Lunch at work

Murphybear

singhini said:

ButterCheese said:

olb81 said:

Let me know what you do for work lunches?

Funny story - I used to always work in the office before Covid and often took in a ready meal for lunch or breakfast because it was easier than making sandwiches and sometimes cheaper.  One day I took in a curry, was hungry so microwaved it for breakfast (at about 8am).  A rather old fashioned spinster woman walked in, proclaimed that "I can smell curry", looked at me eating it and said "unbelievable" and stormed off

🤣🤣🤣 
That's too funny 🤣🤣🤣

When I was working I took a curry in to work for lunch.  A few people came in the kitchen for a sniff and wondered where I got the curry from as it smelled so lovely.  I responded “my freezer - it’s homemade” 😹😹😹

singhini

@Murphybear👍

QrizB

singhini said:

In my opinion, while the author dismisses concerns about ultra processed foods, the evidence linking UPFs to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other health issues is growing and shouldn't be ignored. 

The evidence that doesn't exist, you mean?

singhini said:

Observational studies consistently show correlations between high UPF consumption and poor health outcomes

The studies link poor health outcomes to poverty. Industrial foods are cheap and so poor folk eat them. That doesn't demonstrate a link between UPFs and poor health outcomes.

singhini said:

To downplay these risks, risks ignoring the broader patterns in nutrition science, and focusing on industrial processing as a proxy for harm does not negate the practical health consequences of consuming heavily processed foods.

Youv've not demonstrated any "practical health consequences". Nor have any of the people peddling UPF woo.

singhini

I don't need to -----> im not the one posting links eager to disprove the claim. You carry on eating it. 

andygb

QrizB said:

singhini said:

In my opinion, while the author dismisses concerns about ultra processed foods, the evidence linking UPFs to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other health issues is growing and shouldn't be ignored. 

The evidence that doesn't exist, you mean?

singhini said:

Observational studies consistently show correlations between high UPF consumption and poor health outcomes

The studies link poor health outcomes to poverty. Industrial foods are cheap and so poor folk eat them. That doesn't demonstrate a link between UPFs and poor health outcomes.

singhini said:

To downplay these risks, risks ignoring the broader patterns in nutrition science, and focusing on industrial processing as a proxy for harm does not negate the practical health consequences of consuming heavily processed foods.

Youv've not demonstrated any "practical health consequences". Nor have any of the people peddling UPF woo.

How about looking at British Heart Foundation's advice with regard to eating Ultra Processed Foods, rather than taking the word of a quite right wing magazine, whose entire existence is based on producing "clickbait" articles, which contain very few verified facts.

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/ultra-processed-foods

olb81

Just a comment .. whenever I look further into my diet, I end up becoming very fussy and going towards low carb options
 However this often leaves me not eating enough and feeling worse.
To do keto properly you have to eat a lot of fat.

avidusmortis

I used to bring in my own. Would cook a whole chicken on Sunday and then use that for sandwiches throughout the week. 

twopenny

The office I worked in it was a youngster who said home made taste better.

I always made mine because I'm before the meal deal era and I always wondered at people paying so much when they came about.
Also I realised it was quicker and more enjoyable to be at home with music or podcasts than queuing at supermarkets.

Sandwiches of course, about 50p to make. You can even make the meal deal ones for about 60p.
Cheese and onion, cheese and chutney, egg and tomato (always by free range from a roadside farm £1.40 half dozen)
Bacon sarnies, sausage, etc
RoastChicken from Iceland £2.75 for 4 thighs if you want to splurge or do a roast at the weekend.

I used to vary it with avacado filled with cottage cheese in summer.

Just cook some hard boiled eggs for the week, extra sausages when you're making dinner and so on.
If you want crisps a big bag is cheaper. 
Chocolate bars in a multi pack.
Always buy when they are on offer.

I also do a spicy lentil lasagna for extra portions. Extra filling I'd make into pasties. 

PurpleGlaze

I always cook extra for dinner the night before and then have the left overs for lunch, this saves me so much money and time, as i don't have to cook a whole separate lunch. It also tastes a lot nicer!

andygb

avidusmortis said:

I used to bring in my own. Would cook a whole chicken on Sunday and then use that for sandwiches throughout the week. 

HM chicken sandwiches are so tasty, much better than anything the supermarkets have on offer.