Do you think pubs should start now?
2006-08-27 05:10:41 · 17 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
The main problem is the beer. Why not just make all the doors narrower so obese people can't get in.
2006-08-27 05:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think that pubs are a very small part of the problem..
that fact is it costs a lot more to eat healthly and if pubs still want to offer their 2 meals for £5 deals i dont think this is possible.
the fact also remains that most people dont go to a pub daily to eat.
if however you look at the supermarkets you may note that you are more likely to find soda, crips or microwave meals on special offer than veg or fruit.
i would have to say this needs to start at home and keep pub food to being a treat.
as a chef i have always tried to produce both healthy and ecomomic meals but when you think that pubs want to make 70%+ on meals realistically the price of the food would have to go up. you may still find healthy food if you go to a decent gastro pub but when getting 2 meals for £5 you really do get what you pay for.
my family work in schools and they have noted that more and more children are taking as their lunch crisps, sweets and sodas so i think to combat this problem we need to think more about education from a young age.
beyond that the price of fresh food needs to come down you can buy a microwave meal for around £1 however to buy the fresh produce and make the same meal from scratch you will look at around double that price. now if you are on a low income you dont have much of an option.
2006-08-27 05:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by rob 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Many places offer some lighter fare menu items. Then there are the places known for there heavy fattening foods. Stews, fried items ect . If the pub is good people will go there for the famous item, generally not caring too much. I for one enjoy junk sometimes, I just wont eat it all the time. You need to enjoy your life. I can lose a few pounds but I excersice regularly and eat better most of the time.
2006-08-27 06:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ask the Chef 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you really want the government policing what you eat and making those decisions for you? I don't think so. They already have recommendations in place in the form of the dietary pyramid. Food has nutritional information printed on the side. If people choose not to read it, or abide by it, that's no different from those who smoke in spite of all the warnings against it.
Any pub or restaurant which starts policing its patrons' food is not going to last in business very long.
2006-08-28 03:50:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie Young 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think pubs should be shut down, I think it should be up to the establishment to provide a ''healthier'' menu for their patrons...even to the point of offering low or zero carb booze!
The reason soo many people are obese is because they don't know what different types of foods do to their body...given the proper education (in school) I believe the next generation can live a healthier life without obesity.
2006-08-27 05:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well you are going to a pub. And from the pubs that I know if they serve food then that usually means they have a pretty good menu. But your really there to drink and socialize. If you want a low calorie/low fat food stick to salsa and tortilla chips. It's probably your best option. Besides if your there drinking that puts on a lot of calories and carbs. So what's the difference?
2006-08-27 05:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by mbrbenton 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the only control to ever be excercised there will be by pub-goers, their changing attitudes. If those change.
Pubs are leisure places, and not really catering establishments (except the drinks). I don't know anyone who uses a pub regularly for eating.
As far as the power-that-be are concerned, I reckon they mainly think everyone should be obese and not like it, and deal with it through expensive gyms!
2006-08-27 05:21:06 · answer #7 · answered by Chris cc 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very good question and yes I think they should have a "healthier choice available, after all healthy food can also taste very good as long as it is cooked well. But on the other hand how many pub chef's have got any idea of health, maybe they should all be sent on courses to teach them how to cook good wholesome healthy food, with less fat and slat and sugar and more fresh ingredients without the price going through the ceiling, or is that just wistfull thinking on my part.
2006-08-27 05:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by Cj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is inevitable that soon the government will control what we eat. What ever made us think we ever really had the freedom to control such an important national security matter like what we should have for dinner? The fate of the free world hangs in the balance! I hope the largest bureaucracy yet devised issues guidelines consisting of tens of thousands of pages of food-related rules, with an extensive section on chewing and proper utensil selection.
2006-08-27 05:29:26 · answer #9 · answered by szydkids 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Healthy food tastes nice, so why not? I also think pubs should offer that new "Low carb" beer that out now. Alot of people including myself are on low carb diets and are sick of drinking red wine all the time.
2006-08-27 05:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by bunny942001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I when to Scotland recently and they were in talks on banning pie and chips !!!!
No smoking ... No pie the next thing will be no alcohol.
Is this not against our human rights, do we not have any choice left on how we look after ourselves ???
People wil eat want they want even if it is available at the pub or not .....
2006-08-27 05:34:48 · answer #11 · answered by cammy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