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To think eating a whole tub of ice cream isn’t normal?

486 replies

LaurenBrye · 02/03/2018 20:12

I don’t like the word normal but I couldn’t think of anything else.

Now I can have my piggy moments and binge.

We were talking about takeaways and a friend said she could easily and does eat an entire tub of ice cream with her dominos pizza.

Do other people do this?

OP posts:
Lashalicious · 04/03/2018 23:48

If anybody’s read The Mystery Of The Christmas Pudding (I think it’s called), Agatha Christie prefaces it with a story of her childhood where she describes her 11 year old self and her cousins gorging themselves on Christmas dinner (yes, I know it’s a one day thing) but anyway, they have generous helpings of two turkeys, one boiled and one roasted, some other meat I can’t remember, maybe a ham, oyster soup, a bunch of sides I can’t remember, and pudding and then ate “chocolates solidly the whole afternoon” with no problem. And she said how nice it was to be 11 years old and greedy.

I think it depends on what else is eaten during that day. I’ve always been skinny so never had to worry about having a tub. I think a tub is one serving anyway.

stopfuckingshoutingatme · 04/03/2018 23:48

A better bet would be about a third of a pizza ( at most) with a green salad and a small, yogurt sized pot of ice cream

GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

Really ! No shit ! Now we know - thanks 🙏🏻

sobby · 04/03/2018 23:56

Gosh i would never think about eating a full tub of ice cream even Ben And Jerry’s , one or two scoops at the most. I think being one of seven possibly gave me that mindset.

noeffingidea · 05/03/2018 00:05

sobby I know what you mean by that, I was one of seven as well. We only used to get a tiny amount of everything (well, apart from mashed potatoes and cabbage). Though sometimes I enjoy having something just to myself I must admit.

FlatToTheMat · 05/03/2018 00:16

Why do you care once she isn't force feeding you the whole pizza and tub??

cambodianfoxhound · 05/03/2018 02:54

I probably could do it, but wouldn't - I would just feel disgusting after. No judgement though, I certainly have plenty of other vices.

I do think we eat differently these days. I live in Asia and when I come back to UK I am struck by how much 'bigger' people are, just fatter on the whole as a society. Must be something to do with the way people are eating now.

In Asia food is very much a social thing, people eat together at the table. People eat a lot, but once the meal is over that is it. I don't think you get the same binge effect, as people would be less likely to sit in front of a TV and binge eat. Just a cultural thing I guess.

Mummadeeze · 05/03/2018 06:37

I go through periods where I binge and if I am in one of those, eating a whole pot of ice cream is easy, along with a load of other excessive amounts of food like bags of 4 or 5 large cookies from the supermarket (which are designed to be eaten on their own). Or a whole family size apple crumble with a tub of ice cream. I am not proud of this and do not think it is right. When I eat like this daily I can put on a stone in weight in about 2 weeks. Normally when I am not in this self destructive cycle, I would not think about eating a whole tub of ice cream in one sitting because it is pretty greedy and ridiculously calorific. My relationship with food though is messed up.

Rachie1973 · 05/03/2018 16:42

noeffingidea
Blimey, this thread is something else. Are we too early for the annual 'how many cadbury creme eggs can you eat in one go' thread?

4 but I'm aiming for 5 this year to beat my record.

ZootSuit · 06/03/2018 21:45

I think the most shocking thing I’ve read on this thread is that some people eat pizza with peas or other frozen veg! Confused

irregularegular · 06/03/2018 21:55

Yuck no. I mean, I'm sure I could do it, but why would I want to? I like ice cream, but after a scoop or two I've had enough. Same with any sweet stuff really. I wouldn't want more than a couple of biscuits or a small chocolate bar either.

Much more likely to eat too far too much nice cheese nibbling round a cheese board. Or drink too much wine for that matter.

AriAliyah · 06/03/2018 21:56

Definitely could on an empty stomach (a small ish Ben & Jerrys tub). But definitely not after a pizza!

LeighaJ · 06/03/2018 22:07

I'm guessing you mean one of those Ben & Jerry's pints of ice cream not a huge family size tub?

Even at 33 weeks pregnant I couldn't eat a whole pint by myself but I also never eat all my pizza in one go either. I like to get a large on deal and spread it into 3 meals. Grin

Bluntness100 · 06/03/2018 22:14

A pint of ice cream really isn't a large volume of food. I'm not a huge fan of crisps. I could eat the volume of a tube of Pringles, but I simply wouldn't because I don't really like too many of them, a couple is fine with me. Mainly I don't touch them though.

