How many sausages per person with bangers and mash? Are we a greedy family?

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Bangers and mash for dinner tonight (I'm having soup because I'm trying to lose weight) and I was wondering what a normal portion looks like to other people? DH and my 16 and 18yo sons will eat at least 4 sausages each with a big pile of mash/peas/gravy. They would eat more sausages if there were more available! I remember when I was a child we were given 2 sausages each, but then I remember being very hungry as a child and meals often weren't generous enough (cup a soup and two slices of dry bread as dinner for a 9yo, for example).

So - how many sausages?

@AndreaMarteau

Where are you getting this rubbish from?

Mash is fine.
Sausages are fine.

Just not every day

Oh come off it. I recognise your username so I know you've been on MN a while. That poster wasn't serious (as I'm sure you know) but you're well aware that MN is famous for competitive under eating threads and for posters pretending that they can't even look at carbs without feeling full, let alone eating them.

Not on this thread though. What’s the point of posting that here when posters clearly are eating actual normal portions of sausage and mash?

I would have 2 BUT then my body weight in mash!

@rawalpindithelabrador indeed I think we've lost sight of what a balanced diet looks like. A handful of seeds and a nibble on a corner of toast should suffice if they've had lunch. I can't IMAGINE eating a full sausage. I just can't understand why anyone would.

We'd eat 4 each but apparently a woman's portion for a female who is around 5'3 is a single sausage!!

Men get slightly more at 1.5.

I now know why as a family we've been Overeating for years.

Me and my DS (age 3) have 2, husband has 3 or 4 but could easily eat twice that amount

2 meaty ones or 3 veggie ones.

@Candyfloss99

2 each. Scoop of mash. Unlimited veggies.

Yes, of course! Need to offset one's carb footprint. What veggies? Better not be carrots, peas or corn, those are just sugar bombs.

This thread is an eye opener... people eat way more than I imagined.

Ideally it would be three per adult. If it isn't filling enough then maybe add another type of veg?

Oh god! Who the fuck cares! Eat until you are full. Or less bored. Or replace sausages with vodka.

DH has 3 I have 2

2, but we are not big eaters. DH has 6!! But he is overweight

Mine would eat 4 each but really should be based on portion size with rest veg as people say - so probably 2 is ok. A fist size is apparently the amount of protein required per meal (depends on fist though!)

Would kill for a sausage sandwich now...

My children would get 2 and we'd have 3, usually.
If I provided 4 each no doubt my husband and son would eat them no problems. I just think 4 sausages is quite a lot seeing as they are really bad for you. I do love them though.

Depends on the sausage

Butchers - two for the adults one for the kids (they're huge!)

Supermarket 'posh' ones, three for adults. Kids wont eat them, they have skinless richmond ones, the skinny ones, 4 each.

@purplebagladylovesgin

We'd eat 4 each but apparently a woman's portion for a female who is around 5'3 is a single sausage!!

Men get slightly more at 1.5.

I now know why as a family we've been Overeating for years.

God, yes! You are certain to cark shortly from such gluttony! Won't someone think of the NHS! 😭

@NuniaBeeswax I just sniff the gravy jug and the aroma keeps me going. I may have a single pea if it's Christmas or my birthday . Seriously though, 3 veggie sausages is a portion to me.

I think this all depends on the quality of the sausages. There is absolutely no way I'd manage to eat 4 of my butcher's sausages, 2 is plenty.
Current favourites are Beef, Pork& Blue cheese, and Beef with chilli.

3 or 4 for me but I wouldnt have the mash (low carb because of diabetes)

@AbbeyBelfast

This thread is an eye opener... people eat way more than I imagined.

So greedy! Such gluttons! Don't worry, they will not be doing it for long, they will all die from obesity shortly, oh, wait, actually do worry, they are personally killing off the NHS with them. What an eye opener!

My adult DS and partner would eat 4 ....I would eat 1

We would generally have 3 each for the adults, 2 each for the kids - however due to pack size awkwardness, DH gets 3 and DM and I get 2.5.

I’d be much more inclined to bulk out the meal with extra veg, or serve with some pulses or something, than max out on sausages (which let’s face it, are really not the healthiest things to eat - much as I love them!)

[quote Nohomemadecandles]@rawalpindithelabrador indeed I think we've lost sight of what a balanced diet looks like. A handful of seeds and a nibble on a corner of toast should suffice if they've had lunch. I can't IMAGINE eating a full sausage. I just can't understand why anyone would.[/quote]
That would have been a whole week's rations during WWII! Such portion sizes.

Sausages or chip plates! Maybe we are greedy too

If its proper sausages from the butcher its 2-3. If its cheap Richmonds From Tesco well you need more.