Burger King ... you are kidding me..
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I go along with everything everyone has said. Problem is - IMHO - is that here in the UK, people have forgotten how to cook! It is SO easy to get take out meals, and no dishes to wash. I live on a limited income here in the UK (I'm retired) and I cook every meal from scratch. That's not saintly, its pure economics. For the cost of a take out BK or a KFC here, I could feed us both for three days and then some! I came to the conclusion long ago that fast food is a treat, not a staple. I hear friends telling me that their kids have happy meals at McD two or three times a week - what are they teaching their kids? Isnt it a lot more fun to cook with Mama and eat together at home than to stuff kids with high fat and nutritionally void food? We could rant on and on - however 'nuff said. Im with you all on this one!!0
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I am NOT SURE who ever thought that feeding a family FAST FOOD was cheaper than feeding them at home!
When people say that fast food is cheaper than healthy food, I always wonder if they know so little about eating healthy that they actually think it's true, or they are simply trying to justify their own bad habits. My guess would be half and half.
I think it's cheaper when you live alone? For a family healthy food is cheaper, but a lot of healthy food goes out of date really quickly, to get your monies worth out of fresh fruit/veg/dairy you need a few people to eat it quickly.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but as a student I find it hard on a strict budget to buy myself veg and meat and stuff when I know for half the price I could be filling up on £1 ready meals/pizzas, or even super cheap food like noodles/tinned stuff for like 20p a pop!
I don't find this to be true (the part about living alone v. family). You don't need to buy veggies/fruit for the whole month at a time. Just go shopping more often. Dairy doesn't spoil that quickly if it's in the fridge.
I go shopping at least once a week, and veggies are expensive. I could feed myself on supermarket junk food for like £5 a week or less, but if I wanna make a salad it's like £1 for lettuce, 60p for a pepper, maybe £1 for a few onions and so on...and thing like fruit usually only come in bulk (or cost a lot to buy individually), and they don't last very long. And again, lighter cheeses such as light feta come in fairly big packs but only last 2 or 3 days after opening...0 -
I have McDonalds or Wendys or Burger King once a week (and I'm talking about a real burger here - quarter pounders and whoppers) and I'm just fine lol Once in a while is fine, it's the people who can't cook and rely on it as their staple that have the problem.
I see what you mean but honestly, you can't call anything from CrapDonalds, BullsheitKing etc... "real" burgers. If I'm cheating with a burger, I want a gourmet style burger. This isn't a crack on you btw. Just my opinion about burgers.
Picking on pedantics?? By real I meant big ones not little kiddie ones. I don't get it though - is it FAKE meat? What is it? Maybe in the US it is, where you're allowed to put all kinds of crap in your food/cows.. luckily I'm north of the border
I'll I'm saying is this. If I'm going to cheat, it will be with something like this
Not this
Just personal opinion. Nothing more / less.0 -
I agree that it is an excuse. That $1 lettuce could last you 6 meals. Also, you could freeze the cheese, right?I am NOT SURE who ever thought that feeding a family FAST FOOD was cheaper than feeding them at home!
When people say that fast food is cheaper than healthy food, I always wonder if they know so little about eating healthy that they actually think it's true, or they are simply trying to justify their own bad habits. My guess would be half and half.
I think it's cheaper when you live alone? For a family healthy food is cheaper, but a lot of healthy food goes out of date really quickly, to get your monies worth out of fresh fruit/veg/dairy you need a few people to eat it quickly.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but as a student I find it hard on a strict budget to buy myself veg and meat and stuff when I know for half the price I could be filling up on £1 ready meals/pizzas, or even super cheap food like noodles/tinned stuff for like 20p a pop!
I don't find this to be true (the part about living alone v. family). You don't need to buy veggies/fruit for the whole month at a time. Just go shopping more often. Dairy doesn't spoil that quickly if it's in the fridge.
