, no looking down- just common sense.

If I could afford it and the take away was really quickly delivered I would have them all the time, but I’m always on a diet and I often see a cyclist cycling from the local KFC to my road which can take 25 minutes and the thought of how cold the food is getting puts me off.

So Medics and Government should never do research or try and influence factors which have huge influence on public health and costs

Since when do you constitute either?
(Too many influences )

We have takeaways every fortnight, I love not having to bother about food that day. I can get stuck into an uninterrupted day's decorating or gardening. They are probably more salty than what I cook, we do find we're thirstier on takeaway days (especially the local Chinese).
Agree it's up to everyone, as children we always had fish & chips takeaway on friday - & my mum was a jam-making, fruit-bottling farmers wife who grew all our own vegetables.

Test, lost phone.

Hurray! Back on! Love the story of Mum calling teenager down for breakfast no response. Knock at door, breakfast delivered. I think she might have taken it up to him, it would have been in a box.

When my late mum was in our local hospital the food was pretty appalling. It wasn’t unusual for the relatives to bring in takeaways of all descriptions McDonald’s being a popular one or the patients if they felt well enough would go down to the hospital branch of a well known coffee chain for food.

Claremont - I’m beginning to feel you’re a tad 😇. Sometimes accepting good enough rather than perfection is least worst.

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I am not looking down on those who have takeaways. I am just too lazy and because I do it so rarely it is always a hassle.

Mind you, during COVID, when a local specialist catering company with a mobile wood fired pizza oven trailer came to the village one evening a week and parked down the road, we were regular clients. Likewise, on DD's birthday during lockdown, we were, bubbling by then, we contacted the restaurant, we would otherwise have taken her to and ordered up a three course birthday meal.

But now I have drifted back into the regular torpor that grips me when the idea of ordering a takeaway arises and if for any reason home catering is not practical, we eat out.

Charlie Bigham fish pie tonight
Cooked by me 😇