Eating Out to Dining At Home Ratio

[1066gull]

OK, it gets talked about a lot but who actually goes out more rather than dining at home?

I have been brought up to dine properly, and have a balanced diet (but eating between meals ain't that balanced). I rarely go out to eat but it shows the national statistics are more people go out to dine.

So a quick NSC poll, do you go out to dine, or dine at home?

If you do dine at home, is it a balanced healthy diet?



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5263156.stm

 

[Captain Pugwash]

i eat at home as i connot be arsed to leave my shit hold of a house

 

[Starry]

Home.

I don't remember the last time we ate out or even had take away.

I don't like going places and feeing my children food I don't know how it was prepared or exactly what it contains. I am a health food nut so yeah, it's a balanced diet.

 

[Grendel]

I almost exclusively eat at home. I can cook for myself for a week for less money than it would cost me to get a takeaway or eat out for one night. I also don't feel bad if I can't finish my meal, as I can just stick the leftovers in the fridge and have them the next day.

 

[Commander]

Mainly cook at home but love eating out.

 

[the full harris]

Like many of you, I live in Brighton. We have a loads of great places to go out and eat. If I could afford it, I'd do it every night. However, I can't so it's more of a treat for me.

However, when I live in the Midlands during term time, I dont and wouldn't want to eat out much. There are very few nice restaurants and even the ones that there are would be comparitively average down here. The reason I conclude for this is that people in the midlands don't want to eat out. The majority have unadventurous tastes and would rather have the same meals over and over at home. Must be a cultural thing.

In short, eating out is something I very much enjoy enjoy, but only if the restaurant is of a good standard.

 

[the full harris]

Also, in reference to the thread starter, when I lived in Battle, eating out was done less. There aren't as many places to go. That's probably why I, and you, tended to eat at home.

 

[Easy 10]

Home.

I don't remember the last time we ate out or even had take away.

I don't like going places and feeing my children food I don't know how it was prepared or exactly what it contains. I am a health food nut so yeah, it's a balanced diet.

Struth, thats a bit overprotective innit ?
Dining out is a lovely treat for the kids. It was my 11 year olds birthday the other week, so we all went to TGI Fridays for a meal. He was in raptures over the spicy buffalo wings, loved his half rack of ribs, and had eyes like saucers at the banana split ice cream he had for pudding. All that, and the staff made a fuss of him, sang a "Birthday Rap", and made him a hat made of balloons. He was made up.

Dining out is an enjoyable part of a childs education into the world.

 

[Scotty Mac]

if the term dining out involves kfc/burger king/pizza hut/full english then i do tend to do that more than eating in

however, dining out with regards to a proper meal, such as a chinese or curry, rarely takes place these days

 

[Cian]

when I think about, I probably "eat out" more often than at home, but I'm not sure a burger and chips in the pub counts as eating out. Or anything approaching a balanced diet.

 

[the full harris]

however, dining out with regards to a proper meal, such as a chinese or curry, rarely takes place these days

Jesus! Is that what counts as 'proper' eating out!

 

[Scotty Mac]

Jesus! Is that what counts as 'proper' eating out!

well, it is a meal in a restaurant

 

[Starry]

Struth, thats a bit overprotective innit ?
Dining out is a lovely treat for the kids. It was my 11 year olds birthday the other week, so we all went to TGI Fridays for a meal. He was in raptures over the spicy buffalo wings, loved his half rack of ribs, and had eyes like saucers at the banana split ice cream he had for pudding. All that, and the staff made a fuss of him, sang a "Birthday Rap", and made him a hat made of balloons. He was made up.

Dining out is an enjoyable part of a childs education into the world.

I'm just not real big on feeding my children crap and a half rack of ribs at TGI Fridays probably has all the nutritional content of a cardboard box.

I'm glad your son had a nice birthday, my children wouldn't appreciate a trip to TGI Fridays at.all, to them a birthday is all about presents at home and a birthday tea of sandwiches, jelly and ice cream in their pjamas before playing one of the board games with us.

They don't have crisps, no fizzy drinks, nothing processed and they think apple slices with peanut butter or ants on a log are a big treat! I want to keep it that way!

 

[Cian]

Rest assured your children will never become computer programmers then Starry. Not sure I'd live without Irn Bru, Jolt, and having 9 different pizza places on speeddial on my mobile (3 at home, 6 for work)

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I eat out nearly every night. It's not even that unhealthy. Probably.

 

[desprateseagull]

maybe a meal at the pub once a week, otherwise home food.

 

[Easy 10]

I'm just not real big on feeding my children crap and a half rack of ribs at TGI Fridays probably has all the nutritional content of a cardboard box.

They have a decent diet at home, but a birthday is all about treats and a bit of indulgence. He loves being taken out for a meal, one of his biggest thrills was when a waiter called him "sir" as he was ordering his meal in The Elizabethan (the Indian restaurant in Patcham). He went on about that for weeks.

my children wouldn't appreciate a trip to TGI Fridays at.all, to them a birthday is all about presents at home and a birthday tea of sandwiches, jelly and ice cream in their pjamas

Why do you put jelly and ice cream in their pajamas ?

 

[Springal]

Why do you put jelly and ice cream in their pajamas ?

i just spat tea back in my cup and all over my desk

 

[Barrel of Fun]

:thud:

 

[Starry]

They have a decent diet at home, but a birthday is all about treats and a bit of indulgence. He loves being taken out for a meal, one of his biggest thrills was when a waiter called him "sir" as he was ordering his meal in The Elizabethan (the Indian restaurant in Patcham). He went on about that for weeks.



Why do you put jelly and ice cream in their pajamas ?

Yes and jelly and ice cream, presents and staying up late is a treat and a bit of indulgence. That's sweet about him being called sir and it making an impact on him, my little girl went for new shoes a few months ago and the measuring person at the shop called her a Little Lady and she thought she was the bess kness.

I put jelly and ice cream in their pajamas so they have something to snack on in the morning and not wake me up at 5.30am demanding breakfast!