beans mash and sausages is a healthy meal

[madhurjazz]

Mother in law thinks its junk food. But the beans contain 1 of your 5 a day, mashed potatoes are just veg and a good source of carbs and the sausages are full of essential protein.

We often have ketchup, this has been shown to reduce many cancers like prostate, and a glass of juice.

Seems healthy to me and not junky.

It can be healthy but it depends on what form it takes.

Sausages = as others have said, probably best from a good butcher.
Mash = best if you steam the potatoes before mashing, as the vitamins are not lost then. Equally, it depends if you add anything to make the mash creamier (e.g. butter, cream, milk, cream cheese) as this will affect the calorie content etc.
Beans = good fibre levels, low in fat, one of your 5 a day. I would go for the reduced sugar ones though.

As others have mentioned, sweet potato mash is a good alternative too and if you change it up with extra veg every so often too you're in business :) I think the main thing with being healthy is VARIATION...a little of everything does you no harm :)

Knew there was something I forgot!
Obviously a little of everything does you good...but as mentioned, ketchup is sugary. And I think it's only fresh tomatoes that have the cancer-busting effect that you mention...not ketchup.

As for the juice...you should only have one glass a day as it is VERY sugary too. Far better to have the fresh fruit for dessert, and water with the meal (aids digestion too).

Angelil, nope. It's concentrated tomatoes in the form of purée and ketchup that have the levels of lypocene that make a difference.

Haven't rtft so apologies if anyone else has already said similar.

Nothing at all wrong with any of that OP aside from the fact that ALL baked beans/ketchup are completely barf & clearly the devil's work
I like to get good quality sausages when I can, at least 90% pork, (not stuck up about it tho, have had my fair share of Tesco value & probably will again, needs must etc).
Potatoes, whilst not strictly speaking vegetables are nutritious none the less & definitely not junk food.
You could increase the veg content/make the mash go further by cooking & mashing frozen cauliflower into your spuds. Kids can rarely taste the difference. Or you could do sweet potato mash instead (healthier & also imo much tastier).
Low salt/sugar baked beans & low salt/sugar ketchup are obviously better options too, but honestly you seem perfectly competent to decide for yourself.

Don't think you could be accused of child abuse just yet.

& for you OP

Potatoes are really good for you, although you shouldn't mash too fiercely as evidently it breaks down some of the 'goodness'. Butter in mash is fine - butter has now ceased to be an evil food (don't these 'experts' get on your nerves?) I buy Musk's gluten free sausages as they are all meat and don't have bread and fillers; only one of the family need gluten free but everyone loves them. Baked beans help lower cholesterol. Enjoy.

It sounds like a pretty ok kind of meal to me - but remember that cheap sausages are sometimes referred to as 'mystery bags' because you never really know what's in 'em.

I can't imagine eating sweet potato mash and baked beans - those foods don't go together.

Children need energy from food. I calorie counted up until I was pregnant. The meals being touted on here as 'healthy' are what I ate to fill up whilst limiting my calorie intake. It would not be suitable to feed my growing child the same as a dieting adult female.

No one ever became clinically obese from eating a splodge of ketchup either.

I eat tons of butter. Food of the gods.

I wouldn't call it a healthy meal but we have it once every fortnight. Though I have 2 fussy children that won't eat potato so they have bread, they also don't eat beans, so have tinned spaghetti. Three of us sausage beans and mash.
I watched a programme about cooked tomatoes helping to prevent cancer, including tomato sauce. It was proven that it does help but you'd have to eat lots.

It's all about context... if you eat meals without fresh veg every day there's an issue. Bangers & mash plus beans & ketchup is fine sometimes.

Beans are a better source of carbs than the potato....which once mashed is pretty much sugar, sorry. Peanut M and Ms are better for you than mash... High meat content sausages are ok, but most are high in fat and possibly sugar. Beans are one of your five a day but only as a processed food, similar to a yoghurt with fruit in or a glass of juice. These items combined count as one of your five, not individually. A burger with salad probably is healthier so it is pretty much junk food but fine as an occasional treat.

Proper comfort food....we love it in this house and i couldn't give 2 shits if its not healthy enough...

Mmm that's one meal for next week sorted then... And who mentioned corn beef hash, there's another one. Nom nom.
Just had to add my two penn'orth

and for you OP

If you enjoy a meal, it is not a' waste of calories'. Some people prefer sausages to burgers, so a burger would be the waste. What's wrong with calling a meal comfort food. Maybe some people might call a green salad comfort food, so what. People (shock, horror) have different tastes. BTW, I agree with the financial aspect argument put forward by Mrs Devere.

rolls eyes its healthy for fit, able, adults and children who typically burn loadsa calories running around. I hate the modern judgemental attitude, and the constant moving goal posts of what proportion of meat/veg/fats/carbs etc are healthy. If your children and the rest of you eat it and there's not three different meals made, and not tons of waste, it's a winner in a busy household! Your mil can butt out!

Mmm... burgers. Burgers with Mexicana cheese is the best.

Jay Raynor did an article on corned beef, comparing it to other sources of protein and it came out as really quite alright. Apart from the salt, the rest was a pretty good source of protein. Better than sausages iirc.

Not healthy at all but if it's not everyday why does it matter? Why does mil even take note of what you eat?

Traditionally my family has corned beef hash on pancakes on pancake day. Followed by more pancakes with lemon and sugar.

Using the advice on this thread I should probably swap pancakes for organic cucumber slices and corned beef hash for hand reared salmon.

I'm sorry, did someone just say peanut M&Ms are superior to mash?

Dying laughing here. Plot utterly lost. Mumsnet at its battiest.

I do agree with the above poster. I stick to a combo of low carb and having sod it days but I don't put that attitude onto my kids. Like I said, I may decide to skip mash if I've been a bit carb heavy but I won't do the same for them. Also I don't trust anyone doesn't love food.