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Old 01-03-2010, 15:28
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... namely, a bacon/egg/sausage sarnie made with white bread and a smidge of whatever sauce? I often (once or twice weekly) get one of these from the local greasy spoon which is frequented by truckies, and it tastes yum.

But I wonder, would such a sarnie be considered oh-so unhealthy by today's standards? It's just that often I hear about how "hearty" it is to tuck into something like that for breakfast or lunch, but then the scaremongering crowd tends to pipe in by saying how horrendously artery-clogging it is.

When it comes to eating stuff like that in moderation, who's really in the right?
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Old 01-03-2010, 16:12
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Everything is fine in moderation, and as long as you're getting some exercise.

Apart from white bread that is, that's just wrong full stop.
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Old 01-03-2010, 16:20
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Well as an occasional treat its hard to beat !

To make it more healthy could you grill ( rather than fry ) the sausage or bacon and poach the egg....and serve on a wholemeal bread ...still satisfying and less sat fat
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Old 01-03-2010, 16:27
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It's junk food - very fatty.
Moderation and a little of what you fancy though, no need to beat yourself up about it.
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Old 01-03-2010, 16:28
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Eat what you like, so long as more goes out than comes in and you maintain a healthy weight you should be fine.

Certainly once or twice a week should be no problem whatsoever
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Old 01-03-2010, 16:36
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Old 01-03-2010, 18:26
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It's junk food - very fatty.
Moderation and a little of what you fancy though, no need to beat yourself up about it.
It's very fatty but i would hesitate to call it junk food.
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Old 01-03-2010, 19:01
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It's very fatty but i would hesitate to call it junk food.
That's what I was originally getting at - would people generally class it in the same category as McDonald's burgers and chips, or other processed meals like Tesco lasagne and whatnot?

People in general, I mean (shmucks like Gillian McKeith don't count).
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Old 01-03-2010, 19:06
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I agree that fatty does not equate to junk food. At least you know what is in it.
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Old 01-03-2010, 21:32
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It very much depends on the quality of the ingredients and the way it's cooked. From a greasy spoon I'd assume it's using cheap ingredents and fried, so not very healthy.
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Old 01-03-2010, 21:48
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Yes, its fatty but once a week or so isnt terrible, its when you have it every morning that it starts to get too unhealthy. Yes it would be better not to eat it at all but lets face it....life just wouldnt be enjoyable if we all stuck to salad. I loveeee a nice scrambled egg & bacon muffin. I do admit that I always cook it myself though, cant stand the smell of greasy cafes, plus I always grill my bacon which makes a difference.
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Old 01-03-2010, 21:51
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Not junk food by any stretch.

There's nothing wrong with bacon and the rind - it's good old protein and animal fat - that your body is evolved to thrive on.

How can something so simple taste so good? Because it's good for you.
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Old 01-03-2010, 22:18
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Absolutely not junk food at all. Yes they can be high in fat but no more so than other foods and if you don't fry in loads of greasy oil it's perfectly fine. Use kitchen roll to dab off excess fat too, keeps the fat content even lower.

Every is fine in moderation though and even more so if you work out regularly.
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Old 01-03-2010, 23:01
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Absolutely not junk food at all. Yes they can be high in fat but no more so than other foods and if you don't fry in loads of greasy oil it's perfectly fine. Use kitchen roll to dab off excess fat too, keeps the fat content even lower.

Every is fine in moderation though and even more so if you work out regularly.
Something tells me that a greasy spoon, where the op buys the sandwich from, wouldn't bother with this.

Also, as someone else pointed out, the quality of the meat used in the sausages and bacon is probably not great and very fatty so not healthy at all.

Twice a week is a lot for such a high salt and saturated fat meal, but it could be counter balanced if the OP does regular exercise and has an otherwise balanced diet.
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Old 02-03-2010, 00:05
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Yeah, I agree that it's fatty and unhealthy (in excess), but I wouldn't call it junk food.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:26
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Stuffing oneself with stodgy carbs is just as unhealthy, if nto more, then a bit of fat.

