To think this is a perfectly fine evening meal?

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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)

Me too!

Looks absolutely fine to me

Oh I'm ordering in fish and chips tomorrow and she and go tie a knot. 😂

A greedy meal? I'd say that was more like a light lunch, not an evening meal.

If anything it's quite a light and healthy dinner I think.

Your aunt has issues with food - sounds like you are aware of that. That doesn't make it ok for her to be rude to you about your eating tho.

It's not worth upsetting yourself about tho.

I hate it when people comment on others food. Not every meal needs to be a gourmet nutritionally balanced meal! She’s not even eating it!!

“Go and tie a knot”.

I like that! 😂

That meal looks fine. Your aunt clearly had issues around food. Do not let her make you doubt yourself. Make this visit her last visit to your home. If you have kids do not expose them to her warped views on food

I think visually it looks a lot however the content of it isn’t greedy & looks like a nice balanced meal

Maybe your aunt is a snacky person and eats small meals but more often. Interestingly latest research is that less meals is better for your glucose levels. So your approach .. breakfast and then a tea is really perfect !

@AcheyBreaky - down in my neck of the woods, most things are bloody, handsome, or proper job 😄

What? S'cuse me, WHAT? ONE choc ice between FOUR children?
Come on then you KNOW she's all wrong about food portions!

By the way after no lunch I hope you had a pud after dinner? A whole bowl of ice-cream and sauce for instance? If not...well, there's still time!

Those potatoes look
so good.

I would still be hungry after that and need a pudding probably! (I'm not overweight and have an average appetite.)

Was she eating as well? If not what's it to her. If she got too much better too much than too little. Either way rude guest, is she getting dementia? People lose their filters quite early.

If you put that in front of me I'd be well happy! Enjoy!

Looks delicious and a very appropriate portion size!

That and a bowl of porridge all day? It’s not much at all.

Mumsnet food threads are always weird.

Your aunt has some serious food issues.

It's all very light foods, more for a lunch, if anything I would be hungry in 2 hours. Your aunt must have a small appetite, sometimes old people don't eat that much...

I Could eat that twice over!
Looks lovely

There’s a special circle in Hell for people who impose their disordered eating habits on others. No offence OP but your aunt needs to take a running jump.

Replace the ham with spam and this is spot on. Plucked from my childhood.

It's fine. A salad with lots of protein and some carbs, and after a missed lunch.

However, beware, op. This is Mumsnet. It won't be too long before someone tells you that you had far too much, that your plate could feed a family of 4 for 7 days and have left overs.

I'd normally have lunch too but I've just taken possession of a new allotment and have been there most of the day getting sorted.