How many take aways is too many?

One a month would be too much for me, in honesty.

I'm a bat fastard but I find takeways so greasy and salty.

I often crave one but then find them disappointing.

How do people afford so many takeaways? Thought the majority of people were struggling financially...

We get takeaway once or twice a month. DH and the kids would probably like it once a week but I don't rate it really. It's expensive where we are (south coast) and although the food is usually perfectly fine, I just don't love it. I'm not massively into Indian food, and am not a fan of Chinese at all. Takeaway pizza is extremely expensive and poor quality, the kids and OH like burger and KFC but I'm not into those. Actually the one I like the best (fish and chips) is the cheapest by a long way. We can easily feed four of us (including two older teens- one of whom eats like a horse) for around £20-£25, partly because the chip portions are so vast, we only need two portions between the four of us (and there'd be some left over).

Because it makes me vomit 😂

Yes it really depends on what you get.

Sushi is my favourite takeaway and it's not unhealthy

There's a place near us that does lovely salads, all around 500-600 cals as well

Wow. My daughter and I get take out and neither of us need to lose weight at all.

We have perhaps 1 lunch out a week (McDonalds subway or Greggs) and 1 dinner out a week (domino's or Indian usually) spend about £60 a week.

We usually have about 1-2 a month, used to be lot worse (one a week) but then since the cost of living has gone up we've had to cut down on our spending habits.
Oh well enjoyed it while it lasted, having them several times a week seems a bit extreme though.

Take aways are overpriced junk food which I appreciate makes me sound sanctimonious, but it's the truth

I ordered takeaway Sashimi Wednesday. That’s not junk food. Last week a friend and I shared dim sum. That’s not junk food. Just because you order it doesn’t mean everyone else does @Justcallmebebes

i did have them once a week but ive been a bit disappointed with them recently. they just dont make me feel good once im done. my body cant handle all the carbs, fat and oil at once anymore! i suppose i'm getting old. there is a japanese takeaway in my city that is very nice and doesnt make me feel rough but unfortunately its all the way across town and too far away to order from normally, the food takes a long time to come.

I think more than 1 or 2 a month is a lot. Although we haven’t had one for a good 6 or 8 months. They are a treat for us, but we don’t have many options here so everything on offer is unhealthy. If we had some better options we might have them more often.

My takeaway arrives with my name on the front. Something like “Enjoy your crab cakes Sunshine! Thanks again” and then usually a freebie. So embarrassing

We have them 4-5 times a year. We last had one two months ago, when a birthday fell in the middle of the week. They’re too expensive.

We probably have a takeaway every few of months on average. We go out for lunch or dinner at least once a week though as we prefer the food at places here that don’t do takeaway.

😆, yes we prefer to save our hard-earned dosh for our annual visit to the Connaught Grill!

What was with the 🤢 face then? Anyone with genuine food aversions dont question why people without those difficulties can eat those foods. You live by your faddy UPF standards, I’m sure you’ll live to 100. Rest of us will have some chips and die happy.

Ohhh Dishoom 🤤

I'm glad I'm not in the catchment area for it, because I would genuinely order the black daal EVERY DAY. 0 willpower when it comes to Dishoom.

We don't get more than 3 a month. I think that's ok...

We used to have one once a week but have been so disappointed the cost just hasn't been worth it. An amazing Indian closed down last year and we have tried desperately to find a replacement to no avail, tried a high rated one last week and spent £50 for a couple of curries with dry meat and sauces that felt like they were from a jar.

So it's gone down to once a month when we really just cannot be arsed.

We used to get them more often but I have just gone off them a bit now.

It's nice not to have to cook but I often find takeaway just not that great. And DH and I have slightly incompatible tastes - I would generally want to get sushi or Thai, he generally wants Mexican or a burger.

I had fish and chips in October 2006. So I make that roughly 0.05 takeaways per year. So on the n+1 formula postulated by others, that means that 1.05 takeaways is too many.

EDIT: Useless bloody scientist. Should be rounded up to 0.06 per year - amateur hour all round

On deliveroo and uber eats we have every option of cuisine imaginable. We sometimes go to a fresh pasta place mid week and maybe dishoom once a month. All takeaways aren't salty, greasy style! It's mostly restaurants round me.

I wasn't sneering - I genuinely can't eat upf - anything with a high fat and/or salt content makes me ill, which rules out pretty much all takeouts.

Jeez! Bit rude.

These threads are always funny. The superior sneering from the we don't have takeaway bores are always worth an eyeroll.