Sick of take-aways!

[I_love_Ken]

I went to my cousins house a few days ago, her mum has never been a strong cook when I've been around, and we've often ended up just having such as waffles and sweetcorn, or in one case even yorkshire puddings with sugar, for a proper meal. We never had snacks, and the other day when I went down, it ende up that we had 4 take-aways in a row, pizza for tea, greasy fry up for breakfast, Macdonalds for lunch, and another pizza for tea again. I can't stand to look at them now...
But really I'm worried about my cousin, she never eats breakfast, or lunch at school, and then goes home at the end of the day and has takeaways, but then she's always ill, both me and my mum are worried about her because she's not getting what she needs so she's ill all the time.

[kat_2502]

I dont mean to be rude honey but either your cousins mum IS SO BUSY she has no time to cook or she is just damn lazy. I think you or your mum should have have a serious word with her. I have a six year old, when she was 3 month i gave her fresh grape juice squeezed from grapes. Ive always encouraged veg with meat or fish potatoe and meat . Along with that she always eats 3 different types of friut everyday. Since she was able to aet solids ive always given friut and veg instead of junk, Mcdonalds is a treat for her and she's a very healthy girl. Belive it or not she writes up her own shopping list and when we go to Asda she will always go to the fruit aisle first.!

[B00]

Ooooo I don't reccomend your mum having a word with your cousins mum, can you imagine the carnage? Someone telling you what to buy and cook?

How old are you and your cousin? Does she get pocket money? Is she old enough to cook her own foods? If she is- then why isn't she?

If she is old enough- has she (or you) thought of offering to go food shopping and buying fresh fruit and veg?

[bednobs]

you can take away greasy fry ups? Where is this? i want to move there!

anyway, not quite sure what your question is because im sure you wont get people disagreeing with you here that takeaways all of the time are bad

[soozie2003]

Is there anyway that you could perhaps invite your cousin to your house for tea two or three times a week. That way your mum could ensure that she gets at least two or three balanced meals a week.
Hopefully, if she is getting regular home cooked meals, she herself might start to nagg your Auntie, in hope that she may get the message that way.

[Daave]

how old is everyone involved? including yourself?

if the cousin is young then you need to sort this out now..

family is family.. if it was my cousin id just go round and say what needed to be said...

if they are eating like this, they are gonna end up with all kinds of problems...

the most nutritional thing from the whole day would be the tomato from the pizza...

none of those foods should be eaten reguarly by young people, yorkshire puddings with WHAT???


waffles and sweetcorn? hmm... sounds like just whatever was left in the freezer to me?

get leaflets from your doctor on nutrition and healthy diets

do they realise how much damage they will be doing to their bodys from the intake of bad food types??