Would you find this sufficient for lunch?

[LottyD32]

A small m&s side salad.

I saw someone have this and this alone for their lunch, and imply anything more is greedy.

I suspect competitive undereating*, but do you think this is tiny/normal/lots? I'd be bloody starving 5 minutes later 😂

*Unfortunately I've worked with a few of these in the past and just roll my eyes.

@ApolloandDaphne

It would be perfect. Just add quiche and a bit of coleslaw!

And new potatoes or chips.

No

Why are you so invested?
Is this a famly member?

This would suit me most days if I'd had breakfast (or, more likely, a bunch of biscuits with a latte earlier). It would be too little on other days.

She's wrong to make comments about other people's appetites, but an assumption that it's competitive undereating isn't justified, either.

@JungleJimbo

I would be STUFFED after that

Apple is so high in sugar, and there's a high cal dressing so would keep me going til breakfast the next day

Really can't understand how some people eat so much

How many calories do you eat a day? A 150 calorie lunch isn’t a lot at all and an adult shouldn’t be stuffed after 150 calories for a main meal.

Also please don’t make disparaging comments about people eating more than 150 calories for lunch. It’s a really unhealthy attitude and you are reinforcing the misconceptions of people with eating disorders.

If this had some sort of protein like meat, fish or eggs then that’s similar to what I regularly eat for lunch.
I also don’t eat breakfast.
Not everyone has big appetites.
I’m a size 14.

I absolutely hate this assumption that having an 'attitude' or making 'comments' about what people eat is an indication of an eating disorder. I've had anorexia since I was 13 with periods of remission and I have never in my life commented on another person's food or drawn attention to what I was eating. The thought makes me cringe, to be honest. Actual real-life anorexia is nothing like people think it is. I'm anorexic because I'm autistic with extremely messed-up sensory inputs. I don't even own a full-length mirror.

If I had had a substantial (i.e sustaining - it wouldn't need to be a fried breakfast, for example) breakfast, and was planning on eating out that night then yes I might well just eat that for lunch.

You can't look at one meal and make judgements about people's eating.

And I wonder what was said to her for her to reply implying that more was greedy? A judgey comment, perhaps?

@JungleJimbo

I would be STUFFED after that

Apple is so high in sugar, and there's a high cal dressing so would keep me going til breakfast the next day

Really can't understand how some people eat so much

LOL

Yeah all right Fatso

Would be fine for me , I'm amazed when people eat a lot and don't get fat . I have to watch what I eat so carefully!

Hopefully JungleJimbo is joking?

Anyone who expresses those kind of judgey public opinions about other people's meal deals for lunch has disordered eating, and quite possibly an eating disorder. Leave them to it and avoid being around them at mealtimes.

The salad would go lovely at the side of my sandwich, or the side of cheese and crackers, plus fruit...

Needs a pack of their grilled prawns or chicken breast and it would be perfect for lunch.

I eat a lot of salads as meals but they almost always have some protein and/or more substantial veg (raw broccoli, peppers etc) not just leaves.

And, coriander (not envy!)

I normally have undressed salad (just the veg) for lunch

but I have a decent breakfast (two if I have an exercise class) some fruit in the afternoon and a substantial dinner

No it's nowhere near enough calories. Ideal for me for lunch is around 400 and that's for weight loss.

This would suit me on a fasting day but I would explain why and complain I was hungry afterwards

Why would you feel the need to explain to some random person who comments on your meal?

@JungleJimbo is clearly joking (and very accurately satirising certain orthorexic attitudes often seen on MN).

@cakewench

Needs a pack of their grilled prawns or chicken breast and it would be perfect for lunch.

I eat a lot of salads as meals but they almost always have some protein and/or more substantial veg (raw broccoli, peppers etc) not just leaves.

And, coriander (not envy!)

Coriander, one step down from sucking a sweaty sock!

I wouldn’t mind that for lunch as long as I had a hot drink but I do stuff myself at breakfast.

The person was just trying to wind you up.

Of course it is!

That would feed a family of 4, with enough left over to make smoothies for breakfast the next day.....

I've had one of these for lunch before and I am definitely not a competitive under-eater! My work canteen does a great fried breakfast, so I usually have something like that salad for lunch and eat the main meal in the evening.

I'm early pregnancy and currently having 2 lunches a day. Pret sandwich/baguette or something similar at about 11.30am then a pot of goyza & noodles from itsu at about 2pm.
I eat plenty of fruit, yoghurt etc. throughout the day and make my own lunch(es) when I work from home.

Each to their own. If you have a small appetite hen perhaps it would fill you.

How do you know so much about this person by the way - you say they don't have big breakfasts or are doing 5:2, do you live with them/are related to them and if not why do you care?