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What are your unpopular opinions about health / fitness?
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Sorry, but I just picked up 5 ready meals for $10. 3 bags of "hearts of romaine" lettuce is $9. It's not "cheaper" especially if you're eating organic.I hate it when people use the excuse that fast food, junk food, and ready meals are cheaper than eating healthily.
I've been using this app for a few months and have changed my diet completely. My healthy food shop is at LEAST £10 cheaper a week than before.
STOP USING EXCUSES TO NOT EAT RIGHT, A CARROT IS NOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A CHOCOLATE BAR.
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I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..4
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Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.7 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
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This may be unpopular, but I feel like a person's health and fitness is that person's business.
Unless someone asks for advice or my opinion I really just don't care.
I worry about what works for me and what I think is best for me. I acknowledge what works for me and what I think is best for me is not necessarily what's going to work/what's best for you.
In short, you do you and I do me.17 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
But it's a person's choice to spend that money, no? To a lot of people who don't have the luxury of time that you and I have, not having kids to run around after, it may well be worth it.3 -
Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.2 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
But it's a person's choice to spend that money, no? To a lot of people who don't have the luxury of time that you and I have, not having kids to run around after, it may well be worth it.
Of course it's their choice. personally, i couldn't afford to make them the majority of my meals. But i know they're a lot cheaper in America than here.0 -
There is no such thing as cheating when it comes to weight loss unless you're a member of the biggest loser. We're not in competition.
Fake sugars are definitely not healthy, though probably not worse than being 30 lbs overweight from drinking too much soda.
I join competitions for fun, but I go to the gym to train or burn calories. Fitness is a side-effect.3 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.3 -
Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.
Gotcha. Where is here out of curiosity? I'm just nosy, I like knowing where there's huge disparities in cost of basics.0 -
Oooh, thought of another one after a brief discussion on FB.
I really really really dislike diet clubs (WW, Slimming World etc). I think they can potentially set unrealistic expectations and expedite some people giving up because they get disappointed if there's no loss on the scale or have a "bad week" and don't want to be weighed. They also set up language around food that moralises like calling things "syns" and others "free" or whatever.1 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.
Gotcha. Where is here out of curiosity? I'm just nosy, I like knowing where there's huge disparities in cost of basics.
Australia. The food prices here are ridiculous. It's only my husband and I at home, and food is our biggest outgoing expense by far.
ETA: Just one example that gripes me is when people complain about paying over $4 for a tub of Halotop, when i pay $12 a pint here
Last time i checked, a medium (USA small size) big mac meal deal thingo was around $9-10, not even take away is cheap here! 2 movie tickets will set you back around $36. 2 -
Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.
Gotcha. Where is here out of curiosity? I'm just nosy, I like knowing where there's huge disparities in cost of basics.
Australia. The food prices here are ridiculous. It's only my husband and I at home, and food is our biggest outgoing expense by far.
ETA: Just one example that gripes me is when people complain about paying over $4 for a tub of Halotop, when i pay $12 a pint here Last time i checked, a medium (USA small size) big mac meal deal thingo was around $9-10, not even take away is cheap here! 2 movie tickets will set you back around $36.
Even worse in NZ (though I still laugh about the time you posted how much you were paying for Aus watermelon, and I was paying less here for what was presumably also Aus watermelon, given the time of year!). 'Cept movie tickets. A lot of our theatres have dropped back to $10 tickets because people just weren't going. And I don't think we can get Halo Top.0 -
826_Midazaslam wrote: »Blaming your metabolism is such a cop-out.
Nothing drives me crazier than someone telling me they can't lose ANY weight because their metabolism is too slow. It's simple, CICO. Yes there are cellular differences in how your body metabolizes things, but at the end of the day, if you burn 2000 calories and only put in 1500, you're going to lose weight. Your metabolism is not some magical thing that defies the laws of thermodynamics.
Not true. Hypothyroid causes me much grief. If I eat too little, all metabolic hell breaks lose and I gain weight. There is a balance that is required. Many times people are eating TOO FEW calories and their body is on lockdown.
A calculator can say "you burned 1500 calories today" and you can eat 1000 calories, but if in reality, you only burned 1000 calories that day because you have metabolic syndrome or hypothyroidism, you will not see results at all.
