Balanced Diet

Danger Phoenix · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:03

A friend of mine is claiming that because she has been doing nothing all day, the following are classified as good and balanced meals. Note that nothing else as been eaten in between these.

Breakfast
Tea

Lunch
Half a Tin of Soup
One Slice of Bread

Dinner
Half a Tin of Beans
One Slice of Toast
Cheese
Jalapeños

What do you think OcUK?

/Edit 1: Ooo, just found out that a third of a cucumber has also been consumed!

Edit 2: She just asked me to post that she will have some fruit later and that she is vegetarian.

Participant · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:05

She must look like a rake.

Edit - how can we judge, without pics?

Morba · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:07

Wow, huge kcal deficit lol.
I'd be having headaches and hunger pains for hours!

Dr.EM · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:07

Massively lacking in vitamins and minerals as well as sheer calories. Terrible.

PapaLazaru · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:09

Half a Tin of Beans
One Slice of Toast
Cheese
Jalapeños

Sounds pretty awesome. Got all the ingedients already. :cool:

Andr3w · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:09

I had more than that for my lunch!

semi-pro waster · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:10

Balanced in what sense? You could add breakfast + lunch on a scale and weigh them against dinner?

It's a pretty rubbish set of meals, no fresh fruit or vegetables (unless you count the jalapenos I suppose) with little in the way of nutrition or sustenance. It might be enough to keep her going but it's a long way from a set of healthy and balanced meals.

neoboy · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:13

I'd consume more calories just by looking at food rather than eating all that.

Chris1712 · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:17

Where the meat at?

Fuzz · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:17

Balanced on one finger maybe..

As for nutritiously balanced, not a hope in hell.

UltimateBadger · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:18

No fresh fruit/veg and no breakfast. Fail.

utajoker · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:21

thats enough food for tea since lunch and dinner are the same thing

Amp34 · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:22

Dr.EM said:
Massively lacking in vitamins and minerals as well as sheer calories. Terrible.

Well some minerals in Cheese at least, but I'm guessing she's not eating much!

Amp34 · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:23

utajoker said:
thats enough food for tea since lunch and dinner are the same thing

Wait, what... No they're not. You have a sandwich for your dinner then? You must have a serious calorie deficit!

Dinner is had every day, your biggest meal of the day, tea is had if you haven't had lunch because you ate dinner at lunch time!

Danger Phoenix · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:28

Right, just been asked to post:

Ok, ask what they think if I have a salad consisting of cucumber, cherry tomatoes, spring onion, lettuce, jalepenos, red pepper with a half teaspoon of pesto and about 10g cheese instead of the beans on toast.

Andr3w · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:29

Thats good....bit....no meat? Carbs?

Danger Phoenix · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:32

Andr3w said:
Thats good....bit....no meat? Carbs?

She's vegetarian

wannabedamned · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:32

hmm, I hate seeing stuff like this. Why people have started to think eat almost nothing! It's good for you! I have no idea.

Tell her to have oatmeal with her tea.

Also tell her to try Tofu

Aedus · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:34

She needs protein.

semi-pro waster · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:39

Danger Phoenix said:
Right, just been asked to post:

That's a bit better in that there's fresh produce in there although it is still lacking in protein and fibre amongst other things and she's probably just plain not eating enough. Not to mention there's still no breakfast in there.