But there is a difference between could you and would you.,,,,

blastomama · 06/03/2018 22:17

A pint of ice cream really isn't a large volume of food

There is up to 1500 cals in a pint of Ben and Jerrys.

Mominatrix · 07/03/2018 07:08

A pint of ice cream really isn't a large volume of food.

Really? If you do think this, than your idea of normal portions of food is distorted. Go to a country like Italy which does not have have the same problem with adult obesity as the UK (childhood obesity, well that is a different story) and is famous for their gelato. Have you seen the size of their portions? one small quenelle.

Ice cream is not food - it is a calorie dense treat. If a person drank and quart of sugary double cream in one setting, would that also be considered a small quantity of "food"?

Bluntness100 · 07/03/2018 07:14

Volume and calorie content are not directly related.

And my family are Italian thanks. Trust me, Italians, like Brits can put away large volumes of food if they chose to. Over several courses at lunch. Way more than a pint of icecream.

Why are people getting so upset and angry about this. It's very strange. No one is saying it's a good idea, no one is saying it's healthy, no one is saying it should be done or done regularly, simply yeah occasionally they might do it, a pint of Ben and Jerry's is not a large quantity of food in terms of volume. Sure it is in terms of fat and sugar, but in terms of simple quantity/volume it's not.

Time for some folks to unclench and think about why they are getting all aggressive about something so ridiculous.

Mominatrix · 07/03/2018 08:13

But, you see, when people talk about "volume of food", the implication is one of quantity eaten and the satiety it results in. Nobody talks about food volume as simply the amount of space the food will take up in the stomach because it is a meaningless term. Food weight is more of a meaningful concept as it does have an impact on satiety and people normally tend to eat the same weight of food a day. The weight of a pint of ice cream is about 500g, if not more - this is a significant amount of food. One tube of Pringles, something you mention, is 150g. You would be more accurate in talking about eating more than 3 tubes of Pringles in one go.

Bluntness100 · 07/03/2018 08:19

Well the Pringles thing was not about volume.

So let's take a three course meal starter, main, pudding. Even a two course, can be way more volume than a tub of icecream.

Happyland8 · 07/03/2018 08:24

I can and have eaten whole tubs of Ben & Jerry's/Haagen Dazs in one sitting. Would only be on an empty stomach and I'd feel pretty full at the end. My BMI is 20 so I'm not a huge eater but I find ice cream very morish.

Mominatrix · 07/03/2018 09:37

But I couldn't eat a starter, main course and a pudding, unless they were very small. It is far too much food.

blastomama · 07/03/2018 09:39

pint of Ben and Jerry's is not a large quantity of food in terms of volume. Sure it is in terms of fat and sugar, but in terms of simple quantity/volume it's not

I disagree, I think its a large amount in quantity and volume, relative to what it is.
I don't care what other people eat though.

MaMisled · 07/03/2018 09:53

Easy.

Bluntness100 · 07/03/2018 10:36

Well I guess that's the difference. Is some people can only eat very small quantities of any food at a time and make a chicken last a week others have healthy appetites and others again have large appetites.

It's not really something to get angry and aggressive about because some people can eat more than you. I'm surprised that people who can only eat tiny amounts yeah right don't know that others can eat more. I guess they always dine alone.

Mominatrix · 07/03/2018 12:14

Bluntness, what is a "healthy" appetite? One which promotes health? If you have followed the news over the past week, we have had 2 public health campaigns which have been fairly high profile, one regarding obesity and cancer and one regarding trying to highlighting appropriate calorie intake per meal to stem the obesity epidemic.

Eating ice cream is not something to demonise or portray as abnormal. However, eating a whole tub of ice cream in addition to a calorically dense main is not something which should be part of a normal diet.

I am not angry, nor am I being aggressive, or even passive aggressive as you are. You will also find that those who eat tubs of ice cream are usually doing it alone and that when people eat with other, they tend to eat less.

CountFosco · 07/03/2018 12:44

when people eat with other, they tend to eat less

Really? I eat less when I'm on my own (or just with my immediate family). If you're doing social eating then surely that is when you are likely to have multiple courses and wine and the calories pile up.

Oh, and my definition of a healthy diet is someone who does enough exercise that they can eat 3 sensible (plenty veg and fruit, some protein, some complexed carbs) meals a day plus a couple of small snacks and not put on weight. That can cope with the odd blowout (chippy fish and chips few times a year, eating out a few times a year) but is mostly sensible. It's not the kind of diet that people suggest on here when they say 'oh, I can only eat 1200 calories a day or I balloon' that involve severe restrictions of essential components of your diet.

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