Reply With QuoteBecause there's one right round the corner and the kids love going there.Originally Posted by Nelsonca61
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It's not just the cost it's sometimes more convenient.
Cooking meals from scratch every night is tough going when you've got two working parents and some kind of after school club / activity to run the kids around to every night.
Because there's one right round the corner and the kids love going there.
And the total veg here is 3/4 pepper per person (assuming we're not bothering with leftovers now). How about onions, mushrooms, etc? In the one above, there's just carrots and I'm afraid I don't call that nutritious.Easily. How much garlic would you use? 2, maybe 3 cloves - a bulb costs 35p! Two tins of chopped tomatoes - 75p. Two peppers from a good greengrocer - £1 (you wouldn't need more than two). £2, perhaps £2.50. Add another pepper if you like - call it £3.50
500g Meat - £3.50
Pasta - £1.50
Tomatoes - 75p
Peppers - £1.50 (assuming you are buying 3)
Garlic - 35p (you'll use about 10p worth!)
Bacon - £3
A little over a tenner to feed a family of four. If your family of four is eating for less than a tenner at McDonald's - well done. Just avoid adding salt, because it's already been added for taste
I'm not knocking home cooking, like I said I prefer it and do it, but if you actually want to make it healthy then it gets expensive. I really don't think I'm saving big money by cooking at home.
Lazy parenting, obesity is a big problem in the UK and for that matter the USA, my lad at 8 was getting too fat, I took him to one side and had a chat to him about it, it really upset him at the time and was in tears crying to his mum that i'd had a pop at him about his weight, at 23 his height to weight ratio is spot on, keeps himself fit, eats healthily and cares for his own well being. I despise supermarkets putting all their shit at the counter knowing that kids will nag their parents whilst queuing to pay, governments talk a load of bollox about obesity, there is lots they could do regarding this but are in the pockets of the food giants thus just make sound bites, it's as if they want the population to kill itself early!!
Veg really doesn't cost that much - you buy veg for a week to cover a number of meals. If you're only cooking one or two meals a week, I agree it could become expensive. If you're cooking throughout the week (as I do, and with a variety of veg) then you spread the cost over the week. A family of four eating at McDonald's (1 meal per day) would cost £100 or more. My shopping bill is £70 tops - we have good cuts of meat, a varied selection of vegetables. With the fruit we eat, we are very close to the "5 a Day" mantra - there may be the odd day where we only get 3/4 a day.
For any of the meals above you can add any vegetable for less than £1. Veg isn't the thing that makes home cooking expensive, infrequently cooking is what makes home cooking expensive.
All I am saying is that you can easily eat more nutritiously at home than eating at Macdonald's. And, I'd be amazed if eating out every day is comparable in price to eating at home every day.
I don't think it's as simple as lazy parenting. Although, I'm not denying that lazy parenting exists. I think it has more to do with what you say at the end of your comment, governments that do little or nothing to protect the masses from poverty and from being exploited by large corporations.
You've been the victim of a mcflurry of whoooshesLooks like I may have rattled a few cages with this thread'oh he works there' 'oh he eats there' - fatties ganging up on me
It's easy to criticise people for going to fast food restaurants and for being overweight, but rather than criticise, people need to be encouraged to cook healthily.
One of the best websites, probably the best actually, for cooking on a very limited budget is this one https://cookingonabootstrap.com
Of course it's easy, everyone on here is perfect, didn't you know?
McDonalds is the 38th biggest economy in the world.
McDonalds is the biggest toy distributor in the USA.
One in eight American adults have worked for McDonalds at some time in their lives.
McDonalds is an evil empire.
Completely agree. What is worrying is the way that their sponsorship of the such sporting events as the Olympics makes it seem acceptable.
Of course it's easy, everyone on here is perfect, didn't you know?
Fair point, it must have slipped my mind
end of.
Is the guy next to her puking?
Not McDonald's.
It's cheaper than renovating the houses of parliament
Speaking from experience it is hard going but you have to plan your meals and take time to prepare.
Your freezer is your best ally💯👍
People who usually eat at McDonalds tend to be hungry , and in a dash. Business people travelling, holidaying families at service station. I'm no big fan however it's filled an emergency hole and always provides a clean toilet stop .They are a bit common and oh slightly overweight and unkempt. Anyone else noticed? - McDonalds, the food for fat lazy chavs
God rest McDonalds , and thanks for being there when I need you , for a quick scoff and poo.,
If you carried a camping stove and kettle around with you and a bag with chicken fillets, lemons, spices and potatoes you could then shit in the bag after you've had your meal
Got a bad head from quaffing Peroni & Black Rat cider in the City Arms.
Just eaten 3 sausage mcmuffins and the litre of Coke which came with it.
Off for a lie down on the couch with a couple of bottles of wine.
I'll hand myself in the the moral police in the morning to confess my sins.
Evil indeed , I can think of more evil regimes/ empires , now and in the past, although this one is not to everyone's liking , at least this alleged evil empireprovides jobs, as well as making money ?
Try some of these
Hitler, Amin. Pol Pot , Charles Taylor, Saddam, Pinochet, not sure what there shakes/toilets were like ??
Wheres Wimpy when you need em
Ate at a Wimpy last month in Brean Sands.Evil indeed , I can think of more evil regimes/ empires , now and in the past, although this one is not to everyone's liking , at least this alleged evil empire
Try some of these
Hitler, Amin. Pol Pot , Charles Taylor, Saddam, Pinochet, not sure what there shakes/toilets were like ??
Wheres Wimpy when you need em
Classy ****er me.
Anyone seen this series?
eal eye-opener for budget meals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b0520lz9
Most fit people I know eat at Mcds occasionally.
It really is better than a takeaway from your local area. Health terms.
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