Ham and Cheese Sandwich

[PinkOnWednesday]

Would you agree a ham and cheese sandwich is a healthy lunch?

I ate one yesterday and I died, so proceed with caution.

😂😂

I used the figures for Sainsbury’s ham + cheese on malted bread.

Going by another food thread on here a while ago, giving children sandwiches is tantamount to child abuse.
In my world it's fine...

It's neither unhealthy nor healthy. Perfectly acceptable part of a balanced diet

This. I wouldn't say "oh that's healthy" or "oh no that's unhealthy". It's just... fine.

It's a perfectly reasonable normal lunch, but this is mumsnet & some folk have weird issues with 'normal food's. No massive salad to serve with it op?

InDeoEstMeaFiducia

It was grated and I had already started reading this thread so I only sprinkled a bit. I thought a wrap was healthier than sending him to the chippy.

It’s a perfectly normal sandwich. It needs a bit of mustard, but there’s nothing wrong with it. We can’t live on leaves and chicken breast every hour of the day - it’s just food. Breaking food down into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ camps is what caused the eating disorder I’ve suffered with since I was a teenager.

@Namechangr9000

Going by another food thread on here a while ago, giving children sandwiches is tantamount to child abuse. In my world it's fine...

That was pure comedy gold.

@MrsMayo

InDeoEstMeaFiducia

It was grated and I had already started reading this thread so I only sprinkled a bit. I thought a wrap was healthier than sending him to the chippy.

I'll tell you what's healthier: do not ever take a MN eating thread as anything other than entertainment along the lines of Take A Break or Chat. They're more batshit than what goes down Bruce Wayne's toilet. Every last one of them.

It's food, not cocaine. There's no 'good' and 'bad' food, only using your common sense and moderation.

Not massively healthy (as with most bakery foodstuffs) and especially not if a regular choice. However probably better than many other food choices (fast ultra processed junk etc) so I would rate this as acceptable occasionally but try to aim for better nutrition and balance if practicable.

Why do you need to ask?!

Ham and cheese on toast is better than a sandwich.

@primabloodydonna

Whole meal sarnies filled with aubergine, courgette and pepper slow-roasted in balsamic, fresh basil leaves and ground pepper and turmeric.

Needs cheese. HTH.

Print t-shorts with this on and I'll wear one.

No
Cheese has LOADS of calories

No.

It's certainly not healthy for the pig or the cow. And not for the human consuming it; animal protein consumption is associated with all kinds of disease, compared to getting nutrients from plants.

Not a healthy meal, no but it's ok once a week or so.

My kids had ham and cheese toasties for lunch for a whole week when we were in Greece the other week. They survived!

@IHaveBrilloHair

I ate one yesterday and I died, so proceed with caution.

Best response so far.

Of course it's healthy. Some crazy responses here.

As PPs have said, made better by your choice of quality ingredients.

Depends if it's processed cheese - likely to be very high fat, colourings, and what kind of ham? The watery extra-thin stuff, or quality sliced boiled ham? And what sort of bread? White sliced, or rustic wholemeal. You cannot ask a simple question because the answer is variable.

It's such an irrelevant question. Context is everything. Let's see:

If you eat wholemeal porridge for breakfast, a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch with a side salad and a kale juice, followed by a handful of nuts for an afternoon snack and a dinner of steamed salmon and mediterranean vegetables, you probably don't need to worry.

If you eat a ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast, followed by a bowl of melted chocolate and butter, with 4 more ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch, an afternoon snack of ham and cheese sandwiches, then 3 ham and cheese sandwiches for dinner with a side of 6 fried eggs, then you probably need urgent help.

Note: You can replace "ham and cheese sandwich" with literally ANY FOOD in both of the above scenarios and the end result would remain unchanged.

@rosiejaune

No.

It's certainly not healthy for the pig or the cow. And not for the human consuming it; animal protein consumption is associated with all kinds of disease, compared to getting nutrients from plants.

Classic!

@Grumpbum123

It’s a fucking sandwich it’ll fill a hole and stop snacking so fine on my eyes

Agree. Can’t believe there’s so many opinions about a bloody sandwich. It’s absolutely fine!!

Needs some pickle on and turning into a toastie!

It’s perfectly fine IMHO.

@GameSetMatch

No not at all healthy, butter and cheese are fats and Ham is salty and full of nitrates. Ok in moderation though!

The lack of understanding of basic nutrition is just mind-boggling.