A takeaway once a week?

[MsMiaWallace]

Does anyone else have on average one takeaway a week?

We have fallen into the routine of this, Sat night (if I'm not at work) Indian takeaway & wine.
For me & DH Food lasts us 2 days £27.

Yes, it's a night off for me. And I deserve a night off cooking once a week!

Used to have way too many. 2-3 times a week.

Have stopped now as it was such an unhealthy habit for me, I always gorged myself too.

No, partly because of the cost but also because the closest is about 5 miles and too much hassle.

Instead, we have pizza night, two frozen supermarket pizzas, garlic bread, I make a salad and some dressing. Works out about£3.30 😋Bargain!

Yes take away one night at the weekend. If money is tight and we want to be healthier we knock it on the head for a while. It's a nice treat and a break from the routine of cooking.

We generally keep it to once a month, and the other Fridays we have things like fajitas, nachos or homemade curry at home or dh and I go for a drink and share a pizza at a local place. TBH I prefer to eat simple home cooked healthier stuff but I fit in with the family.

Yes most weeks we’ll get a takeaway. Why not-it’s a nice treat & we can afford it. We have some amazing takeaways near us.

once a month usually unless its a special occasion

SIL is very scathing of take aways being a waste of money yet she buys coffees and lunch every day at Pret, sometimes their porridge too. I take a packed lunch and rarely buy take away coffees. People have different priorities I guess.

No

It's much cheaper (and just as nice) to get M&S or Waitrose 'easy to cook' meals.

Once every week and occasionally, ok often, twice a week. My mobility is really poor and I struggle to stand at cooker long enough to work. DH is veggie so won't be cook meat. Also sadly he has to pick up slack with cleaning and childcare now too. Always a Chinese Tuesday sometimes an Indian at end of week too. Chinese cost £40 for 4 people. Indian cost a bit less £36 for 4 people because 2 share generous portion of rice. Before my back was bad takeaway was only about once a month and I do enjoy cooking.

The replies have me wondering how some takeaways are so cheap though! Here (suburb of london) for two adults you would pay at least £20 for fish and chips and at least £40 for Indian/Chinese.

Same here! For that price I can get luxury foods from Waitrose or M&S...!

Yep, every Saturday night.

We didn't then during lock down started, then the habit stayed for a while. I put on a fair amount of weight, so we stopped and the weight came off. I'd prefer to go out to a restaurant once a month than get a takeaway every week

We go out instead even if it’s lunch or brunch or something and we have to take the baby

take aways aren’t worth it

yes I probably have a McDonald’s once a week which may either be by going into the store or having it delivered. That sounds awful written down oops! I’m in my 20s living at home. I don’t have any children and tend to sort my own meals rather than eat with my family due to different schedules etc.
I don’t really get other takeaways very often, maybe the occasional subway or if we get a Chinese or Indian as a family.
I think it’s sort of the way of the world now, it’s too convenient.

No it would work out very expensive

We did during lockdown as a treat, but usually less often. About once a month maybe

Not anymore with 4 kids, it gets too expensive but we have worked out an oder that feeds all of us for under £40. It's more like every five weeks and I miss it!

Ideally I'd have takeaway every two weeks if money was no issue

Usually yes on a Friday night, Indian or Chinese. Sometimes we’ll get it just the two of us, or sometimes we’ll involve DS9 and get a Pizza Hut (his favourite) or a McDonald’s/KFC. If we have other plans in the week that involve eating out we drop it.

I have noticed the cost of takeaway, our favourite Indian in particular has sky rocketed in price, our usual order used to be in the region of £27/28 and is now a tenner more if we don’t have a discount to use so is getting less justifiable.

I'm in Dublin hence the €50 pricetag.
Saying that we got a lot.
3 mains,rice salt n chilli chips,chicken balls.
We got the chicken wings and prawn crackers free.

I eat out/get takeaways a lot. I find cooking difficult.

Yes once a week and eat out a few times a week too.

We used to have a chinese or Indian one night at the weekend, but due to a combination of prices for the Indian rocketing (last one was around £50 for 3 meals, 2 rice, 2 bread and a shared starter - and the meat portions are not great either) and ds working PT or out in evenings we treat ourselves to a nice steak from the butchers more often instead.

Usually have a Chinese takeaway (portions are huge) once every 2-3 weeks now, and Indian meal rarely.

We almost never get takeaways, I usually prefer my own cooking in the evenings. But we do eat lunch out at cafes - usually on a Friday because we both WFH that day, and at the weekend while we're out for the day.

No, it's not something I've ever got in the habit of doing. i live about 25 minutes drive from town so cba to pick one up and many don't deliver. Also, it's just me and 2 young dc, so doesn't seem worth it