Point being that you have to take responsibility for increasing your metabolism along with keeping your caloric intake at bay.
That being said, if there are no real metabolic issues -- then I totally agree.
For metabolic issues, FIX the metabolism problem ... people say they have a slow metabolism while drinking alcohol everyday, never lifting weights to increase muscle mass, never doing HiiT cardio ... never working on their stress levels ... etc -- well that is irresponsible.
I'm going to go have my wine now and stop complaining about how I can't lose 20 pounds
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.
Gotcha. Where is here out of curiosity? I'm just nosy, I like knowing where there's huge disparities in cost of basics.
Australia. The food prices here are ridiculous. It's only my husband and I at home, and food is our biggest outgoing expense by far.
ETA: Just one example that gripes me is when people complain about paying over $4 for a tub of Halotop, when i pay $12 a pint here Last time i checked, a medium (USA small size) big mac meal deal thingo was around $9-10, not even take away is cheap here! 2 movie tickets will set you back around $36.
Even worse in NZ (though I still laugh about the time you posted how much you were paying for Aus watermelon, and I was paying less here for what was presumably also Aus watermelon, given the time of year!). 'Cept movie tickets. A lot of our theatres have dropped back to $10 tickets because people just weren't going. And I don't think we can get Halo Top.
Oh yes, my gold plated quarter watermelon, and a crappy junior size rockmelon for $20!0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I checked out ready meal prices yesterday at the supermarket. There were a couple on sale for this week at $4, but regular prices are between $5 and $7 a box. Maybe not too bad if you're only buying for one person, but feeding a whole family regularly with ready meals would get quite expensive here, more expensive than fresh food..
You can get a giant tray pasta bake/cottage pie/hot pot here (UK) £5 from several supermarkets. I know this because my eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it and then realised it was for a family/4 people, ha!
And like I posted earlier, the ingredients are no different than if I made it myself.
You really need to stop judging other people's food choices just because they don't align with yours/what you think is acceptable.
Did you not see my mea culpa to winogelato a couple pages back?
I have plenty of time and no small kids, I honestly didn't think of the people who literally have no time or energy to cook every night, which was wrong and ignorant of me. And i did take a look at the ingredients of a couple of the packet meals, and other than high sodium there was nothing scary/unhealthy in them.
Healthy choice spinach and ricotta ravioli
Sauce (tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice), onions, water, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, salt, spice, herbs, canola oil, thickener (1422), basil, garlic), cooked ravioli (43%) ((wheat flour, ricotta cheese (7%) (cheese whey, milk, salt), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt), egg pulp, nutmeg, gluten, salt, pepper, spinach (0.5%), water)), breadcrumbs (wheat flour, gluten, natural colours (turmeric, paprika), parsley).
Vegetables (40%)***
Contains gluten containing cereals, egg and milk.
Made in a facility that also processes products with crustacea, fish, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, soy and sulphites.
***2 serves of vegetables per meal based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1 serve of vegetables equals 75g or ½ cup of cooked vegetables).]
So maybe I missed something but what was the post I replied to about then? Bringing up cost of ready meals when that wasn't anybody's reason for using them, including mine. I have a lot of time on the face of it, my brain just makes it downright dangerous for me to cook sometimes. Other people have little time and so they're a quick way to ensure everyone gets a decent meal.
No "...." required.
I wrote that post after reading someone bought 5 ready meals for $10. Those prices would be unheard of here.
Gotcha. Where is here out of curiosity? I'm just nosy, I like knowing where there's huge disparities in cost of basics.
Australia. The food prices here are ridiculous. It's only my husband and I at home, and food is our biggest outgoing expense by far.
ETA: Just one example that gripes me is when people complain about paying over $4 for a tub of Halotop, when i pay $12 a pint here Last time i checked, a medium (USA small size) big mac meal deal thingo was around $9-10, not even take away is cheap here! 2 movie tickets will set you back around $36.
Even worse in NZ (though I still laugh about the time you posted how much you were paying for Aus watermelon, and I was paying less here for what was presumably also Aus watermelon, given the time of year!). 'Cept movie tickets. A lot of our theatres have dropped back to $10 tickets because people just weren't going. And I don't think we can get Halo Top.