I go shopping at least once a week, and veggies are expensive. I could feed myself on supermarket junk food for like £5 a week or less, but if I wanna make a salad it's like £1 for lettuce, 60p for a pepper, maybe £1 for a few onions and so on...and thing like fruit usually only come in bulk (or cost a lot to buy individually), and they don't last very long. And again, lighter cheeses such as light feta come in fairly big packs but only last 2 or 3 days after opening...0 -
I like your post alot...haven't heard that commercial and would roll my eyes in disgust if I did
and I'm going to offend some people...but IMO fast food should NEVER be viewed as a treat
I think if you're going to eat that you might as well drink diluted bleach...the chemicals that are added to that "food" is revolting0 -
I'll I'm saying is this. If I'm going to cheat, it will be with something like this
Not this
Just personal opinion. Nothing more / less.
As long as that meat is organic, I would have to agree 100%0 -
I am NOT SURE who ever thought that feeding a family FAST FOOD was cheaper than feeding them at home!
When people say that fast food is cheaper than healthy food, I always wonder if they know so little about eating healthy that they actually think it's true, or they are simply trying to justify their own bad habits. My guess would be half and half.
I think it's cheaper when you live alone? For a family healthy food is cheaper, but a lot of healthy food goes out of date really quickly, to get your monies worth out of fresh fruit/veg/dairy you need a few people to eat it quickly.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but as a student I find it hard on a strict budget to buy myself veg and meat and stuff when I know for half the price I could be filling up on £1 ready meals/pizzas, or even super cheap food like noodles/tinned stuff for like 20p a pop!
I would have to disagree. I lived alone for many years between when my kids flew the nest and I remarried. I found it much cheaper to eat healthy food than to eat fast food, even when choosing from the "value menu". But then I can't just eat one of those tiny little value burgers or one taco and be full. I like a full plate of food.0 -
i dont think it was for saving money as a dollar stretched WAY FURTHER back then, then it does now it was more as a treat, a piece of pie as you will, versus money saving.
we RARELY at out when i was younger, it was always home cooked meals and maybe once a week we went out ot eat pizza or burgers.
treats turned into convenience, convenience turned into restaurant chains, restaurant chains turned into food watering holes, food watering holes turned into fat bomb gatherings, fat bomb gatherings turned into America!!
i'm glad my mom kept that crap away from us when i was younger...0 -
I like your post alot...haven't heard that commercial and would roll my eyes in disgust if I did
and I'm going to offend some people...but IMO fast food should NEVER be viewed as a treat
I think if you're going to eat that you might as well drink diluted bleach...the chemicals that are added to that "food" is revolting
I like your horse...it's very tall and also shiny.
::waving from below where the commoners stand::0 -
I am NOT SURE who ever thought that feeding a family FAST FOOD was cheaper than feeding them at home!
When people say that fast food is cheaper than healthy food, I always wonder if they know so little about eating healthy that they actually think it's true, or they are simply trying to justify their own bad habits. My guess would be half and half.
I think it's cheaper when you live alone? For a family healthy food is cheaper, but a lot of healthy food goes out of date really quickly, to get your monies worth out of fresh fruit/veg/dairy you need a few people to eat it quickly.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but as a student I find it hard on a strict budget to buy myself veg and meat and stuff when I know for half the price I could be filling up on £1 ready meals/pizzas, or even super cheap food like noodles/tinned stuff for like 20p a pop!
I don't find this to be true (the part about living alone v. family). You don't need to buy veggies/fruit for the whole month at a time. Just go shopping more often. Dairy doesn't spoil that quickly if it's in the fridge.
I go shopping at least once a week, and veggies are expensive. I could feed myself on supermarket junk food for like £5 a week or less, but if I wanna make a salad it's like £1 for lettuce, 60p for a pepper, maybe £1 for a few onions and so on...and thing like fruit usually only come in bulk (or cost a lot to buy individually), and they don't last very long. And again, lighter cheeses such as light feta come in fairly big packs but only last 2 or 3 days after opening...
