How many takeaways?!

[Southtrainer]

I'm wondering if my husband and I are over indulging and it would be good to know if we are normal or not

How many takeaways do you and your DP (not DC) have per week / month? 🤫

One a month, if that. We might eat out once or twice a month. Habits changed at lockdown time for the latter, and we haven’t readjusted.

With our four kids, and with being pregnant, I would love it once a week lol, but we do it every 6 weeks roughly. Its got to stay a treat because otherwise I put weight on so damned fast its not funny lol. Luckily when my husband finishes work he loves to cook from scratch to unwind, otherwise takeaways might have to be a lot more often! lol

Maybe once every 6 weeks or so

I've not had a takeaway since the week the first lockdown was announced in 2022 but this thread has inspired me to have one tonight!

I am having a 'hungry day' so will probably order too much.

Way too often. I'm a full time teacher and a single parent to two boys. I'm too exhausted to cook.

None

It's been about three years since we had a takeaway.

Never. They're too unhealthy.

@Middleagedspreadisreal

Never. They're too unhealthy.

What, every single take away you can get is unhealthy. How does that work then

2 per week.
Piri Fino once a week.
Fish and chips on a Friday.
I cook all the other days ( unless we go out for Sunday lunch of course 😃)

Least one a week. Lifes short and enjoy different food I wouldn't cook myself. Also means myself as a veggie and hubamf not are easily both covered

2 or 3 times a year, but my financial priorities seem to be different to many people's.

None. They are overpriced and always arrive lukewarm. If I want a break from cooking I get a Tesco pizza and stick it in the oven. Does the trick beautifully.

Every six to eight weeks, sometimes less. We have them for birthdays and end of term.

We also got into the 1-2 times a week habit in lockdown OP. I'm really trying to break it. We'll be moving soon to a place where we'll be paying a high mortgage so if that goes through that will put an end to it.

Literally never…very occasionally when at my parents’ house but that’s their choice/they pay. So a handful of times a year.

Too many - probably 40% meals are takeaway/eaten out.

Once a year maybe, always find them disappointing

I worked at Just Eat headquarters for a while the data showed there were a lot of people doing 1 or 2 takeaways per day. So whatever you think is a high amount - there are definitely people who have more!

I get the feeling that the food apps have freed up around 2-5% of the population from ever cooking again 🤷🏼‍♀️

Usually 2-3 a month. We've had them quite a lot this month as we had a bereavement recently so have been spending every free minute doing a house clearance and shattered.

But we know we need to cut back as costs are going up.

Never have any takeaways at all. I come from the old days, when we might have had fish and chips from the local chippy,on a Friday night. One of the family would go and get all the fish and chips, and bring it home, all wrapped in newspaper, !!

Prebab we were once a month and we tried to keep it that so we could save up. After bab less often. I’m gagging for a Chinese or something bit there’s so many reasons for him to say no when i ask i just wait until he give me something.

Covid has really changed our eating habits as we now buy food from a local butcher, which we've found is much better quality than supermarket meat. I go and buy for the week: having a meal plan means we eat out/have takeaway much less than we used to. Plus I've developed some food intolerances which makes food like pizza a thing of the past. 😪 We eat out less because it can be a real struggle to find food I can eat on the menu, and have often found restaurants will lie about ingredients so I end up really ill.
So to all of those who can still enjoy eating out/takeaways, enjoy them while you can because you never know when it might end. 🍕🍕🍕

Can't remember the last time I had a takeaway, it's got to be at least 2 or 3 years ago.

Maybe once a month, mostly because it is a luxury we can't afford.