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To eat 10 fish fingers for my lunch?

142 replies

Member869894 · 07/04/2025 13:50

With a tomato?? My friend is here and horrified

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KnickerFolder · 07/04/2025 17:49

It’s not exactly a balanced meal 😂 And 10 of those tiny little fish fingers are surprisingly a whopping 1100 calories! It’s a bit of a weird choice but if you are eating the right amount of calories and a balanced diet overall, what’s the problem? Proper fish and chips would have been tastier and less calories. Or 13 chocolate digestives 😂 But if fish fingers are what floats your boat, go for it.

Umidontknow · 07/04/2025 17:37

Could we all agree that the tomato is the weird part here 😆

Oblomov25 · 07/04/2025 17:37

I can eat 4 in a sandwich. 5 on its own. After that I fund it starts to get dry, sticks to the roof of my mouth. I can't eat 6+.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 07/04/2025 17:35

I can easily eat 6, no bread, just pickled onion vinegar. 😋

HelenWheels · 07/04/2025 17:35

i have never had a fish finger sandwich and nor do i ever want one
what is the brand @Member869894

FruityCider · 07/04/2025 17:33

Sometimes I cook a big breaded cod and whack it in a baguette with a pat of butter. Giant fish finger sandwich. Brilliant.

Simplynotsimple · 07/04/2025 17:31

I’m not a fish fingers fan, how does 10 quantify in terms of one Massive Mumsnet Salad ™️? To be honest I licked the side of a cheese slice this afternoon and that’s me done with gluttony for the week…

DurhamDurham · 07/04/2025 17:29

I could eat that if I was really hungry and I don't have a huge appetite. I reckon ten fish fingers is the size of a piece of battered fish from the fish n chip shop.
I hate breaded fish fingers, got to be battered for me.

AgnesX · 07/04/2025 17:29

Now I want fish fingers, we don't have any and it's only Monday 🥴

user2848502016 · 07/04/2025 17:26

I mean eat whatever you want, but 10 fish fingers is a lot!!

lilacmamacat · 07/04/2025 17:19

I'm definitely up for 10 fish fingers. But that would leave 5 in the box. Probably would have to eat those as well.

Daisy12Maisie · 07/04/2025 17:17

I think I would have 5.
was your friend hoping for the other 5 and was surprised you are 10?

CheezePleeze · 07/04/2025 17:16

TiredMummma · 07/04/2025 17:14

Not only horrified but also its kids food, which is why you need more. Why not get some fillets or fish cakes? The fingers are portion sizes for kids!

There's no such thing as 'kids' food.

Riversof0tter5 · 07/04/2025 17:14

Assuming 70 calories per fish finger, you could eat 22-25 per day if not eating much else

TiredMummma · 07/04/2025 17:14

Not only horrified but also its kids food, which is why you need more. Why not get some fillets or fish cakes? The fingers are portion sizes for kids!

FairCat · 07/04/2025 17:12

Put the fish fingers on three little plates, add a sun dried tomato and say it's tapas. Your friend will think you're on a fancy Mediterranean diet

Sebsaloysius · 07/04/2025 17:11

SodOffbacktoaibu · 07/04/2025 14:00

Someone on here once recommended fish fingers sandwiches with buttered toast and lemon. Total gamechanger btw.

I'm intrigued...tell me more, please!

JohnTheRevelator · 07/04/2025 17:11

You are absolutely not BU. I'd even add some bread and butter. 😂

Ohmych · 07/04/2025 17:10

Now I want a fish finger sandwich

Arlanymor · 07/04/2025 17:05

The tomato was an aberration. Beans and chips, salt and vinegar. Thems the rules. B-

Createausername1970 · 07/04/2025 17:02

That's not excessive. Assuming you are talking about the frozen mass produced ones. If you take off all the bread coating and look at the amount of fish actually on the plate, it's not exactly a massive amount.

I would eat 5 with chips and beans, so 10 on their own is probably comparable.

StrangerThings1 · 07/04/2025 17:01

Member869894 · 07/04/2025 13:50

With a tomato?? My friend is here and horrified

2-3 max would be enough for me but I suppose it depends how much you like them, if I really loved them maybe I could manage 10 but it dose seem like quite a lot

I love sausages but I don’t think I could manage to eat 10 of them

Madre123 · 07/04/2025 16:57

Fish fingets are tiny now...unless they are the chunky ones...the box of the small ones would disappear in a sandwich easily... hope you enjoyed.

mathanxiety · 07/04/2025 16:56

As long as you toast four thick slices of white bread, butter them, add five fish fingers to two, sprinkle on a splash of lemon juice, clap the other buttered toasts on top, then eat them as sandwiches, yanbu.

You can save the tomato for another occasion.

dapsnotplimsolls · 07/04/2025 16:56

I'd be bored after 4 tbh.