Page 5 | How usual is it to have Dominos once a week?

gingercat02 · 11/08/2025 22:13

We have takeaway of some sort every Friday. Overall not terrible if the rest of the diet is good. It could be chinese, Indian, pizza, whatever so not the same every week

chipsaway · 11/08/2025 22:12

I’m a bit shocked at some of these responses. Weekly dominoes since aged 10?
oh I’m also thinking re the expense of this.
I wonder if the parent has worked out the yearly cost of this?
maybe it’s just me. I grew up in the 80’s when a takeaway was every 6 months and we felt rich lol.

CerealForDinnerAgain · 11/08/2025 22:11

I’m surprised that people are saying it’s expensive. Here in the US Dominos is $6.99 for any size pizza. That’s cheaper than many other fast-food options.

Jellywobbles2 · 11/08/2025 22:11

Many people order several times a week. It’s the road to obesity imo

Bambamhoohoo · 11/08/2025 22:09

It’s one meal in 21 over the week, it’s not going to do a thing to their health, wellbeing or weight, especially a young person

bit boring, but not uncommon. I think you’re being judgey mainly because it’s really weird to have an opinion on what an other adult eats. Do you suffer with disordered eating?

SoftPillow · 11/08/2025 22:09

It wouldn’t be fine for us. My DS could eat a medium dominos by himself, but would I let him do that weekly, of course not.

It’s junk, it’s shit pizza, it’s expensive, it’s unhealthy. Absolutely no way would
we have a dominos, or any take away, weekly.

chipsaway · 11/08/2025 22:08

SummaLuvin · 11/08/2025 21:39

I don't think it's a great message to give to a young person that this is a good routine to carry on, surely would be better to have it fortnightly at least or a smaller pizza

I actually think it's a great message to help build healthy relationship with food to understand that no food simply good or bad, but that in the context of other meals which are balanced and nutritionally dense and varied, pizza can and should be enjoyed regularly. Children shouldn't be taught calorie counting and food restriction are healthy.

So why would that include a takeaway dominoes pizza on a WEEKLY basis?

you don’t have to calorie count!
it’s not like it’s it’s the cheapest either!

chipsaway · 11/08/2025 22:06

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 11/08/2025 21:34

Depends on the rest of their diet.

Every week? Surely not. 😳

Notmyreality · 11/08/2025 22:05

Pretty sure that was me for three years at uni.

Doitrightnow · 11/08/2025 22:04

The obvious solution seems to be to suggest buying a healthier, cheaper and less calorific pizza (Costa and Mollica or something). Takes minutes to cook and can still be a nice weekly event. Or even make one together occasionally, this base is quite easy

www.recipetineats.com/no-yeast-pizza-dough/

mindutopia · 11/08/2025 21:59

Pizza once a week is fine. It’s just cheese and tomato on toast, but stupidly expensive if a takeaway. And a whole pizza is an awful lot of food. I can make one last 2-3 meals.

An actual Dominoes once a week sounds excessive because it’s quite expensive. I wouldn’t pay £10 (if you get the deal) or £17 (if you don’t) for one child’s meal every week.

I get Dominoes maybe 4 times a year (it’s my post hospital scan fasting treat 😂), but my dc have it once a year at most.

Boredteen · 11/08/2025 21:56

Isn’t it more that dominoes is expensive - you could get much nicer food- doesn’t actually fill you up, wierdly, and is full of crap? Dominoes actually makes my teen ( and his mate) feel crap. Think it must have msg or something in . Give s me headaches and bloating, ick.

lljkk · 11/08/2025 21:49

I just can't worry about this... My son had F&Chips daily when he worked for the chippy.

whoboo · 11/08/2025 21:47

Aww bless, if it's a routine and he enjoys, tough. My 15yo is very finicky with food, it's hard trying to introduce acceptable variety.

Londonrach1 · 11/08/2025 21:46

No....at 50 I've had it once and tbh it tasted awful. Can't imagine anyone buying it more than once. Pizza from a supermarket is better and cheaper.

DaisyChain505 · 11/08/2025 21:44

It’s a waste of money sure but a pizza once a week isn’t on the extreme end of child abuse.

Maybe chuck a £2 pizza in the trolley at Tesco rather than wasting £15+ a week on ordering or even better make them yourself.

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12purplepencils · 11/08/2025 21:43

Ok thanks all, I think I am being a bit judgy.
It just makes me feel yucky when I eat because of the salt.
I'm fond of this young person (13 now but he's been doing this every week since at least 10yo). Child of my boyf/partner, no mum on the scene.
Makes me sad when he's down about his weight and they're talking about how to make meals healthier and I think this would be the most effective and easiest thing to change! But it's not up to me and it's an important routine to them so I will 🤐

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12purplepencils · 11/08/2025 21:37

Rest of diet not too bad I think, quite limited variety though, hard to get him to try new things and does snack a bit on unhealthy stuff.
He is overweight and sometimes worries about it.

It's this that's the problematic part, not necessarily the weekly Domino's. As others have said, a weekly takeaway for an otherwise healthy, active teenager is no big deal. But if this child doesn't eat a varied diet, eats lots of unhealthy snacks, is already overweight, and eats a weekly takeaway then it's more of an issue. Not much you can do though if it's not your child.

Jellycatspyjamas · 11/08/2025 21:40

My young teenagers could both eat a medium dominoes without to much trouble. One meal out of 21 isn’t something I’d worry about unless the other meals were also crap.

SummaLuvin · 11/08/2025 21:39

I don't think it's a great message to give to a young person that this is a good routine to carry on, surely would be better to have it fortnightly at least or a smaller pizza

I actually think it's a great message to help build healthy relationship with food to understand that no food simply good or bad, but that in the context of other meals which are balanced and nutritionally dense and varied, pizza can and should be enjoyed regularly. Children shouldn't be taught calorie counting and food restriction are healthy.

SunnySideDeepDown · 11/08/2025 21:39

WTDress · 11/08/2025 21:35

I wouldn’t because dominos is expensive and not very nice pizza. My kids have frozen pizza once a week though. It’s bread and vegetables and cheese. Not the end of the world.

You think dominos is just bread, cheese and vegetables? Really? It’s smothered in saturated fat, it’s awfully unhealthy and weekly consumption isn’t good for anyone, whether they’re 15 or 50, fat or thin.

A frozen pizza will be infinitely less unhealthy than dominoes (not to say frozen pizzas are healthy, just more so).

whoboo · 11/08/2025 21:38

Unless it is your child and you are asking "is this a good thing to do"? Who cares. Kid will be happy and fed (probably fat but meh).

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12purplepencils · 11/08/2025 21:38

I meant... I won't give my opinion to the person whose child it is! I'm obviously giving it here 😆

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 11/08/2025 21:37

I think its fine, although expensive x

LemonLass · 11/08/2025 21:37

12purplepencils · 11/08/2025 21:33

Aibu to think this isn't very healthy for a child/teenager? A medium pizza to themselves every single week without fail.

Or am I being judgy? Is this quite common and not a big deal?

I won't give my opinion unless asked but I don't think it's a great message to give to a young person that this is a good routine to carry on, surely would be better to have it fortnightly at least or a smaller pizza 🤔

Oh the irony 😂

How usual is it to have Dominos once a week?