AIBU to serve beans on toast as a main meal

[readywithwellies]

Very busy, working all day, have to work all evening. Suggested above. Dsd, 10, disgusted as 'not enough'. Dp via phone agreed with dsd - not around to help - usually does more than his share tbh. What is wrong with it? Surely it is better than what I did feed her which was chippy chips and a fish cake?

[readywithwellies]

Right she doesn't like eggs and I didnt want to put the oven/grill on I wanted a five min dinner ping!

[PirateDinosaur]

For a family meal, beans on toast is fine. For a dinner party it would be at least mildly eccentric.

[readywithwellies]

Phonecall with dp was later on, just mentioned it to see what he said as I was bemused. Other family member also agreed with dsd which is why I doubted myself.

[chicletteeth]

I can't be without my supply of chilli flakes.

It's one of the first store-cupboard ingredients i check for when making a shopping list.

I won't do without them.

[readywithwellies]

Activate - interesting, my dcs are younger. She doesn't cook may be I should start to show her?

[Mumcentreplus]

Tell her this time B on T and if she helps out more in the kitchen maybe she could try to cook/help to start the next meal for everyone because she's sooo smart and obviously clever! ...

[chicletteeth]

Ready YANBU.
Next time you need to prepare a quick supper, give her beans on toast again!
She'll get used to it.

[readywithwellies]

Will be giving her it next time for sure! It's cheap too!!!

[LoopyLoopsTootyFroots]

I think it's fine, but DH wouldn't have it as dinner. Firmly lunch in his opinion. Me, breakfast lunch or dinner it would be fine.

[LisaD1]

YABU to have wasted ANY time discussing this with her or your DH, it's simple dish it up and that is what's for tea.

If you, the adult in charge of tea, decides that's what is is tonight then that should surely be the end of it?

[Mumcentreplus]

chicle I'm so glad to find a fellow chilli junkie..do you buy the big packs? much better than the over-priced supermarket jars...£2.79 for 200gms

[superjobee]

DD gets beans on toast for dinner. ive always felt guilty when ive considered making it out of laziness for her tea.

[Rhinestone]

I'm with your DSD, think that's a pretty shit dinner tbh.

[NotSuchASmugMarriedNow]

Your other dinners sound lovely so on that basis, I'm prepared to conclude that YANBU

Buy your dsd an age appropriate cook book for her next birthday or xmas, whichever is first.

[Mumcentreplus]

it's not an everyday thing is it... I do apicnic dinner sometimes which consists of sandwiches/rolls,sliced veg/salad,chopped fruit,crisps/chips,juice and a slice of cake/ice-cream/yogurt all in bowls...goes down a treat

[chicletteeth]

Rhinestone enlighten us as to your evening culinary offerings? What's the worst (most basic) thing you'd offer.
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FWIW I don't serve B on T for dinner (it's usually for lunch) but there's nothing wrong with it as an evening meal and certainly it's not inferior from a nutritional point of view at least anyway. Way better than chippy supper, that's for sure.

[cantpooinpeace]

My DD doesn't like beans!! I mean whats not to like ffs?

[GetOrfMoiSamsungFridgeFreezer]

I wouldn't serve beans on toast for dinner if I am honest (mind you I never have beans anyway, as I might get bean juice on my fingers and I would immediately expire.

Quick and easy dinner in this house is pasta with sauce of some kind, puttanesca or pesto or tomato. Nearly as quick and just feels more like dinner iyswim.

Chilli flakes afficionados - if you have an indian grocer you can get a great big jumbo doritos sized bag of dried chillis - you can then just bash them a bit in a pestle and mortar and have fresh chilli flakes, far nicer (and hotter) than the ready dried ones.

[GetOrfMoiSamsungFridgeFreezer]

Or a snack plate - which used to be dd's fave meal. Hams, cheese, pickles, crackers, pate, all on a bread board.

[chicletteeth]

Mumcentreplus big packets for sure.

They go on lots of things; stuffed under breast of roast chicken, stirfries, lasagne, on top of pizza, in chilli, the list goes on......

I love chilli flakes

[readywithwellies]

Getorf she wouldn't eat any of that. She is a meat and two veg person.

[chicletteeth]

Thanks getorf I have not considered that.

I am always aware that indian grocers are the way forward for cheap, good quality ingredients but i just never seem to get around to going to one.

Bags of dried chilli's you say? Bash 'em up with a little; tasty and therapeutic too.

[AgentZigzag]

I agree with Rhinestone as well, beans on toast is a light meal.

But those who do serve it needn't take it as a personal attack

[HannahHack]

I have just put it into next week's meal plan!

And I am a foodie type who has just come home and served two freshly cooked courses.

Can you guess I reviewed the previous year's budget today?!

[springlamb]

Entirely reasonable in this house at the moment, as with the holidays they are probably snacking rather more than usual. Mind you, not much appetite tonight in the humid depths of s.London.
Tonight, ds had egg on toast, dd had a cheese/tomato breville, dh had a cheese/corn beef breville (yuck), and I had some cheese/tomato on toast. They attacked a punnet of strawbs afterwards.
Justified this by pointing out that they had treated themselves to chips after swimming at about 4pm.