There's plenty of people buying 99.99999% fat free foods and happily eating cakes, pasta, potatoes, etc in huge quantities under the delusion that they're eating healthily.

Enjoy it!!
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:08
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Absolutely not junk food at all. Yes they can be high in fat but no more so than other foods and if you don't fry in loads of greasy oil it's perfectly fine.
On the same subject, would a full English brekkie be considered junk food these days?

Every is fine in moderation though and even more so if you work out regularly.
Oh yes. 3 or 4 hour-long sessions of cardio a week has so far kept those pounds away.

Something tells me that a greasy spoon, where the op buys the sandwich from, wouldn't bother with this.
Actually, what they seem to do is scrape away something from the frying surface whilst the bacon and bangers are sizzling. I don't know if this constitutes fat reduction?

the quality of the meat used in the sausages and bacon is probably not great and very fatty so not healthy at all.
Most likely the case. The bacon doesn't look very lean, and I wish it was (although as mentioned above, they always seem to be scraping something away during the frying). As for the sausages, despite being similar in appearance they taste a whole lot better than the ghastly ones we used to have at primary school, so maybe that would indicate better quality as well?

Twice a week is a lot for such a high salt and saturated fat meal, but it could be counter balanced if the OP does regular exercise and has an otherwise balanced diet.
Balanced diet, no chance (the chocolate binges on the weekend negate that possibility). Regular exercise, absolutely. I probably have stodged-up arteries from all the crap I've eaten over time, but at least I'm somewhat underweight rather overweight. *does a victory pose*
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:25
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Simple answer - yes.

Why buy from the cafe? Why not make it yourself at home with free range eggs and locally sourced, farm fresh bacon and sausage. Quicker, tastier, easier and healthier.
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:34
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Why buy from the cafe? Why not make it yourself at home with free range eggs and locally sourced, farm fresh bacon and sausage. Quicker, tastier, easier and healthier.
Erm, nah. Not the point of the topic at all.

(And a mere glance at your post history would suggest that you seem to have an agenda or crusade against such foods.)
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:38
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Erm, nah. Not the point of the topic at all.

(And a mere glance at your post history would suggest that you seem to have an agenda or crusade against such foods.)
That's not the case at all. I am fully in favour of eating eggs, sausages and bacon. But why not make the sandwich yourself instead of wasting money at the cafe?
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:47
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why not make the sandwich yourself instead of wasting money at the cafe?
Plenty of reasons, which aren't relevant to the topic at hand.
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Old 02-03-2010, 08:49
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Plenty of reasons, which aren't relevant to the topic at hand.
They are entirely relevant.

It's your body though, if you wish to continue poisoning it, don't come crying when it all catches up with you.
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:23
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Simple answer - yes.

Why buy from the cafe? Why not make it yourself at home with free range eggs and locally sourced, farm fresh bacon and sausage. Quicker, tastier, easier and healthier.
Well there are plenty of reasons people can't make food at home, not being at home being the obvious one.

There are also plenty of good cafes who don't operate their business solely to poison you. Even my local greasy spoon uses free range eggs and decent butchers sausages, it's simply not true that all bought food is worse than home cooked food.

As for the OP, no I've always thought junk food is cheap, processed stuff. A decent sandwich like this isn't junk.
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:38
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Well there are plenty of reasons people can't make food at home, not being at home being the obvious one.

There are also plenty of good cafes who don't operate their business solely to poison you. Even my local greasy spoon uses free range eggs and decent butchers sausages, it's simply not true that all bought food is worse than home cooked food.

As for the OP, no junk.
I've always thought junk food is cheap, processed stuff. A decent sandwich like this isn't

yeah, that's what I think too, there is a place for it, but I think if you make stuff yerself then you can eat pretty much anything, home made pizza and curry are quite healthy
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:58
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Actually, what they seem to do is scrape away something from the frying surface whilst the bacon and bangers are sizzling. I don't know if this constitutes fat reduction?
They're cleaning the griddle of old grease!
I used to work in a greasy spoon. Griddle-scraping is a bit minging at first, but becomes oddly satisfying.
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