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To think this is a perfectly fine evening meal?

335 replies

IroningThrone · 14/04/2024 17:46

Had porridge at about 7am this morning and have been busy all day. Have just made myself tea (see pic) and my aunt (who is staying with me for a few days) has made me feel really bad about it - apparently it's too much food and a "greedy meal"

Aibu to think it's fine as an evening meal?

It's four new potatoes, boiled and crisped in the pan with a little olive oil (not how I'd usually have them with a salad type tea, but they were still a bit hard!), two slices of cheese, a tablespoon of fat free cottage cheese/coleslaw, two slices of ham, and a bit of salad cream (plus the salad leaves)

To think this is a perfectly fine evening meal?
OP posts:
Pippa246 · 14/04/2024 17:48

Potatoes look yum!! Looks fine to me.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 14/04/2024 17:48

Looks lovely! Your aunt is a rude woman and a bad guest. And also wrong.

Woohoomoo · 14/04/2024 17:49

Your aunt has food issues & should not be policing what you, as an adult, eats. It looks absolutely fine.

Nutsabouttopic · 14/04/2024 17:49

Looks tasty to me and the right amount of food

SeeingRainbowsInTheGloom · 14/04/2024 17:49

Honestly, that looks fine. Your aunt is odd.

Sprogonthetyne · 14/04/2024 17:49

It's slightly more then I'd usually have, but if you missed lunch (I'm guessing as you mentioned breakfast and nothing else), you'd want a big tea. Over the course of the day you've not had much

Createausername1970 · 14/04/2024 17:50

What's wrong with that? It looks fine to me.

I am low carb at the moment and I am drooling over the potato.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 14/04/2024 17:50

If you think it's the right amount of food - it's the right amount of food. It is absolutely nothing to do with your aunt, unless you are going to sit her down and force feed it to her.

redalex261 · 14/04/2024 17:50

Looks fine. Your aunt us a cheeky bugger. TBH if you have only eaten porridge today this may not be enough to keep you going!

YeahComeOnThen · 14/04/2024 17:51

Why is she staying? Can you cut her visit short??

that's a perfectly normal 'tea', Has she reached the 'sparrow portion' stage of life??

EveryoneJapan · 14/04/2024 17:51

And who asked your Aunt for an opinion? Tell her to do one.

Spencer0220 · 14/04/2024 17:51

Looks lovely. Not too much.

FrannieGallops · 14/04/2024 17:51

It’s fine. Makes me a bit nostalgic for a 1980s Sunday evening ‘tea’ (this is exactly what we’d have had as kids after a Sunday lunch).

Wafflefudge · 14/04/2024 17:51

Doesn't seem like very much to me. I'd still be hungry.

graceinspace999 · 14/04/2024 17:52

Looks lovely- what did your aunt have that was so virtuous?

Megapint · 14/04/2024 17:52

That's more than fine. Looks bloody handsome!

LoveSkaMusic · 14/04/2024 17:52

It looks fine to me, if a little odd to have hot potatoes and cold meat!

MuggleMe · 14/04/2024 17:53

That looks like a great tea and not actually enough to make up for missing lunch.

Changingplace · 14/04/2024 17:53

Your aunt is very rude! It’s a perfectly fine tea, and has a really good mix of carbs, veg, protein- and even if it didn’t it’s none of her business what you eat!

Vegetus · 14/04/2024 17:53

I usually have the leftovers of the chicken I cooked 4 weeks ago and a huge salad.

ObliviousCoalmine · 14/04/2024 17:54

I've just had a steak and 1/3 of a tub of gelato. Tell her to bugger off.

JustWhatWeDontNeed · 14/04/2024 17:54

I usually eat 1.5 meals a day and the full meal is a mountain.

Ignore your aunt and her intrusive food issues.

Candleabra · 14/04/2024 17:54

That looks like a lightish lunch to me. It’s mostly salad veg. There’s not too much substance in cottage cheese and a slice of ham. It looks very nice. Your aunt is either tiny, has no appetite or serious food issues (or trying to put you down).

NavyTiger · 14/04/2024 17:54

Looks delicious and fgs pipe down auntie potatoes look beautiful yummy yummy enjoy and make sure you have a pudding 😂

HideTheCroissants · 14/04/2024 17:54

It would be too much for me but my tiny DD would easily eat that for her evening meal. So not greedy for someone with a normal appetite. Love the sound of the potatoes - I may try doing some like this later this week…..

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