AIBU about 'healthy eaters' who scoff your 'naughty' food while telling you how much harm it's doing you?

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We were away camping this weekend with friends we haven't seen for about 18 months. They talked a lot about how they'd completely overhauled their diet. Fair play, they look great on it and we could learn a few tips from them.

Their breakfast was home-made spelt crackers eaten with home-made hummus and radishes and carrot sticks. They drank herb or green tea. We had bacon sandwiches on sourdough from the wholefood shop and ordinary tea. We wouldn't normally have bacon sandwiches, but we were on holiday and had an active day planned. They were 'White bread! Bacon! Yorkshire Tea! Do you know what that's doing to your body?' — and then later in the day asked whether we could spare them a slice or two of bread with real butter, because for them it was a treat. We did. And it went on. DH and I got back from a 7-mile walk and a swim and had tea and a slice of the lemon drizzle cake I'd made. I didn't offer them any because obviously it's not the kind of thing they would eat. And next thing they were 'Oh, if it's home-made... so bad for us, but just a little slice.' Or two, as it turned out. For dinner they had a big green salad and a lentil salad. We had salmon with asparagus, spinach and Jersey Royals with lemon and butter. Although they 'never eat potatoes' they were salivating over ours and quietly finished off the rest of the Jerseys, which I'd cooked with the intention of making potato salad for the next day. They helped themselves to all our 'bad' snacks, they even asked for a coffee. 'We don't drink coffee, it's so bad for you, but if you're making one...'

Then at the end of it when we said goodbye it was 'You two are terrible with all your naughty food, it's back to healthy eating tomorrow.' So bloody rude, surely?

Proper twats

Eugh. I have this with a friend who recently got into CrossFit (ie joined a cult) and goes on and on about food. To me. Whose put on 2 stone over covid (but happy in myself for the first time). I’m convinced it’s projecting onto me and I think the same in your case. Making themselves feel better. Ignore it and do non food related activities in future

Haha my mother does this trying to push their own issues with food on you

I on a really strict diet for medical reasons. But even I wouldn't sneer at bacon on sourdough. I might even have one whilst on holiday. It sounds like they try hard but the temptation was too much. However, to be rude about your eating habits is just plain rude and nasty. I'd at least be jealous and wistful... (Although be eating the salmon etc - that sounds amazing).

That must be a uni thing - my BF's flatmate boasted that he'd given up smoking for his final year. He'd just given up buying them, smoked everyone else's. As poor students ourselves, not impressed!

@Conflictedcommunication you are so right. The faddy eaters will take my Yorkshire tea at their peril

OP, can I just say how fecking impressive your camping food is?! Do you travel with a fully equipped kitchen or something? I'm lucky if I can manage some pasta and a fry up on the Camping Gaz....

Your friends are arseholes and I'd have had a real laugh at them, just to let them realise you've rumbled them.

I can't stand preachy people full stop. Let me eat my bacon sandwich in peace.

It's so easy. We have a two-burner gaz thingy but you can do it on one. Little camping saucepan with water and spuds in bottom, add collapsible steamer (see below) with asparagus and spinach for a couple of minutes when the spuds are almost done. You need a saucepan lid to contain the steam.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steamer-Stainless-Vegetable-Folding-Expandable/dp/B06Y4MCKFM

Frying pan, knob of butter, fry salmon fillets, add more butter, lemon juice and black pepper. Divvy the food up, drizzle with the salmony lemony butter.

I've tried all sorts of stuff for camping food over the years but come back again and again to a lump of fish or meat cooked simply in a pan and veg that you don't have to peel or chop. Little potatoes cooked in their skins. Spinach. Asparagus with the woody ends snapped off. Tomatoes and mushrooms roasted in a pan. Rinse the veg, then bung in the steamer. A knob of butter or a touch of vinaigrette to finish off. You don't even have the hassle of opening a tin.