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Or are they just greedy bastards?

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Fleurdalys · 08/08/2024 17:21

Made a bolognaise pasta sauce type thing with 1 kg of minced beef steak.
Onions, peppers and mushrooms added.
Have come home from work and DH and DS 18 have polished the bloody lot off leaving me with a measly ladle full of sauce
( pasta was cooked separately for clarification)
They are most of that too
Twats

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Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 19:39

newrubylane · 09/08/2024 19:18

The average adult needs 45g to 55g of protein per day.

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You ever fed a teenage lad?

Winederlust · 09/08/2024 19:36

DownThePubWithStevieNicks · 08/08/2024 19:06

Genuine Q - are people saying 500g feeds 2 and 1kg feeds 4 extremely active, or overweight?

As an aside, the authentic Italian way is to have a pretty small portion of the meat sauce, not drowning the pasta in it!

Ah but the pasta course is not usually the main course of an Italian meal.

FWIW I'd say 500g mince, mixed with plenty of veg (not v Italian!), makes 3 decent tea portions, 4 smaller lunch ones

Teateaandmoretea · 09/08/2024 19:35

newrubylane · 09/08/2024 19:18

The average adult needs 45g to 55g of protein per day.

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125g of mince has on a quick Google 27.4g of protein 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ladymeade · 09/08/2024 19:26

Selfish twats! What exactly did they think you were going to have for dinner?

newrubylane · 09/08/2024 19:18

YerMaRubsPlumsAtTheBackOfAldi · 08/08/2024 18:07

40g of mince is not enough for a portion Confused my teens would be horrified and ask where the rest of it was.

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The average adult needs 45g to 55g of protein per day.

DezTheMoaner · 09/08/2024 19:15

EI12 · 09/08/2024 18:12

I recommend Cupid à la Сarte by O'Henry.

I looked it up so the rest of you wouldn't have to. Jeff has just asked the waitress in the restaurant where's he's been eating regularly to marry him.

""'Jeff,' she says, 'I'm sorry you spoke. I like you as well as any of them, but there isn't a man in the world I'd ever marry, and there never will be. Do you know what a man is in my eye? He's a tomb. He's a sarcophagus for the interment of Beafsteakporkchopsliver'nbaconham- andeggs. He's that and nothing more. For two years I've watched men eat, eat, eat, until they represent nothing on earth to me but ruminant bipeds. They're absolutely nothing but something that goes in front of a knife and fork and plate at the table. They're fixed that way in my mind and memory. I've tried to overcome it, but I can't. I've heard girls rave about their sweethearts, but I never could understand it. A man and a sausage grinder and a pantry awake in me exactly the same sentiments. I went to a matinee once to see an actor the girls were crazy about. I got interested enough to wonder whether he liked his steak rare, medium, or well done, and his eggs over or straight up. That was all. No, Jeff; I'll marry no man and see him sit at the breakfast table and eat, and come back to dinner and eat, and happen in again at supper to eat, eat, eat.'

Long story short........ Reader, she married him.

Rosscameasdoody · 09/08/2024 19:07

Debs2024 · 09/08/2024 19:02

Greedy thoughtless bastards. Don’t cook until u get home beans on toast or something instant cheap and boring or get them to make something for you So rude

I’d be ordering from Nando’s. For one !!

Teateaandmoretea · 09/08/2024 19:05

Sharptonguedwoman · 08/08/2024 23:19

Don’t think I could make 500g mince feed 12, honestly. Maybe 6?

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I could in chilli con carne, make it stretch to 6 with lots of beans. 12 😂😂

Teateaandmoretea · 09/08/2024 19:03

FixTheBone · 09/08/2024 09:11

Its not just 500g of meat though is it?

Vegetables, pasta etc....

60g is an adult portion of mince when used with veg etc,

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Oh please.

500g feeds 4 adults. So the OP’s bloke is a ridiculous greedy fucker.

But mumsnet competitive under eating 🙄

Debs2024 · 09/08/2024 19:02

Greedy thoughtless bastards. Don’t cook until u get home beans on toast or something instant cheap and boring or get them to make something for you So rude

DezTheMoaner · 09/08/2024 18:51

DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace
"No remotely reasonable person thinks "this isn't enough food, so I'll just take my OH's so she has nothing to eat".
HunterDuke
"There was no intent or malice, it was thoughtless at worst."

