AIBU to think letting your kids eat McDonald's with you at least 4 times a week is disgusting?

[FourEyedFreak13]

Just that basically. I've recently noticed since lockdown has been lifted a neighbour heading out almost every night (sometimes afternoon) with their kids and coming back a short time later with McDonald's. It's been at least 4 times this week that I've. Noticed, I only noticed cause our dog is always sitting on the back of the sofa looking out the window and barks when the neighbours leave/come back. The kids are in and around the age of 7/8 (or there abouts) they did this pre-lockdown too, though.

I will add I am under no circumstances a Saint or healthy eater, I do eat takeaways, McDonald's etc. And feel bad judging but I feel like this is an awful way to feed your young kids especially at 9pm at night. So yeah AIBU? Happy to be called a judgmental bitch here.

@FinnyStory

Nutritionally, is a ham and cheese sandwich "better" than a McDonald's burger? Bread, processed meat and high fat and salt dairy. The burger might even have a bit of salad in it! Not knocking the ham and cheese sandwich but I think people sneering over McDonalds have a strange idea of what it is, it's not so different to what you buy anywhere else. A fancy sandwich from an artisan coffee shop isn't nutritionally much different. As PP says the quality of the product is pretty good, I'd rather my DC (or me) had a 100% beef burger than processed pastrami or ham.

Yes this is what I don't understand with he McDonald's snobbery. I could eat there seven days a week and have a grilled chicken wrap with fruit and water. I could eat curry, lasagne, pie, pasta bake etc at home and end up obese.

I grew up on a meat and potatoes/beige freezer food diet and my family are all slim. My husband's family are all bigger than my side and he had home cooked meals every night. Their portion sizes are huge. I don't think you can just judge from seeing what people bring in and out of their house.

When I was on a diet, I'd have a McDonalds burger for lunch sometimes...a normal hamburger from there is about 250 calories...everyone would act shocked I was eating it but it had less calories in it than a standard supermarket sandwich or pre made salad.

I could eat there seven days a week and have a grilled chicken wrap with fruit and water.

Surely if you were making those food choices you could go elsewhere anyway?

Can I just say to people who are saying they eat shit, crap and rubbish but they are still thin, erm thin people can still be unhealthy

At school teachers/careers advisors used to say "do your work, or you'll end up working at McDonald's"

I can think of so many worse places to work now (and have worked in many!) I would be happy with a job in McDonalds now. It's one of the cleanest fast food places, they are good to their employees and their food is much better than other places. Everyone I know who has worked for them has enjoyed their time and it has furthered their career.

I tend to get a chicken salad when I go there. Maybe sometimes I'll fancy a McFlurry, a milkshake or a donut but not often. I do like their breakfast foods like McMuffins and Bagels, but usually I just get a salad because it's cheaper and fresher, and less heavy on the stomach, than getting a sandwich, and my kids think it's really exciting going there so they get to feel treated. When we eat out at "posher" places they eat worse. Usually just plain white carb foods and no protein at all

*Surely if you were making those food choices you could go elsewhere anyway?
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Not at that low a price!

I wasn't suggesting that a ham and cheese sandwich was better than a McDs, its just my son's food obsession. He also eats a lot of fruit and veg, it just has to be ham n cheese for lunch

@Ted27

I wasn't suggesting that a ham and cheese sandwich was better than a McDs, its just my son's food obsession. He also eats a lot of fruit and veg, it just has to be ham n cheese for lunch

That sounds fine to me.

So does McDonald's.