Maybe the difference is in diet preference. Personally, I rarely eat salads. Too much trouble to prepare and not very filling.0 -
You know, I don't feel like cooking for lunch, so I'm having a McRib!!!I think you're all forgetting the king of fast food here... The McRib is in season! Why get a whopper when you can get a tasty, juicy, tender McRib!?
Or you could try the Deli at your supermarket... I heard they are really fun when you're not in the mood to cook! :flowerforyou:0 -
Our Burger King is now...wait for it....DELIVERING!! Can you imagine calling and asking them to deliver fast food to your door. OMG. America WRONG DIRECTION!0
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I agree that it is an excuse. That $1 lettuce could last you 6 meals. Also, you could freeze the cheese, right?I am NOT SURE who ever thought that feeding a family FAST FOOD was cheaper than feeding them at home!
When people say that fast food is cheaper than healthy food, I always wonder if they know so little about eating healthy that they actually think it's true, or they are simply trying to justify their own bad habits. My guess would be half and half.
I think it's cheaper when you live alone? For a family healthy food is cheaper, but a lot of healthy food goes out of date really quickly, to get your monies worth out of fresh fruit/veg/dairy you need a few people to eat it quickly.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but as a student I find it hard on a strict budget to buy myself veg and meat and stuff when I know for half the price I could be filling up on £1 ready meals/pizzas, or even super cheap food like noodles/tinned stuff for like 20p a pop!
I don't find this to be true (the part about living alone v. family). You don't need to buy veggies/fruit for the whole month at a time. Just go shopping more often. Dairy doesn't spoil that quickly if it's in the fridge.
I go shopping at least once a week, and veggies are expensive. I could feed myself on supermarket junk food for like £5 a week or less, but if I wanna make a salad it's like £1 for lettuce, 60p for a pepper, maybe £1 for a few onions and so on...and thing like fruit usually only come in bulk (or cost a lot to buy individually), and they don't last very long. And again, lighter cheeses such as light feta come in fairly big packs but only last 2 or 3 days after opening...I agree that it is an excuse. That $1 lettuce could last you 6 meals. Also, you could freeze the cheese, right?
£1 not $1. It's like twice as much. And That would mean I'd have to have 6 meals with lettuce in the space of like 3/4/5 days... that's like 1 or 2 times a day...really, fml.
And the price of 6 meals worth of salad is still £3 or £4, (Bearing in mind this is just plain salad, without any meat or grains) whereas I can have 6 meals of "cheap junk food" for about £1/£1.50 If I want to have a nice wholemeal wrap with salad and grilled chicken it costs about £2.50 just for one wrap...meat esecially is pretty expensive, even when I find a good deal and freeze ton of it.
I buy healthy food, I'm just saying in my experience, especially when it comes to having a good balance of protein, its more expensive.0 -
We finally got In-N-Out here in Utah, and I was over it after two visits. Meh. I'll take a Carl's Jr. over theirs any day. Juicier and tastier and more variety..I wish my local BK was replaced by an In-N-Out Burger.
But nooooooo...
Because there are none in PA.0 -
Hey, don't hate. I ordered the salad last night. With fried chicken strips on top, but technically still salad.
Now that is seriously sexy. Gimme a girl that doesn't always order the salad. Awesome!I have McDonalds or Wendys or Burger King once a week (and I'm talking about a real burger here - quarter pounders and whoppers) and I'm just fine lol0 -
You do have a point..... but if someone can eat fast food responsibly (as in not more than a few times a month) than I do not see the harm if it just a rare treat.0
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We finally got In-N-Out here in Utah, and I was over it after two visits. Meh. I'll take a Carl's Jr. over theirs any day. Juicier and tastier and more variety..I wish my local BK was replaced by an In-N-Out Burger.
But nooooooo...
Because there are none in PA.
blasphemy! Double double animal style any day over Carl's Jr...0 -
You can have fast food every day and still lose weight. As long as it met your calorie requirements.0
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Nah. I have 2200 calories to spare right now. I'm eating a McRib.
