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AIBU to think this dinner was not junk food?

366 replies

FluffyUnionSocks · 28/03/2023 13:13

My youngest sister is 15 weeks pregnant with her PFB and I find myself having to bite my tongue constantly with the nonsense she is spouting. All of a sudden she is a child rearing goddess after read half a parenting book, I really wish I could tell her to shut the fuck up and that I’ve managed to get my eldest child to 16 years old without her helpful hints. Her comments about how she would never feed her PFB junk food like I was preparing when I was cooking a quick dinner after activities last night nearly saw me commit murder with a spatula.

The meal in question was tacos, quick easy and nutritious I thought but the way she went on and on about junk and frozen/tinned vegetables being highly processed who knows maybe I am wrong and they are seen as junk? So Mumsnet was my quick Monday night dinner as unhealthy as she made out? We don’t get home until just gone 7:30pm on Mondays and I can get this to the table in 20ish minutes and it’s eaten without complaint by all 3 dc.

250g 5% mince beef
1 tin of kidney beans
1 tin of mixed beans
2 tins of tomatoes
frozen sweetcorn
frozen peppers
frozen sweet potato chunks
2 red onions
1 chilli
1 packet of taco seasoning
taco shells
Each plate had a side salad on consisting of bistro salad leaves out a bag, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, peppers, radishes, celery, grated carrot and spring onion.

I should add she managed 3 taco shells of the highly processed mix without complaint.

OP posts:
ISpyCobraKai · 30/03/2023 10:02

Tacos here tonight after this thread.

Greenapplejam · 30/03/2023 10:33

Perfect dinner, I wish my kids would eat that much veg!
Sit back with a glass of wine knowing full well once baby is here and any subsequent babies, her views will change.
I think we all had some delusions pre babies that we look back and laugh at now.

RavenofEngland · 30/03/2023 11:02

When her PFB he’s a bit older and you see her serving chicken nuggets and chips. Please remind her of what she said about your tacos.

CrazyLadie · 30/03/2023 12:36

Dotjones · 28/03/2023 14:16

Elements of it are definitely junk food

250g 5% mince beef - not junk
1 tin of kidney beans - junk
1 tin of mixed beans - junk
2 tins of tomatoes - junk
frozen sweetcorn - junk
frozen peppers - junk
frozen sweet potato chunks - junk
2 red onions -not junk
1 chilli - junk
1 packet of taco seasoning -junk
taco shells -junk
Each plate had a side salad on consisting of bistro salad leaves out a bag junk, cucumber not junk, cherry tomatoes not junk, peppers not junk, radishes junk, celery junk, grated carrot not junk and spring onion. not junk

The question therefore depends on your definition of "junk" food. Is a burger junk it it has salad in (mix of junk/non-junk elements) or do you consider it partly healthy? Likewise a pizza, is a cheese and tomato pizza junk because there's nothing healthy but a pepperoni one mixed?

At the end of the day, who cares though, if you like it, eat it.

Do tell me how a fresh chilli is junk?

Kate0902900908 · 30/03/2023 16:21

She’s a twat. Tell her she’s a twat. Your dinner was perfect. Wait till she has a few kids running round and 15 mins to feed them before the hanger comes out… 😂

Iwantmyoldnameback · 30/03/2023 16:35

CrazyLadie · 30/03/2023 12:36

Do tell me how a fresh chilli is junk?

Or radishes?
Of course most if it isn't junk some people just like to attention seek.

Madamum18 · 30/03/2023 16:41

CrazyLadie · 30/03/2023 12:36

Do tell me how a fresh chilli is junk?

Frozen peppers and frozen corn, in fact all frozen vegs are NOT junk!!! Where on earth do you get your incorrect information from?

Timetochangetheoil · 30/03/2023 17:49

Iwantmyoldnameback · 30/03/2023 16:35

Or radishes?
Of course most if it isn't junk some people just like to attention seek.

I put my radish seeds in my veg plot just yesterday. Really can’t get much fresher/healthier and further away from
junk than that! That whole post is batshit 😂

Tigger1895 · 30/03/2023 18:45

She’d have a heart attack if she watched Jamie Oliver’s £1 meals tv show.

Iwantmyoldnameback · 30/03/2023 19:11

Timetochangetheoil · 30/03/2023 17:49

I put my radish seeds in my veg plot just yesterday. Really can’t get much fresher/healthier and further away from
junk than that! That whole post is batshit 😂

We grew chillies in the greenhouse. The family chillies challenge was something to behold.

Vodkafairy99 · 31/03/2023 21:55

@Dotjones - junk.........? Are you on crack?

Aturnipforthebooks · 31/03/2023 21:58

I keep checking this thread to see if @Dotjones has come back and explained her 'junk' 'not junk' method.

Timetochangetheoil · 01/04/2023 11:21

Iwantmyoldnameback · 30/03/2023 19:11

We grew chillies in the greenhouse. The family chillies challenge was something to behold.

Haha how could you give your family all that ‘junk!!’

Stewball01 · 17/04/2023 15:45

Yum.

VeraMay · 17/06/2023 19:33

Sounds delicious. Can we join for dinner you next time?

DrFosterWentToGloucester23 · 26/10/2023 20:06

@incitethismeetingtorebellion 😆😆😆

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