Where are you on the UK 'fat map'?, page 2

reply to post by AGENT_T

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I just did a shop @ Tesco online and including the delivery charge and minus my loyalty coupons I redeemed, I spent a little under £100.

What I got for this was 12 pints of fresh milk, 6 loaves of bread, 1.5Kg of skinless chicken breasts, assorted fresh veg (several kilo's), 2Kg of lean beef steak mince, 1Kg of sausages (good ones too!), 2Kg of lamb chops, 20 oranges, 10 bananas, a couple of boxes of cereals, 6 frozen chicken pieces with the Southern coating (they are quite yummy), 6 Kievs, some pizza's, 2Kg of pasta, various salad vegetables (again a couple of Kilo's), mini-kiev balls (they are yummy too!) and other odds and ends for the house.

I am probably missing alot of what I bought, but the point is that I got a huge quantity of fresh food for under a ton, which will last me, the missus and the two parasites we call children for much of the month.

As you can see, the vast majority of the food is stuff you have to prepare for yourself and is, on the whole, fresh.

Now, if I was to feed the family on processed, pre-prepared foods or takeaway, I would be lloking at an average cost per meal of around £8-£10. That is anywhere between £240-£300 a month.

there is no excuse to eat crap, other than ignorance or laziness.

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by AGENT_T

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there is no excuse to eat crap, other than ignorance or laziness.

A little judgemental that imo.
Some of the fat stuff tastes great.

reply to post by schrodingers dog

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Ok, probably should rephrase it as that's not what I meant.

There is no excuse to eat crap all the time, then wonder why your fat.

I fully agree that it does taste good, note the few items of processed chicken pieces I bought from tesco. However, a diet consisting wholly of these items will lead to ruin and the only excuse for eating it constantly is laziness.

reply to post by caitlinfae

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They do the same here in the southern US, only they make deep fried Snickers bars. Same thing, different candy bar.


Either way extremely unhealthy but very delicious

reply to post by AGENT_T

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That's a really good point that I missed...portion control...I blame Marks and Spencer! They started the whole ready meal thing in the UK, and their portions are all way too big.

Cait


[edit on 28-8-2008 by caitlinfae]

reply to post by BlackOps719

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Ooooohh...deep fried Snickers...I like the sound of that! Are they the ones with the peanuts in them....? That would be delicious, especially with some deep fried mozzarella on the side....

Now you see why our national heart attack rates are the way they are....

Cait

reply to post by caitlinfae

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Too big? Ha, not in my book! Not big enough I say! But I do share your sentiments about the whole "ready meal" culture. People want things NOW and aren't willing to put some effort in.

reply to post by AGENT_T

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You are right about trying to drag kids out to get exercise. I think we are going to see a generation of kids dropping dead of heart attacks at 35 to 50 years of age. My cousin just had his.

On women:
I always loved the lonely hearts club ad from a man in Maine "wanted woman with sensible shoes"

No if I wasn't married and I was 30 years younger...Actually I prefer my hiking underground but not in mines.

reply to post by caitlinfae

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Hahaha...yeah there are some real wide loads down here as well.


I highly recommend the Snickers, peanuts, caramel and chocolate battered and fried.


Southerners deep fry just about everything, even Twinkies.

reply to post by Wotan

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I was surprise too that Scotland wasn't worse, and it's reasuring to read what you're saying about bmi...mine says I should be classed as obese ( prefer Fertility Goddess myself!), but I think I'm ok...a few extra pounds that I really should lose, but ok. Although a nurse did tell me recently that my weight was fine....it's just that I was six inches too short....


Cait

If you want to check your BMI, here is a link:-

www.bbc.co.uk...

You may be surprised.

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