Oh yes, my gold plated quarter watermelon, and a crappy junior size rockmelon for $20!
Eegads. I've lived in NZ, it has definitely gotten worse! There seems to be a spectrum here but you can get basics pretty cheaply like root veg, bananas, parsnips etc. Largely I expect because they're home grown. But that's what makes cherries so expensive, short season. And strawberries though in peak summer when there's a glut they tend to come down a bit.
But gawd bless Lidl. When I'm super broke I know I can still feed myself for a week on very little money there.
No Halo top but I'd imagine it would be ridiculous, anything "specialty" or even new fangled flavour of the month food targeted at fitness types is a joke. At least if bought in the supermarket.
But yeah, our ready meals from the fridge are very reasonable. In fact, I think you can get 3 for £10 somewhere like M&S, so that's for the upmarket stuff! Regular supermarket potentially much less depending on what "tier". Frozen meals rock bottom. £1 a go for the very cheapest. The quality of convenience foods here is very high.
Edited to add, I realise what I quoted was Aus, that's also absolutely insane. Not sure how much watermelon is here, never buy it.0 -
007dualitygirl wrote: »
Not true. Hypothyroid causes me much grief. If I eat too little, all metabolic hell breaks lose and I gain weight. There is a balance that is required. Many times people are eating TOO FEW calories and their body is on lockdown.
You are wrong, and that's ridiculous. It's not possible to "eat too little" and then magically gain weight as a result. This is simple physics: Fat is stored energy, and storing energy requires an intake of energy in the form of calories.
If you actually gained weight by eating too little, you'd be a mutant unbounded by the laws of physics, and the most boring X-Men character ever.
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I looked up watermelons on a supermarket site. I don't think you want to know.........£3.50 for a giant one1
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VintageFeline wrote: »I looked up watermelons on a supermarket site. I don't think you want to know.........£3.50 for a giant one
You suck!
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It surprises me that Australia has such high prices. I mean, I understand it being so for imported processed (foreign) stuff, but can't you guys grow cows and sheep and corn about the same as we here in the U.S.? I guess I'll add to my gratitude list "affordable and wide variety of food." It must be a subsidy or policy issue.
I don't suppose my rambling belongs in this thread, does it?
unpopular: I think evangelical food discussions should be banished along with talk about abortion, religion and politics in polite conversation.
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cmriverside wrote: »It surprises me that Australia has such high prices. I mean, I understand it being so for imported processed (foreign) stuff, but can't you guys grow cows and sheep and corn about the same as we here in the U.S.? I guess I'll add to my gratitude list "affordable and wide variety of food." It must be a subsidy or policy issue.
I don't suppose my rambling belongs in this thread, does it?
unpopular: I think evangelical food discussions should be banished along with talk about abortion, religion and politics in polite conversation.
On here, bring it.
I think it correlates to wages. Our wages are a lot higher than in the U.S, so therefore we have to pay more for everything. The minimum wage here is $17- $18 per hour, this is for 18+ year olds. My 22 year old son is working at the submarine base as a trade assistant, he brings a home a minimum of $1100 per week, I don't even want to know what the workers with a bona fide trade make, big $$$$.4 -
@Christine_72 I'm curious how much you pay for boneless leg of lamb there? At Costco it's imported from Australia and is priced anywhere from $4-7 per pound. Which is pretty cheap, imo. I'd be amazed if Australians paid more for lamb than US does for an Australian import.0
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@Lourdesong Boneless leg of lamb is $19 per kg 1kg = 2.2lbs. This is the price from my local Butcher who i just called, not sure if supermarkets are much cheaper or dearer. Butchers are "usually" cheaper here.
ETA: I just rang the supermarket who are supposed to have competitive prices, and they charge $25 per kg. I don't eat lamb so didnt know the prices off the top of my head.2 -
Don't hate me but the whole "you can be obese and healthy" mindset is absurd to me. Define healthy. You mean to tell me your joints don't ever hurt? You aren't at risk for more diseases than if you were of a normal weight? Be honest with yourself! Let's stop sugar coating (no pun intended) this by calling it "body positivity."
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On the flip of things being more expensive in Australia - our wages are significantly higher than the US. I mean, absolute buttloads higher. A person flipping burgers at McDonalds is on $18 an hour. Working behind a bar can get you up to $30 an hour, depending on the day. More on public holidays etc.
