Lazy fatty forced to eat crisps and chocolate

Gramaisc

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Lunar Scorpion said:
measures 90cm(36in) x 62cm(25in) or 124cm(50in) when opened out fully.
Still not 15 foot 8 by 9 foot, is it? Bit of a nancy-boy table by my reckoning....
 

My Name is URL

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Back to the topic at hand and the can you / can't you eat healthy for less debate......

Tonight at 8pm on BBC2 is Economy Gastronomy, should be good:

New series. Leading chefs and restaurateurs Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett show how to slash food bills but still eat well. They set out to help the Englands, a family who rely on convenience foods for their main meals and confess they have never used fresh produce in the kitchen. The duo set up a plan aimed at reducing the amount of money the family spend and making them cook everything from scratch
 

Wookie

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/me sets the video...
(Virtually, you understand. Has anyone managed to connect a VCR to a Virgin cable box and had it record anything? It seems ridiculous to me that I have no method of recording television programmes for later viewing.)
 

db

#chaplife
Wookie said:
(Virtually, you understand. Has anyone managed to connect a VCR to a Virgin cable box and had it record anything? It seems ridiculous to me that I have no method of recording television programmes for later viewing.)
i take it you're joking lol.. surely you don't still own a video, let alone try and record stuff with it??
 

db

#chaplife
dirtybobby said:
people who say "healthy food is more expensive" are the sort of people who think "healthy food" means buying weight watchers ready meals instead of tesco value ready meals :roll:
Lunar Scorpion said:
I've heard this argument before and I can't belive it's true.
Asda/Tesco own brand cheapo crisps = 47p approx.
Asda/Tesco own brand cheapo pot noodle = 24p approx.
Decent loaf of bread = 80p+ approx.
I could provide more examples if you wish.
thanks for proving my point lol..

Lunar Scorpion said:
Rikki said:
Growing your own can be alot of work but it dosent have to be as for knowledge its not really that complicated and if in doubt google it. I personally think If more people were taught at a young age about it we wouldn't hear as many stories like this one. Actually I think cooking and basic gardening should be compulsory in schools.
I agree, but it still isn't the case that it would be suitable for everyone so you have to bear that in mind.
have to agree with lunar here.. growing one's own may be possible, but it really does take saving money to a whole new level of dedication.. produce is so cheap in supermarkets that i would sooner pay 50p for 4 spuds (or whatever it is) than grow my own! i know the whole point of this discussion is ways to eat for less, but even the poorest person can afford 4 spuds and a couple of tins of economy beans (to use someone else's example)..

mmmmmmmmm, baked spud with beans & cheese :love:
 

Wookie

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dirtybobby said:
Wookie said:
(Virtually, you understand. Has anyone managed to connect a VCR to a Virgin cable box and had it record anything? It seems ridiculous to me that I have no method of recording television programmes for later viewing.)
i take it you're joking lol.. surely you don't still own a video, let alone try and record stuff with it??
Nope, deadly serious. Used it up until about mid-2007, when the Virgin installation went in... since then it's sat behind the sofa. I might dig it out again, actually, I've got that aerial on the roof that I may as well make work for its keep.
Mind you, I'll have a spare PC next week, if all goes well - can I use that as a PVR and tell Virgin to stick V+ up their tailpipe?
 

Rikki

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dirtybobby said:
Lunar Scorpion said:
Rikki said:
Growing your own can be alot of work but it dosent have to be as for knowledge its not really that complicated and if in doubt google it. I personally think If more people were taught at a young age about it we wouldn't hear as many stories like this one. Actually I think cooking and basic gardening should be compulsory in schools.
I agree, but it still isn't the case that it would be suitable for everyone so you have to bear that in mind.
have to agree with lunar here.. growing one's own may be possible, but it really does take saving money to a whole new level of dedication.. produce is so cheap in supermarkets that i would sooner pay 50p for 4 spuds (or whatever it is) than grow my own! i know the whole point of this discussion is ways to eat for less, but even the poorest person can afford 4 spuds and a couple of tins of economy beans (to use someone else's example)..

mmmmmmmmm, baked spud with beans & cheese :love:
I'll admit your not really going to save any money growing your own and if money was tight you would be far better off spending the time working in a way that your getting paid. I just think its a good way of getting people interested in food/cooking and their fear of it, which I think is alot of peoples problem.

Oh and the spud and beans was my example
 

djstaffs

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And its all good exercise too digging your own allotment and looking after it, just to kind of bring it back to the original object of this thread.
 

Rikki

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Yes it can certainly bring you out in a sweat. It did when we were clearing our overgrown plot earlier in the year while sitting on the mini digger.
 

djstaffs

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mini digger?? WOW suddenly it sounds a whole lot of fun....but then i am thinking of me and several other peopl all having mini diggers and racing round the allotments......anyone up for it?? :lol:
 

tek-monkey

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I'm in!

Back on topic though, why do all these fatties think not affording the gym is the problem? Anyone with the willpower to keep up a proper fitness regime would not sit on their ass eating crisps all day. And you don't need a gym to exercise, its just an excuse. Anything to avoid personal responsibility.
 
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