Carbs with carbs, and a side order of carbs. WTF M & S?

[AudTheDeepMinded]

Good grief, no wonder we have an obesity crisis. Was in M & S cafe for a mid morning coffee and spotted their latest menu. Included is a mac and cheese toasted sarnie, with which you can have a side order of fries for an extra £2. Can't believe they seriously thought this was a good idea.
Should probably have posted this in AIBU! what's the most bizarre offering you have seen on a menu?

Of course they don't they are offering a toasties and chips many cafes offer the same sort of deals.

No difference between having Pasta with garlic bread which is pretty standard

It's not "obscenely unhealthy". You are obscenely irritating though, OP.

Oh that sounds lovely

I’m guessing you also have strong objections to the more traditional cream tea OP?

Maybe just don’t order it.

@mynameiscalypso so normalising the consumption of very calorific food, with little real nutritional value, over healthier alternatives, at a time when so many struggle with health issues related to obesity is not a terrible way to live?

My local Chinese do curry sauce rice and chips. It's very popular 😃

@turntheniglightoff
Thank you for coming to that conclusion based on one thread, you sound lovely too.

I don't like mac and cheese so wouldn't be for me, but they're a business and want the customers. More people are likely to go for that than a healthy alternative. They don't care how obese people become. They're not there to police what others eat. I don't see an issue.

What I have to say about it is Bugger Off with the ‘Mac and cheese’ nonsense.

It’s macaroni cheese.

@iwishiwasafish don't be ridiculous, a cream tea is food of the gods!

Sounds lovely. I assume that before rolling it out country wide they have actually done some market research

@Saltpepperbutter well yes, that I do agree with!

If only people were at liberty to make their own food choices

I would never buy that because I can't bear macaroni cheese. Yet I still have a sizeable arse.

Who can I blame??

[quote AudTheDeepMinded]@mynameiscalypso so normalising the consumption of very calorific food, with little real nutritional value, over healthier alternatives, at a time when so many struggle with health issues related to obesity is not a terrible way to live?[/quote]
It's not bad or good. It's just food. There's no moral imperative involved.

Oh dear.... how terrible...

Grabs car keys and starts to edge towards the door for an early tea

So what would you suggest for the menu then?

A glass of water and a bowl of salad? Anything else permitted?

@Babybellblue

Not just unhealthy. It's Obscenely unhealthy.

🤣

But do they have a moral obligation not to condone something that is blatantly unhealthy?

please no

@Pythonista because that's going terribly well isn't it?
I'm not suggesting a totalitarian regime where people are not allowed to eat what they want, but i do think some common sense from food retailers and providers about what they offer and promote might help people make better decisions.

Strongly suspect that an M&S macaroni cheese toasty is least of a lot of people's problems and that the demographic that M&S aims for is not them!

So nowhere can sell triple chocolate cakes, burgers and chips etc etc? You want to take away that choice from everyone?

Also restricting foods to only healthy ones does not help people lose weight long term because it doesnt address the reason they over ate and gained weight in the first place

what's the most bizarre offering you have seen on a menu?

I haven't actually seen it yet, but that lab grown meat journos talk about. I'm braced for that.

I personally dislike Seitan & feel slightly boak if I see it on a menu. Ditto anything with wheatgrass in it.

The menu item that OP described sounds delish.

I'm not suggesting a totalitarian regime where people are not allowed to eat what they want, but i do think some common sense from food retailers and providers about what they offer and promote might help people make better decisions.

I would eat this

@Sirzy no, that would be ridiculous.