to think it is very odd indeed to have chips or garlic bread with pizza?

[Mintyy]

or even garlic bread with a pasta dish?

Have people not heard of carb overload .

I have garlic bread with pasta, sometimes pizza too. Depends how much pizza I'm having, and only with thin crusts otherwise i find it a bit too 'carby' (need a better word)

I wouldn't have pizza and chips though!

I have salad with most things, because I enjoy it.

I don't obsess over food at all, but if you were to eat shitloads of carbs multiple times a week with no moderation you're going to be overweight most likely. Fair enough if you're not particularly bothered though!

That BIWI is why you is a size 10 and I is a size 14.

My skinniest was 7st 8lb. I once lived on the edge of an eating disorder. I am glad I now love food, includong carbs and have for 25 years. I would like to be thiner but I don't want to go back there.

BIWI - you are wrong, I so would not like to read that but thanks anyway. I think I will just enjoy eating and drinking everything in moderation.

Pizza and chips - the essence of Britishness to me.

On my first trip to England (school trip) we were warned that we might be served this by the host familes and not to be rude about it or seem astonished or comment on the carb overload.

I was served this and took it in my stride.

I don't necessarily subscribe to British Food Bashing, lots of it is actually really nice. But pizza and chips is a ridiculous combination (pizza and garlic bread nicer but also something I've only seen done over here. It's lovely with a nice steak)

It's not me that's wrong, shallweshop. But if you're not prepared to read anything to expand your understanding/knowledge, that's up to you

married - size 8 jeans now

You can get a Bolognese pizza too!

I've just ordered kebab meat and chips but that's ok as its not too many carbs and there is a salad.

Balanced meal

I do it occasionally (Gluten free pizza and chips) and I weight 2 pounds less than before being pregnant. I am a size 8/10. Not obese.

pizza is just fancy cheese on toast..you'd not have chips with cheese on toast now would you

I always thought tinned spagetti on toast was an odd thing to have, because it's wheat on wheat, some consider it an alternative to beans on toast which is a much more 'rational' combination of grains & legumes

Up yours BIWI. [Grin]. Adjusts waistband and checks ankles. Goes to pour snifter of Jamiesons - sob! OK though.

It depends what the rest of your lifestyle is like. Pizza and chips once in a while as part of a lifestyle which includes a balanced diet and plenty of exercise = meh, no biggie.

Carbs with carbs. It's a no from me. Chip or crisp butty, anyone? How is that appetising? It's just beige

Esp when DH was 14st 6lb this morning!! Ha ha.

I love Pizza and chips!

I exercise, I am a healthy weight so will eat them when I fancy it!

Agree about the spaghetti hoops on toast, as well.. My DH likes it, though, as well as crisp butties weirdo

Tonight we had a Nigella recipe for dinner which was called pasta alla genovese - potatoes, spaghetti pasta and green beans in a pesto sauce. Wonder what the double carb police would make of that

Neither of us are obese. It's just differences in taste I could quite happily eat a whole family pizza on my own if I were in that way inclined, but hold the chips, please

Curry Pizza may be a thing in some parts of the country but once a week?! And she ordered the separate parts from two different take always. I just couldn't get my head around it (and I'm no size 8 food police type!).

My partners family have takeaway once a week, always have apparently. I suspect partly because they had 6 kids and couldn't be arsed with the washing up by the end of the week

I know he wishes we could carry on that tradition but 1. We are not made of money (although the chips from the Chinese chippy are v. cheap and ginormous portions and now I'm making myself want some...) and 2. Just no. I don't think do enough to burn off a weekly takeaway!

I am low carb but now I could really murder a chip barm. With scraps on the side

I don't know anyone who eats chips and pizza or chips and pasta, but I know many who eat bread with pasta. Including myself until dh was diagnosed with diabetes. Now we try and eat balanced meals.

Carb heaven - spaghetti bolognese in a baguette. Just lovely.

Pizza and potato strange? You only have to look at tge menus for papa johns, pizza hut and dominos all sell wedges so can't be that strange (they also do garlic bread)

Would you ever get anyone serving chips with pizza in Italy? I doubt it.

I always thought tinned spagetti on toast was an odd thing to have, because it's wheat on wheat, some consider it an alternative to beans on toast which is a much more 'rational' combination of grains & legumes

Yes! Thank you! this has bothered me forever.

Chips on the side with pizza no but a Pizza Patatosa does exist on many pizzeria menus in Italy - pizza with chips on top. They look generally slimey and soggy....