AIBU to think some weekly shops contain far too many snacks?and this is not grocery shopping!?

So how exactly has McDonalds become so very successful if people just have “one cheeseburger” very occasionally?

@SquirrelGG so you having a McMuffin is linked to memories? We have kids that completely link junk food to being a normal treat. Same as any other treat that has no health benefits - smoking and drinking. Except that food is essential to your body.. Crap food as a treat is fine. The whole point is that people increasingly have seen it as a meal, not a treat. Make the burger chips (or McMuffin) from scratch if that’s what you fancy.
Except it tastes completely different doesn’t it.

And if not, why not? I do. 😆

@SquirrelGG , They'd burn.

@Lmnop22 , Teaching everything in moderation is a far more effective long term strategy than cancelling all junk food companies because some people overindulge!
It's not the over-indulging that's the problem. It's the people eating little else.
The occasional item probably won't harm someone.

You can try to educate people but some won't be receptive. I've heard plenty of people say that '5 a day' is ridiculously high.

Nah, that's overkill. Life is for living. Is your own diet 100% healthy at all times?

Do you have a good nose into other peoples trolleys in the supermarket?

"Why can’t people who are broadly healthy have the occasional unhealthy snack or meal?!"
They'd be healthier still if they didn't have the occasional unhealthy snack or meal. And the unhealthy people would be much more healthy if they could only eat healthy food. It would be better for society as a whole, and that is what is important.

Why can’t people who are broadly healthy have the occasional unhealthy snack or meal?!

To ban all junk food would be totally ridiculous.

There are so many things that are bad for your health and you can’t just ban them all - bacon in case it’s used for fatty bacon sandwiches, chicken in case someone deep fries it at home, oil because it could deep fry things, potatoes lest they’re made into chips, cheese in case it’s eaten a kilo at a time, bread in case it’s eaten by the loaf etc etc etc

"Theres nothing good in any local burger takeaway shop, KFC, Pizza Hut, McVities products, Pringles etc etc. Are we to ban them all?"
Yes, ban them all.

What’s the point in banning McDonalds because there’s nothing good in it though?

Theres nothing good in any local burger takeaway shop, KFC, Pizza Hut, McVities products, Pringles etc etc. Are we to ban them all?

Teaching everything in moderation is a far more effective long term strategy than cancelling all junk food companies because some people overindulge!

Yet another post designed solely to be able to boast about superior living 🙄

I have kids and they like to snack sometimes and not solely on fruit and yogurt - god forbid they eat things like breadsticks, cheese and crackers, mini Maryland cookies, cereal bars, chocolate and mini cheddars etc. Doesn’t mean they’re obese or unhealthy, they just sometimes snack on things that aren’t homemade, sugar free, vegan, borefests!

People share their food shopping on instagram?! Jeez

I'm a rubbish cook myself, but you would have to be pretty dreadful to not be able to make a batch of biscuits - it's the easiest thing in the world.

I can't actually see a difference in what I eat at McDonalds to what I would make at home. Have you actually ever eaten at McDonalds? I go there for breakfast occasionally because it's what my late DF and I used to do, and also when they have a burger specific to the country I live in - which isn't very often. As for the notion of eating there because I "fancy" a McDonalds - isn't that what people do all the time with all sorts of food and drink?

That's you. I'm a rubbish cook and my food is barely edible.

It's not been great this week because when I last did a supermarket shop I bought things like biscuits and crisps. The yummy veg soon disappeared and there are these miserable UPFs sitting in the cupboard and I just don't want to eat them despite being hungry.

If I open them I'll overindulge and then feel ill.

McDonalds should definitely be banned. There's nothing good about it at all.

That would be ingredients to trigger dopamine flooding your brain.

The sugar, fat and salt ratios are specifically calculated to give you a dopamine hit, as well as the ultra palatable,soft mouth feel. You don’t eat Maccys for the nutrition but because you “fancy” a McDonalds. Think about how different a McDonalds is from a homemade version.

Please do enlighten us as to what ingredients there are in McDonalds food which mimics drugs?

I know a lot of people who enjoy McDonalds, I don't know anyone who is addicted to them - most of us are quite able to apply the same self-restraint as the poster you were replying to.

Rubbish. I love home baked biscuits and cake and so don't bake them as I know I would eat far more of them than I do the shop bought equivalent.

I do not buy a lot of junk food. But I cannot imagine critiquing other people's shopping much less watching Instagram to critique either. I don't think this is the stealth boast you wanted it to be. I cannot imagine being so involved I'd write a post about it. This reads like a sneaky reporter gather info or an incredibly tedious person.

I can't imagine 'happily eating' anything from McDonald's.

😇Thanks, fits me well.

Have a halo. 'Personal self-control and willpower' doesn't cut it for everyone.

I don't suffer from disordered eating myself, but someone close to me does and I know the reasons for disordered eating can be very complex and resistant to attempts at moderation. Of course everyone should aim to exercise 'personal self-control and willpower', but personally I feel it would also be helpful to many if there wasn't quite such a plethora of junk food options out there.

Well good for you! Have you read (or listened to) the Ultra Processed People book? I would highly recommend. Its really made me think differently about UPFs and the people who eat a lot of them. It’s also terrified me into trying to eat far fewer of them (and I didn’t eat many before!). I think you’d find it interesting and eye opening.

Research shows junk foods have ingredients that mimic drugs so your self restraint doesn’t speak for the population as a whole, far from it.

Well that comes down to having some personal self-control and willpower doesn't it? Nobody is putting it in your mouth. I can quite happily eat one cheeesburger from McDonalds and move on with my day, it doesn't lead to me eating six.