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To think people aren't too tired just lazy... dinner

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:18

I get that once a week maybe or even twice, people have had long days, myself included, out since 8/9am this morning, and get home not bothered to cook a big meal.... though isn't it just like washing? We need to eat, we need to wash, myself included i fell into a rut of eating crap (oven baked) food like breaded chicken oven chips, beans etc cause i was ''too tired'' to cook dinner, when in a matter of fact i was just lazy....

Seen someone comment back to something similar earlier, saying 'bloody hell people nowadays are too tired to cook a meal for themselves' what is the world turning into?
Not going against anybody, i've been guilty of it too and i can admit it was pure laziness.. it takes only a few minutes to throw together a quick/fresh/homemade meal..

my sister is still like that, 5 nights out of 7 she's too 'tired' to cook, even if i offer shed rather buy a takeaway or eat a disgusting cheap oven pizza :S ( i know loads are nice)

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:48

of course that explains it, arrow to the knee...gold star for you ^o) Of course i have more energy not running around after babies, but that's not the point...meals are a priority, your grandmothers would be ashamed Grin

It's the newer generation that are leaving life skills/ day to day activities behind

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LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 03/05/2017 15:48

Exploded I'm actually 😂😂 at 'heathen concoction'

LaurieMarlow · 03/05/2017 15:49

Why do you care OP? Why do you care?

You clearly have too much energy on your hands. Get a hobby.

user1493759849 · 03/05/2017 15:49

@exploded-cloud, That is what @user1493819825 said - that you can make risotto and pasta in 10 minutes. PMSL.

I didn't see say it.

(She said it on about bout the fourth post from the top on the previous page - page 3,)

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 03/05/2017 15:50

Do you know what I, or anyone else, do in an evening? Do you know what health conditions any of us have? No? Then perhaps you could take your judgement and put it somewhere Grin

blueskyinmarch · 03/05/2017 15:50

If I wasn't home until 10.30 I would have a cup of tea and a slice of toast and roll into bed. Is that when your DC ate too? Weren't they in bed?

I have to say I don't work and pretty much cook from scratch each day but my DH gets super excited if I serve him breaded chicken, beans and chips. He honestly loves this dinner. I am happy to oblige from time to time.

NavyandWhite · 03/05/2017 15:50

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Offler · 03/05/2017 15:50

I wish people wouldnt get so defensive! Its like you can't handle being called lazy judgemental, so people you are lashing out....

Fixed that for you OP

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 03/05/2017 15:50

Ah yes you aren't that busy OP if you have time to insult a bunch of randomers

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:50

Clearly never made risotto before.... it's quick and easy....

Look, apologies to anyone who got offended, i clearly love food too much to waste my dinner having processed food, i think thats it tbh!

I'm a bit of a food snob i think, so always need to cook something.

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Batghee · 03/05/2017 15:50

Its a mixture of reasons. Try not to judge people! Some people, especially shift workers are very much too tired to cook from scratch if they are getting in at weird times or working nights. Some people dont have much confidence with cooking either and they may lack the time to put into learning.
I dont really believe that anyone is actually just lazy..... theres always a reason why someone isnt doing something that would benefit them. Laziness implies some sort of enjoyment.

Theres a reason why unhealthy eating is linked to poverty. Are you one of those people who thinks that everyone who earns a low wage or no wage at all, is lazy? I think the real picture is not so black and white.

floraeasy · 03/05/2017 15:51

Some people have the energy to cook, some don't.. i call the ones who dont, lazy

No matter their reason for having no energy to cook? Is serious illness enough reason?

ExplodedCloud · 03/05/2017 15:51

My grandmother was a terrible cook. I bet she'd be all over ready meals...

BorpBorpBorp · 03/05/2017 15:52

So which is the more important moral good in your value structure, OP, activity or eating healthy foods? If convenience foods were healthy, would it still be imperative to cook from scratch? Are people who spend a long time making fatty, salty, simple-carbohydratey foods just as bad as people who eat convenience foods, or are they better because at least they're performing domestic labour?

ExplodedCloud · 03/05/2017 15:52

user1493759849 wasn't talking to you Confused

Happyhippy45 · 03/05/2017 15:52

I think there is an element of laziness. Lots of people manage to work and cook an evening meal.
Also if you are eating a diet with the majority being processed it will effect how much energy you have. I've done both. We were eating ourselves into ill health. Bowl of sugary cereal with a couple of coffees, store bought sandwich, store bought pizza/fried chicken etc nearly every day. Once I gave myself a good kick up the arse and we started eating better we noticed the difference. We felt better. Also saved a lot of money cooking from scratch.
We weren't cooking anything complicated. Stir fry, curry, roast chicken pieces. A lot is to do with being organised and finding the right motivation. There's no point arriving back from work after a long day and not having a clue what you're having for dinner.
Unfortunately a great deal of people don't know how to cook and get stuck in a rut. Once you've gone through the learning process there shouldn't be the same reliance on processed food.
But as pp have said, it's entirely up to them what they eat. If they are happy with their diet and it's not causing them any issues then that's up to them.

floraeasy · 03/05/2017 15:52

Risotto, pasta, bacon

They are all processed, OP Shock

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:52

Oh yes I'm totally lashing out here ^o) going mental yeah...

I said I...ME.... I cooked at 10.30 last night.. i didn't say we... why are you jumping to conclusions Shock

8yo in bed already eaten and 12yo chilling, had dinner already..

you silly people really think an 8yo would wait for dinner at that time of night? :S wow

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:53

Oh great here we go with the last resort serious illness brigade.

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user1493759849 · 03/05/2017 15:53

Don't bother apologising OP. You haven't offended anyone. No-one cares enough about your opinions.

ExplodedCloud · 03/05/2017 15:54

Never cooked Risotto, have I? Righty ho...

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user1493819825 · 03/05/2017 15:54

Oh yes cause Arborio rice is soo processed... when I say processed I mean oven food, breaded chicken, oven chips, pizza, goujons

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user1493759849 · 03/05/2017 15:54

That should be - no-one cares enough about your extremely judgemental opinions.

Ollivander84 · 03/05/2017 15:54

All those damn paramedics that work 7am - 7pm if not another 1-2hrs on top
So leaving the house at 6.15am and getting home at the earliest of 7.45pm (I've used a 45 min commute as example)
Then doing that again. And then again. And then finally doing 2 night shifts
Lazy, I tell you

floraeasy · 03/05/2017 15:55

Oh great here we go with the last resort serious illness brigade

Hardly a last resort. A very relevant thing to take into account. You forgot to define your "low energy" statement, OP. I was just helping you clarify what you meant as it was important enough to start a thread about.