To think you don't need 4 eggs and 7 slices of ham to make an omelette for one person???

[PenguinBear]

This seems excessive to me... No-one needs that much in one omelette... Surely 2 eggs and 2 slices of ham would be fine?

[Wishihadabs]

I think it rather depends if they were the last 4 eggs and if it meant leaving no ham. Eating food that's intended for other meals is inconsiderate. I tend to give DH a little steer over what needs eating up, what we have a glut of etc.I work nights and have often had a similar amount of food when I get in.

[Val007]

tethersend, I don't mean chocolates, biscuits and other fattening treats. I mean people hiding the Fruit Bowl and other normal every day food from their skinny children!!! One woman complained that her husband ate 7 apples in one day. Gosh, if my husband ate 7 apples today, I would be extremely happy, because he would be healthier! Such goes for the children.

Anyway, I cannot imagine with this cheap food in the supermarkets and help for the lower income families from the government, anyone having to go hungry in today's society. Not sure what to make of it.

And no, OP's husband is not greedy. Come on!!! He is just a normal hungry man, who ate some eggs and ham. Not even chicken, or lamb... FFS, he didn't order lobster in a posh reastaurant! Blimey!

[kinkyfuckery]

Now I want an omelette but had scrambled eggs (3!) on toast for lunch, dammit!

[Wishihadabs]

At the moment we have approximately 30 eggs in the house (long story) anyone making themselves a 4 egg omelette would get a medal.

[lottieandmia]

'Anyway, I cannot imagine with this cheap food in the supermarkets and help for the lower income families from the government, anyone having to go hungry in today's society. Not sure what to make of it. '

Cheap food in supermarkets? The price of food has risen and risen Val - I assume you have no money worries otherwise you wouldn't have made that comment about 'low income families'. Good that you are not struggling but a lot of people sadly are...

[expatinscotland]

Maybe the OP isn't 'low income', Val, maybe they have a big tax bill or something like that which needs paid.

[MrsKoala]

I know people who don't put fruit out as their dc will just eat thru it. Fruit is expensive and if you have people who will just eat thru something till it's gone then i can understand rationing it out.

I know a family where the 4ds would be waiting at the door for the parents to return with the shopping on a Friday evening. They would then spend the night gorging on the best stuff. Their parents had a when it's gone it's gone policy, so then they all lived on the dregs for the rest of the week, the last day usually having nothing but bread and butter.

[lottieandmia]

Actually, I don't think you have to be on a low income to be struggling atm.

[Tee2072]

curlew. Can you also feed 100 people with one chicken?

The man was hungry. He ate. OP should do the same. After rent, food is my biggest expense. Everything else gets paid after those two.

[expatinscotland]

Well, if some people operated that way, Tee, they might soon find themselves with no money to get to work, dealing with sheriffs from the council as they didn't buy council tax in full and without power to cook an omlette.

Some people have to exercise restraint when it comes to food these days due to financial issues.

[lottieandmia]

Why do some people on this thread no understand that some people have very limited resources?

[grumpyoldbat]

Really val? I have been in a position of having no money at all. Being on a tight budget is actually an improvement. Even £1 can be a lot of money if you have none.

In this day of high rents, high fuel costs and falling wages for money YES there most definitely are people going either without adequate nutrition and many more getting adequate calories and nutrition only because they control every last penny of their budget avoiding treats, brands and expensive ingredients.

When our budget works we eat quite well by nutrition standards. However if I go to the fridge or cupboard and the ingredients for that nights meal aren't there I want to cry. Luckily I'm good at making something out of nothing so it could be worse.

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

My DH could eat that but he's a big guy and very sporty. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he ate that.

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

But Val I agree witholdbat...you are very out of touch. Ham isn't cheap....we've had periods where ham was way out of budget.

[curlew]

It is perfectly possible to be on a moderate income and still have a week at the end of the month where there is little or no money. And if the ham had been one of the ingredients for a family dinner then somebody eating it all for breakfast is selfish and unfair.

I am so depressed, though that there are, in 2013, women going without to feed men. Why is that remotely acceptable to anyone? And men who refuse to understand about shopping and budgets and ingredients and the construction of family meals.

[lottieandmia]

Completely agree, curlew

[FairPhyllis]

I'd use two eggs and a scrap of ham if for lunch, three and a slice of ham for dinner.

I think people don't recognise what a normal portion of protein looks like anymore. It's like all the sandwiches you see on sale with about 3x more protein than bread.

[MrsKoala]

Usually the food budget is the only elastic part of someones bills. All others are fixed amounts. So then if you get an unexpected bill/expense the only bill you can cut down on is food. So altho it may be your second biggest expense Tee, to others it moves up and down the list accordingly.

I think statistically people spend about 10% of income on food, compared to previously about 40%

[grumpyoldbat]

My spending priorities are:

Rent
Council tax
Food for DC
Clothes for DC
Food for DH
Commute to work
Gas and electricity
internet
insurance
Other bills eg tv license
Food for me
Clothes for me and DH
Everything else ( if any money left over)

[Val007]

I have been a single mother for over 12 years (not any more, but long enough I think). No extended family to help, no own house. And I have been a student a portion of that time. I know very well what it is to live on a budget. And I wasn't getting any help from the government whatsoever, as living abroad. I never struggled to put food on the table. NEVER. I have worked longer hours if needed (waitress, cleaner, whatever), but never ever had this dilemma. Sorry, I am not out of touch. I simply cannot figure out how a family of two grown ups (supposedly not disabled, apologies if I am wrong) cannot make enough money to buy enough normal food! I was a single parent and managed to do this. The solution - working longer hours. So simple yet... anyway, not my business, but I am stumped!

[expatinscotland]

Yes, so simple. Where did you leave your children when you were working all those hourse, Val, for free?

[CoTananat]

Oh give over. £2 for a box of eggs?? It's possible, but you can buy cheaper (free range too) in ANY supermarket, even Waitrose.

I know food is expensive but there's no need to eggsaggerate.

[AudrinaAdare]

yy to portion size. A portion of protein is fist-sized. How big are his bloody hands? And why triple protein with ham and eggs and cheese? I can understand a bit of ham or cheese or even both for flavour but that's just greedy and in my house he'd have eaten what I had had in as the protein part for a few of the children's lunches.

[grumpyoldbat]

Obviously we're just so fucking lazy and stupid eh val. Do you know what I've had e-fucking-nough. You work as hard as you can, you budget all you can just to survive. Then there's always someone willing to come along, look down on you and rub your nose in it about how much better they are than you.

[DiaryOfAWimpyMum]

Wow this thread has changed....

I hide food from my DC, my mum buys 3 packs of fruit and nuts/caramels/caramel wafer/tea cakes/kit-kats.... no way am I leaving all them out they would be gone in a day, same with crisps and are mousses, although I hide 4 just for me!!