AIBU to hate competitions & fundraisers about gluttony and wasting food?

[phantomnamechanger]

This is brought on by item in local paper about a food outlet challenging readers to eat their 48oz burger, in a 10 inch roll, with cheese, bacon, sauce and chips - several willing chaps turned up for the challenge, no one could manage more than about half.

what a waste of food. what a dreadful attitude to eating healthily! how many calories were in that lot???

And these competitions you see where people die choking on their 99th hot dog in 5 minutes, or whatever, and these sponsored sit-in-a-bath-of-beans for Children in Need - why not just give the children the bloomin food.

It's a disgrace, especially when so many families are relying on foodbanks!!

I think you're right - slightly tasteless considering the food bank situation.

Is the 48 oz burger related to Children in Need?

Are the sponsored events actually depriving any child in need, or raising awareness/profile?

I agree. I also don't like the way things like that show eating as being about shovelling as much food in as quick as you can. It's horrible to watch.

Yanbu. I hate the whole "bath full of beans" charity fundraisers. What a waste of food.

Agree. There are so many other ways to raise awareness and be charitable. With all the obesity issues, it's hardly a way to encourage healthy eating as well

I'm sure you're right

However your opening post just made me want the giant burger

It's horrible to watch.

I'll take your word for that, not having ever watched it.

no the 48oz burger was not children in need but was a fundraiser -for a local charity - and of course, lots of nice publicity for the venue.

Yes there is good in supporting a charity, but there should be limits to what is in good taste (no pun intended),

The whole point of the challenge was to gorge on more food than is healthy in a whole DAY, and they must have expected there to be piles of waste. Not good when there is a soup kitchen and a food bank not that far away!

YANBU. There's a famous hot-dog eating contest in NYCNathan's at Coney Islandand I've long said it turns my stomach, both from a revolting perspective and for showing a lack of compassion for the many hungry kids in this city.

Any food eating/wasting at that level, pure gluttony, turns my stomach.

I can't even stand a food fight. I think it's disgusting...

YANBU. Makes me cringe.

I'm not that keen on these things, but I can see why some would find it entertaining.

I don't think the food bank issue is at all relevant. People are going to food banks because of fuck ups with their benefits, not because there is a food shortage. Your post would have made more sense if you'd have said 'its a disgrace, especially when there are so many people dying of famine in Somalia'.

I hate man v food, the gluttony I disgusting. Apparently the guy on it eats sparsely on the non-filming days and hits the treadmills, seems sp unhealthy overall. Bah humbug!

sorry for typos, was being forced kissed by my 4 year old while typing.