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

Possibly and I think there’s too many crisps and fizzy drinks etc on spec- but then eg it’s summer and you might have people over or be going out for a day. As a checkout operator in Ireland though huge difference between what an Italian/ Spanish/ Chinese person will buy vs Irish- Irish, a few six packs of crisps, fizzy drinks, pizzas, fruit, veg, meat, chips waffles, chocolate yoghurts,microwave meals, sauces, some pasta and rice etc- other nationalities, tons of veg and fruit, some meat, pasta and rice, maybe a four pack of coke, sparkling water, maybe a tub of Pringles and some Greek yoghurt

Not all but definitely a huge percentage

To make healthy versions of meals and snacks you not only have to be able to afford the ingredients you also have to have the time to do so plus the equipment and be able to afford the energy for the oven to be on etc.
It’s not “excuses”.

Another one that takes far to much interest in what other people do. I always think that people like the OP probably need more in their lives, as most of us don't even get time to be worrying about what other people buy!

Why does anyone care what food other people buy or eat?
It's a waste of energy 🤔.

IMO people eat poorly because it is what they can afford. I think you need to pause before judging.
Some might but you can eat healthily on a tight budget. Many choose to eat UPF and use the price as an excuse.

To some extent OP, I think you are not wrong to suggest looking hard at our trollies is a good idea.

I also think you are right that upfs are not great to be loading up on.

However, I'm not sure I am fully with you on two points, firstly the one I addressed already about homemade treats necessarily being healthy. Your body doesn't give you a free sugar pass because you put it in the food yourself.

I am also not sure about the costing point.

We eat very healthily most of the time. I often have people comment when I load it onto the conveyor belt and am sure they think I am some kind of health freak as we have loads and loads of vegetables, wholegrain everything (though my favourite treat is a white flour buttery crumpet! It just doesn't make our weekly shop) and fish and where we have red meat, they are prime, low fat cuts (usually from a butcher tbh). We also have things to embellish like hummus or pomegranate seeds and lots of lovely fresh herb pots. All really varied and healthy.

And I know why many others don't have groceries that look like this: it costs an absolute fortune.

IMO people eat poorly because it is what they can afford. I think you need to pause before judging.

As the fresh prince once said

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@Upsetbetty there was a time in my life when I was baking cookies, flapjacks etc… a time when there was no crisps in the house etc….
Then I couldn’t (got ill).
You know what? Our health is still ok. Eating the ‘perfect diet’ (according to the couple of nutritionists I saw) didn’t stop me from getting ill either. Or to see my health declining.

Now I’m not saying you’re wrong on paper. A home cooked diet with no crisps etc… is PROBABLY better for you (Probably because eating home made food still doesn’t mean you’re having a balanced diet)

Bit you have no idea what the people you’re judging are going through. Health, ND, stress, family issues, crazy hours at work (I’m thinking shift work etc…) There are MANY reasons why people don’t spend the time you do in the kitchen.
And you do because even if your flapjack feels effortless to you now, it 1- still take time and 2- took more effort AND time in the first place

Yawn. Well done you. Not everybody has the time to be making homemade flapjacks.

Mind your business. Get a life

I was thinking this. A lot of people seem to think if you make junk from scratch in your kitchen, it isn't junk. It's "homemade baking" not junk.

It may have less upfs but the amount of fat and sugar in most edible flapjacks does not make them healthy. Why not a bowl of rolled oats if you really care about what they are eating?

The reality is a small amount of junk won't harm anyone.

Apparently eating between meals makes you a lesser person, hence they find the term “snack” so objectionable.

OP, this thread is very strange like you're trying to 'out' people who buy or eat snacks.

Why do you even care?

Do you want us to protest against Walkers crisps or McVitie's or what is the issue?

that's like saying there's no point caring about eg poverty.

there are policies and education that can help. we might not be able to do much individually but collectively as a society we can.

Oh piss off with the working mum shaming.
Most of us manage to cook just fine.
Actually research indicates children of working mums eat better due to available funds.

Ok. Wider society/ companies/ government. Lots of factors. But I'm glad we have choice personally.

I’m not bothered about what other people do I’m too busy filling my trolley full of my snacks!!

Hang on, you go online and watch people unpack their shopping?

Lol OP I wish I could say this wasn't my shopping trolley, but it is 🙈
Even when I think I've bought stuff for meals it turns out I've missed some essential ingredient of the meal out 🙄
Dreadful meal planner and shopper.

If you look at how much junk food is sold in supermarkets, I'd say that's ridiculous... aisles of sweets, crisps, chocolates and so on. Junk food is designed to be addictive, it gives us sugar rushes, it's cheap and sometimes people will have it to perk themselves up after a bad day. Some people can't or won't cook, whether it's because they can't be bothered, or because they don't have time after work.

You would have approved of my (expensive) basket earlier. It looked terribly healthy (mushrooms, kale, chicken, etc.). It even had dates in <preens>... which are going to be used to make sticky toffee puddings later.

The funniest thing I've read here in weeks! 🏆

I don't see the point though in caring about something you can't do anything about as you can't control what others eat

oh bore off and mind your own business

Feels a little judgy OP. It's obviously a complicated issue, and isn't just as straight forward as people should just eat healthier foods. Some people, including me find life quite hard and have a fair amount of things to overcome, so forgive us our snacks!

yeah but all sport is duller than watching paint dry