Obesity And Government Half Paying For A Greasy Pub Fry Up ????

[SparklyKid]

Madness. Gov suggesting BOGOF deals should not apply to unhealthy foods yet will pay half (or the taxpayer will, ie me) towards a fry up.

The world has finally gone mad.

[fiction-factory]

It's for August . Ideally restrict it salads, veg and what else? Or should I be scrapped altogether?

[ummmm]

You won't be forced to eat a fry up. Healthy food is also available.

[dannyk13]

If it is only for August the leave it.Nobody is going to get obese in a month.

[douglas9401]

One must remember that in all of this nonsense our leaders are the type who think stuff like 'artisan bread' is a real thing to be valued.

They're not wired for real life.

[ToraToraTora]

yes there does appear to be a dichotomy here!

[jackthehat]

Mrs JtH and I had a rather pleasant and healthy meal paid for, in part, by the Government.

Not many of our fellow diners went for the 'fry-up' type meal...

[derek-33]

you presume that all "pubs "serve greasy fry ups ? maybe you should venture out more

[ummmm]

Well Sparkly loves his egg and chips...

[teacake44]

Nothing wrong with a fry up, providing you don't live on just that, the message I think is aimed at folk who live on such, and all other fast food. If one finds that you do need your daily dose of fat and still can't afford that meal out, you could always buy a 30p block of lard and suck that while riding your bike.

[youngmafbog]

Two different things, although I agree the message could be rather confusing.

The offer to pay for some of your meal (supposedly a treat) in a restaurant for a month is an attempt to kick start the industry. I'm not sure of it myself but hey its not a huge sum in the grand scheme of things so worth a punt.

The obesity problem is a long term project. I would suggest most people will only take up the offer of eating out a couple of times whereas BOGOFF offers will be continually taken up by some.

It is difficult and a fine line but we need to get the economy going but also long term 'cure' obesity before it breaks the NHS. And it will.

[teacake44]

You can try and beat the problem, but I doubt you will. I can think right back to the 60/70s and remember people who lived at the fish and chip shop every night, and school kids did at lunch times, if not eating school meals. Today the problem is made bigger with the increase in large fast food chains, I can only remember Wimpey bars.
Plus you have a massive ready meal industry, and most are far from healthy. Lots of father's and mothers can't even cook, and even if they can don't want to, because its far to easy to send out for food. Go into any Mcdonald's at about 4 pm any day of the week and it is full of school kids, been given the money to eat before getting home, Job done for parents.

[dannyk13]

TC, in the 60/70's, I think people, especially school children, exercised more which helped to stave off obesity.

[teacake44]

Yes your right PE, but there was still over weight adults and kids, that's why I said the problem today is made bigger by.........

[Apc2604]

The only time we have fry ups is when we stay in inns and have break fast. and even then for me it's only bacon, one sausage and tomato. I would be super slim and more healthy, if only I could give up cheese! OH has everything on offer, but he never gets fry ups at home or when we eat out!

[New Judge]

//Or should I be scrapped altogether?//

Yes. In fact it should never have been introduced.

//Mrs JtH and I had a rather pleasant and healthy meal paid for, in part, by the Government.//

No, Jack, paid for in part by the taxpayer. The government doesn’t have any money for this, or for the £50 vouchers they are dishing out to people to get their bikes mended.

This scheme is part of the huge “we must do something” attitude prevalent in government. Looking at the establishments that have signed up to the discount scheme, a large majority are those serving predominantly unhealthy food. One outlet round my way has a special promotion for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. You can get double portions of all your favourite food (pizza, burgers and chips) for the single price. Yesterday morning I walked past my local McDonalds drive through. Cars were queued down the road awaiting their opening. There was still a large queue when I returned some hours later. Today they are back to normal – just the usual decent sized queue. It’s easy to see where large sums of taxpayers’ dosh are being spent. Huge numbers of people in the UK have appalling diets. It no good saying “ah, but they can get a nice healthy salad if they want one.” They don’t. Now they can get twice as much of the usual rubbish they eat or the same amount for half the price. It’s lunacy.

[teacake44]

You only have to look at Greggs profits pre lockdown to see what people are eating, and gave their staff a £300 bonus last Christmas. In my local indoor shopping centre they have 3 shop units within 50 metres of each other, all very busy, and its not that bigger shopping centre.

[dannyk13]

TC, is Gregg's food unhealthy then?

[fiction-factory]

I think the government will get quite a bit back, NJ, in terms of VAT, beer /wine duty, tax and NI on employees' earnings, tax on any profits, savings on UC /furlough payments for employees.

As a general point, there's a very negative attitude on here to measures taken with good intentions (hand gels, face masks are other examples) and which most people in real life go along with/support without all the nitpicking we get on here.

[dannyk13]

FF The trouble is that anything the Government does is anathema to certain Abers.

[youngmafbog]

Greggs can be healthy - if you choose correctly.