Or you could try the Deli at your supermarket... I heard they are really fun when you're not in the mood to cook! :flowerforyou:
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I get all worked up when the commercials come on TV and radio. It's disgusting. The sad part is, most of us in the 99% (generalization not necessarily us/you) will go for that deal based on lack of knowledge and income.
I love how Obama's attempt to bring healthy food to schools got shot down so that the pizza people and farmers (fry people) could get theirs. Love the way that John Stewart pointed that out last night. Or was it Colbert? Or both? LOL Anyway, good post.0 -
Meh. To each his own. BK is fulfilling a want in the marketplace.Our Burger King is now...wait for it....DELIVERING!! Can you imagine calling and asking them to deliver fast food to your door. OMG. America WRONG DIRECTION!0 -
No hate. I just happen to dig a gal that doesn't always order the salad, and isn't afraid to look bad by eating a burger once in a while.
Hey, don't hate. I ordered the salad last night. With fried chicken strips on top, but technically still salad.
Now that is seriously sexy. Gimme a girl that doesn't always order the salad. Awesome!I have McDonalds or Wendys or Burger King once a week (and I'm talking about a real burger here - quarter pounders and whoppers) and I'm just fine lol0 -
That's right because you burn a LOT more calories when you drive there!!Our Burger King is now...wait for it....DELIVERING!! Can you imagine calling and asking them to deliver fast food to your door. OMG. America WRONG DIRECTION!0 -
Better than any of them? The local joints with the big *kitten* burgers, always.
blasphemy! Double double animal style any day over Carl's Jr...
We finally got In-N-Out here in Utah, and I was over it after two visits. Meh. I'll take a Carl's Jr. over theirs any day. Juicier and tastier and more variety..I wish my local BK was replaced by an In-N-Out Burger.
But nooooooo...
Because there are none in PA.0 -
Oh I was just kidding with the "don't hate" part. But not about the fried chicken.
No hate. I just happen to dig a gal that doesn't always order the salad, and isn't afraid to look bad by eating a burger once in a while.
Hey, don't hate. I ordered the salad last night. With fried chicken strips on top, but technically still salad.
Now that is seriously sexy. Gimme a girl that doesn't always order the salad. Awesome!I have McDonalds or Wendys or Burger King once a week (and I'm talking about a real burger here - quarter pounders and whoppers) and I'm just fine lol0 -
Bump to read later.
p.s. I looove Whoppers. Haven't had one in a year though.:-( BK, imo, is 10 times tastier than McDonald's.0 -
It's a long- and commonly-held misconception that fast food is cheaper, and to blame for obesity, in the US. Once one does the math, it's easy to see that one can certainly eat healthier for the same price, or even less, than fast food.
The fast food joints aren't to blame for obesity -- it's individuals lifestyle choices that lead to obesity. Income is not a factor, as the facts prove that it's cheaper to eat healthy food at home.
There was a great discussion about this a while back (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/358863-is-junk-food-really-cheaper), which highlighted a great article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3&ref=opinion
Nothing wrong with eating out, and indulging once in a while.
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I just read your whole response in peter griffin's voice thanks to you profile pic, Lol0 -
No hate. I just happen to dig a gal that doesn't always order the salad, and isn't afraid to look bad by eating a burger once in a while.
"look bad by eating a burger" ????0 -
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Oh I was just kidding with the "don't hate" part. But not about the fried chicken.
No hate. I just happen to dig a gal that doesn't always order the salad, and isn't afraid to look bad by eating a burger once in a while.
Hey, don't hate. I ordered the salad last night. With fried chicken strips on top, but technically still salad.Now that is seriously sexy. Gimme a girl that doesn't always order the salad. Awesome!0 -
I'd like to add on to sexforjaffacakes' post- I live in Scotland, healthy food is expensive compared to our super junk options. I can buy noodles for 20p, a kebab for £1.00, or just general rubbish like frozen fries etc VERY cheaply. Veg and fruit are so expensive compared to them, I personally have to really save for my healthy food.0
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