Working in an office is easily a minimum $35,000 per year job with 4 weeks paid holidays, 10 paid sick days and maternity leave.
When I lived in the US, I worked at a shop for $6 an hour, and as an office manager/paralegal for $10 an hour. No paid leave whatsoever. No healthcare, no benefits.
Having lived and worked in both countries, prices may be higher here, but I can afford to live a lot better here than I could there.14 -
Christine_72 wrote: »@Lourdesong Boneless leg of lamb is $19 per kg 1kg = 2.2lbs. This is the price from my local Butcher who i just called, not sure if supermarkets are much cheaper or dearer. Butchers are "usually" cheaper here.
ETA: I just rang the supermarket who are supposed to have competitive prices, and they charge $25 per kg. I don't eat lamb so didnt know the prices off the top of my head.
So if I assume $10 AUD per lb, that's $7-something USD per lb, so yeah, you're paying more, even if just a little more, for some reason.
You really didn't have to go to all the trouble to call around for prices to satisfy my curiosity, but that you did was pretty cool of you.
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Lourdesong wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »@Lourdesong Boneless leg of lamb is $19 per kg 1kg = 2.2lbs. This is the price from my local Butcher who i just called, not sure if supermarkets are much cheaper or dearer. Butchers are "usually" cheaper here.
ETA: I just rang the supermarket who are supposed to have competitive prices, and they charge $25 per kg. I don't eat lamb so didnt know the prices off the top of my head.
So if I assume $10 AUD per lb, that's $7-something USD per lb, so yeah, you're paying more, even if just a little more, for some reason.
You really didn't have to go to all the trouble to call around for prices to satisfy my curiosity, but that you did was pretty cool of you.
Boneless leg of lamb where I am in around $13 per kilo, so it also depends a lot of where you're located. In my book, $25 a kilo for boneless lamb leg is outrageous.2 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »@Lourdesong Boneless leg of lamb is $19 per kg 1kg = 2.2lbs. This is the price from my local Butcher who i just called, not sure if supermarkets are much cheaper or dearer. Butchers are "usually" cheaper here.
ETA: I just rang the supermarket who are supposed to have competitive prices, and they charge $25 per kg. I don't eat lamb so didnt know the prices off the top of my head.
So if I assume $10 AUD per lb, that's $7-something USD per lb, so yeah, you're paying more, even if just a little more, for some reason.
You really didn't have to go to all the trouble to call around for prices to satisfy my curiosity, but that you did was pretty cool of you.
Boneless leg of lamb where I am in around $13 per kilo, so it also depends a lot of where you're located. In my book, $25 a kilo for boneless lamb leg is outrageous.
The $25 one was from Woolies. I'm in SA.Lourdesong wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »@Lourdesong Boneless leg of lamb is $19 per kg 1kg = 2.2lbs. This is the price from my local Butcher who i just called, not sure if supermarkets are much cheaper or dearer. Butchers are "usually" cheaper here.
ETA: I just rang the supermarket who are supposed to have competitive prices, and they charge $25 per kg. I don't eat lamb so didnt know the prices off the top of my head.
So if I assume $10 AUD per lb, that's $7-something USD per lb, so yeah, you're paying more, even if just a little more, for some reason.
You really didn't have to go to all the trouble to call around for prices to satisfy my curiosity, but that you did was pretty cool of you.
No worries Your question made me curious to see the price differences.
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Christine_72 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »I looked up watermelons on a supermarket site. I don't think you want to know.........£3.50 for a giant one
You suck!
Watermelon: about 30 cents per kilo.
We don't have frozen meals other than pizza, but let me say it's cheaper to just order it from a fast food restaurant. I bought a small one the other day for $6. I wish I looked at the price before throwing it on my grocery pile.
We don't have Halo Top, but anything specialty food is expensive. I was able to find Quest bars at $7 I think.
McDonald's is on the cheaper side and clocks at about $7 for a meal.
People often doubt me when I say that more than 90% of my food is home cooked and minimally processed and has always been that way regardless of my weight, but given that the average annual income of the individual is about 20% of that in US and Australia and how relatively cheap fresh foods are, it's expected.1
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