And there we have it in a nutshell:
I honestly believe that women are trained from an early age to think "how many people does this need to feed?", "I'd better leave enough for the rest of the family" etc whereas men simply don't think at all: they see food and shovel it up.
It's not an excuse, but it's an explanation: and the reason that I take precautionary measures!

Marine30 · 09/08/2024 18:46

I can’t help thinking half a kilo of mince wouldn’t be doing your digestive system any favours either 😳 Yanbu - especially when you were due some.

DiduAye · 09/08/2024 18:43

Greedy maybe SELFISH most definitely There would be consequences that's for sure !

Cazz1953 · 09/08/2024 18:42

Hope you ordered yourself a takeaway and told them you wouldn’t cook for them again. I would have been furious. So inconsiderate of them.

EI12 · 09/08/2024 18:12

I recommend Cupid à la Сarte by O'Henry.

BernardBlacksBreakfastWine · 09/08/2024 17:37

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 17:11

Well alright calm down with the shaming. Doubt they are reading this, you can go back to relishing game of thrones 😂

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?? You’ve lost me there.

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 17:11

BernardBlacksBreakfastWine · 09/08/2024 16:20

the more exaggerated the better as then itshames these men more.

These men need shaming. The bickering about portion sizes is kind of irrelevant; they showed zero respect for OP.

My only issue would be they should have left the op a portion.

That is the only issue! People have different appetites - fine. But everyone should be capable of basic courtesy even if they’re ‘big, active men’ or whatever.

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Well alright calm down with the shaming. Doubt they are reading this, you can go back to relishing game of thrones 😂

BernardBlacksBreakfastWine · 09/08/2024 16:20

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:42

I know. There seems to be some sort of competit9n On how many tiny portions you can get from mince, the more exaggerated the better as then itshames these men more. 😂

however on saying that, we do about 3 portions from 500g, so two people eating one kg is a lot. My only issue would be they should have left the op a portion.

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the more exaggerated the better as then itshames these men more.

These men need shaming. The bickering about portion sizes is kind of irrelevant; they showed zero respect for OP.

My only issue would be they should have left the op a portion.

That is the only issue! People have different appetites - fine. But everyone should be capable of basic courtesy even if they’re ‘big, active men’ or whatever.

Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 15:05

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:53

I think six portions from 500g is already stingy, but plenty would think I’m wrong. So…

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Tbf I am not a big eater due to medical issues and DP and I are both retired so not doing heavy manual labour. DP is trying to lose a bit of weight. DD is often here and will eat a fair sized portion as she does an active job. If I had two teenage lads, there'd be nothing left, I reckon.

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:53

Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 14:43

Well, fair point. Do you think I’m wrong? I often am!

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I think six portions from 500g is already stingy, but plenty would think I’m wrong. So…

Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 14:43

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:42

😂

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Well, fair point. Do you think I’m wrong? I often am!

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:42

Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 14:40

It makes 6 moderate portions in my house, always cooked with onions, mushrooms etc. more the 6 portions is a bit stingy, I think.

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😂

seriesoffortunateevents · 09/08/2024 14:42

TheBizzies · 08/08/2024 17:42

Mince is the new magic chicken I see

I know. There seems to be some sort of competit9n On how many tiny portions you can get from mince, the more exaggerated the better as then itshames these men more. 😂

however on saying that, we do about 3 portions from 500g, so two people eating one kg is a lot. My only issue would be they should have left the op a portion.

Sharptonguedwoman · 09/08/2024 14:40

FixTheBone · 09/08/2024 09:11

Its not just 500g of meat though is it?

Vegetables, pasta etc....

60g is an adult portion of mince when used with veg etc,

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It makes 6 moderate portions in my house, always cooked with onions, mushrooms etc. more the 6 portions is a bit stingy, I think.

Purplecrush · 09/08/2024 14:28

Don't cook for the weekend.
Tell them to crack on.
No way would I tolerate that.

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