How many take aways is too many?

The choice here is so poor I'd rather get a ready meal from M&S whencan5 be arsed to cook.

Takeaway here once a week and we usually eat out once a week too. I don’t cook at the weekend and not two shits given. All the food we order is delicious hence why we order it ti begin with and as much as I’ve tried I’ve never come close to recreating the Saag from my local Indian

I live rural, its a long drive to find a take away so we dont very often. Usually get a Chinese on the way back from the airport when lifting family for a visit so once or twice a year

When I lived in London it was take out at least once a week, pizza, Indian or Chinese , and no we weren't fat, we were young, height of careers, busy

Now we are middle aged and whilst the idea of a take out is so enticing, the reality is - we will be up half the night dying of thirst and we will be feeling decidedly yuck the following day. Too much salt and sugar

Saturday night and its DH saying will we get a Chinese ? And Im ok and as the evening goes on Im "Ive found this that or the other in. the freezer, wont take long " and the take out idea is shelved

I can cook a really decent Indian, Chinese , doner, fish and chips. We also have a proper wood fired oven in the garden and it turns out a pizza better then any take out . Also has a rotisserie in it, so once it is lit, Ill throw in a chicken when it cools a bit, and maybe stick a casserole in on the side ( no we aint posh or foodies, DH is a builder and I have just HAD to learn to cook everything from scratch out of necessity )

For us, our guilty pleasure is a cheeky KFC when as far as the next town. That or a McD's. Because we dont have it every day, because its not available, it makes a wee treat

Same here. If a friend is over and wants one, I'll get one, It's sometimes easier than cooking something and having to decipher what they like or don't like when what they really want is a takeaway pizza or curry. I ordered a McDonald's once when I was up early after nightshift and wanted more time to sleep and get ready, than to be taken up preparing food, but that was a real one-off.
I like to cook, I like my health and ordering over-priced food for the sake of it isn't my thing.
I totally appreciate the manner of other people's thinking though.

We afford them by going to work, and getting paid. Not struggling at all thanks.

Lazy…then so is having a cleaner or a gardener, who cares. Not everyone wants to make their own meals all the time, especially if it’s only so that people don’t think they’re lazy.

I don’t eat many takeaways but that’s due to most being unhealthy. If the takeaways I liked were healthy and didn’t have loads of calories in, I’d eat them more often as I don’t care if it’s seen as lazy and can afford it. We go out to dinner often as we can have a healthy meal that we enjoy and don’t have to cook. I suppose that’s lazy too. 🙄

Some people work very hard all week, I wouldn't say they were lazy. It's less expensive than a restaurant. The health side, well moderation is the key. As with anything you consume at home.

It's lazy.....expensive and unhealthy.

Our hospital you can purchase from the canteen for patients , it's not bad I'm told. Just eat hasn't really taken off here too many rural areas.

When I was in hospital , the last three times quite a few got deliveries of food and on one ward someone offered to get everyone something & they could PayPal her the money , I didn't because of allergies (also the reason of no take aways delivered, as I said up thread) when I had my gallbladder removed the lady in the bed opposite had KFC , a huge pizza & a kebab burger delivered to the ward most of us couldn't even eat dry toast! ( Not one meal but over two days)

Any more than one per month is a lot.

I've lived at this house for ten years and never had a a take away delivered! Only deliveries are online shopping (not food, we go to the shops) or post!

I have 2 takeaways a year - unfortunately due to cost restrictions.
DH has them a bit more often, as he'll sometimes go and collect a kebab on a Friday payday - and I'm not fussed for a kebab.

I'm the cook in this house, and do everything from scratch. However, on a Friday, it's frozen pizzas in the oven 🤷‍♀️. That's my night off from cooking, and has been since the DCs were young.

Also, I live rurally, so my options are limited. I can't get a delivery - I would need to collect it, which would involve a 45 minute round trip.

I live in Yorkshire. My family is in Glasgow, and DHs family live in the SE - so we're used to travelling long journeys.
I'm not keen on McDonald's, but that's often the most convenient option if we're doing a 5hr journey.
That said, I had a Zinger burger from KFC a few months ago, and it was an absolute taste sensation!

Never order pizza so easy to make your own or choose one from a supermarket and augment.

Wok cooking isn't great on our induction hob unfortunately so Chinese food we do pick up a takeaway a few times a year.

I prefer a lunch out to be honest these days. It's nice to go to a country pub have a light lunch, come home to no dirty dishes and doze in front of the fire at this time of year.

we had a takeaway in October in the UK when we visited DS at uni. I think the last one was about 3 years ago!

It is sooo easy in the UK!

Never buy them I always say I will then I don’t I suppose I’d rather buy nice food and cook it myself and if I can’t be bothered to cook I’ll have toast. Growing up we only ever had chips from the chip shop or a pizza on Christmas Eve I think it’s the cost that puts me off

Good sushi in Leeds. Son learnt to make his own Sushi in the end. Goes to the fish market when they're in the mood for Sushi.

They're upsetting their drive through and café customers though. The waits are so long.

This one wins, I think 😂

For us, it's not the cost, it's the convenience.

We go out for drinks, get home late, there's no way we're cooking at 10-11pm! A takeaway is the best bet - delivered within 30 mins, job done 🤌

I'm on first name terms with Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers.

The Uber Eats guy delivered on my birthday and, when I told him, he came back later with a bunch of flowers.

Once or twice a month for us but I couldn't eat so many takeaways in 1 week, I'd feel awful, my kids and DH would probably love it though.

Last time we went away, eating out at restaurants, cafes, service stations etc, I was craving vegetables by the time I got back home! 🙈

The amount of delivery drivers in mcD tonight was nuts. Along with massive drive thru queue and in restaurant. McD must be minting it.

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Family of 5 and generally get one every 2 weeks. Used to be a Friday night treat but it's very expensive now.
Sometimes I just need not to cook for one night of the bloody week though 🙈