[Ammi]

...I think the worst thing for you out of all foods is no food..?...no income/no food ...I know that’s an extreme but these businesses are struggling and if they don’t succeed then it’ll just add to those having no jobs and will struggle in buying any food...junk/or no junk...Obviously certain foods included in the scheme are by far not ideal in terms of health ...but nothing about the world atm is ideal and I think it’s just one step at a time...there has been many weeks when people haven’t been able to have these things...so hopefully they’ll be more ‘treats’ than a complete lifestyle, going forward...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Some people can't afford these outlets often so it'll be nice that they can treat themselves.

...or what reece said, really..there’s that as well...I think people deserve a treat with all of the restrictions of late...

[Nicky91]

fair enough Ammi, also i personally rarely order food from any of those, only time is when we are on holiday and we don't like to cook ourselves

not that i do not eat ''junkfood'' but when we have fries we do bake them ourselves, now we are more onto frozen foods, due to bad potato quality overall

if potato quality is good, homemade fries of course

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Denver

If more people wasnt snobby about Aldi and Lidl they would realise they could get fruit and veg for a cheaper price

Crap fruit and veg. And meat.

The reality of the cheaper prices at the bargain basement supermarkets is unfortunately that it is of lesser quality.

Meat is the worst offender, though.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I think the worst thing for you out of all foods is no food..?...no income/no food ...I know that’s an extreme but these businesses are struggling and if they don’t succeed then it’ll just add to those having no jobs and will struggle in buying any food...junk/or no junk...Obviously certain foods included in the scheme are by far not ideal in terms of health ...but nothing about the world atm is ideal and I think it’s just one step at a time...there has been many weeks when people haven’t been able to have these things...so hopefully they’ll be more ‘treats’ than a complete lifestyle, going forward...

I agree with that Ammi, nothing wrong with a bit of junk or a take-away as a treat, it doesn't do any harm if you're eating OK otherwise and keep active. Food is demonised more than it needs to be to be honest. Obviously over-eating (but that's of any kind of food) and eating NOTHING but junk is going to be bad, but the biggest offender in terms of health is sedentary lifestyle. People can be thin and unhealthy. People with a perfectly average BMI can have shocking cardiovascular fitness. Etc.

[Cherie]

It’s only going to last for 12 days so I doubt people are going to double their size in that time, it’s more about getting people confident to eat out rather than encouraging over eating as you have to eat in to avail I believe

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I agree with that Ammi, nothing wrong with a bit of junk or a take-away as a treat, it doesn't do any harm if you're eating OK otherwise and keep active. Food is demonised more than it needs to be to be honest. Obviously over-eating (but that's of any kind of food) and eating NOTHING but junk is going to be bad, but the biggest offender in terms of health is sedentary lifestyle. People can be thin and unhealthy. People with a perfectly average BMI can have shocking cardiovascular fitness. Etc.

...I think that many people are generally physically healthier atm as well with the once a day exercise through all of these months that some have been doing for the first time...so if junk food is on the menu, it’s a good time to have that balance...and I do think it’s a well deserved ‘feel good’ atm as well....and obviously helping the business/economy/employment...

[Nicky91]

but ok if businesses are struggling then lowering your prices is a smart move, what i said earlier i didn't mean (i am myself all caught up into the ''anti-fastfood'' mindset) but of course hope they manage to survive so those people can keep their jobs

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It’s only going to last for 12 days so I doubt people are going to double their size in that time, it’s more about getting people confident to eat out rather than encouraging over eating as you have to eat in to avail I believe

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It’s only going to last for 12 days so I doubt people are going to double their size in that time, it’s more about getting people confident to eat out rather than encouraging over eating as you have to eat in to avail I believe

I read the vat is down for 6 months.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Barry.

I read the vat is down for 6 months.

That’s 15 per cent, Im referring to the 50% off, the vat reduction is on takeaways as well