A simple choice...

It would depend of what type of fish, and what the five vegetables were. If they were varieties that I happened to like, then I would prefer that. The burger, fries, onion rings and shake can be had anytime. There are lots of fast food restaurants near us. Getting healthy food when dining out is a lot trickier...at least in our area. Wouldn't it be nice if the latter could taste like the former...and be as healthy?

I would prefer the steamed fish (ironically, I haven't steamed any fish in my, er steamer yet..but I will, one day, if I can find a bloody fishmongers)..but leave out the cous cous and rice would you? Ta!

Well, since I don't like cheeseburgers... just as long as I don't have to eat cous cous...

Ten years ago I would have taken the cheeseburger meal. Now my tastes have changed due to some very stringent re-training of my taste buds in an effort to be healthier so I would take the fish--unless it was fishy tasting fish, then I would just eat the vegetables, starch and water! I've been eating healthy the past couple of years and although I enjoy a hamburger or junk food sometimes, my body doesn't feel so good when I finish. It's just not worth it most of the time.

I would choose the steamed vegetables and the fish! YUM!!! I love my vegetables no...what I eat does not bother me.

Both of those choices contain too large of portions of food for me to eat. I have a smaller appetite. If I didn't have to cook them I would choose the cheeseburger and skip the fries and onion rings, and only drink part of the shake. The reason I would choose that option is because I don't much care for fish.

Neither thanks. No, it doesn't, I eat anything I fancy eating. As I'm quite a fussy eater it's normally old fashioned meat and two veg. followed by a banana and washed down with apple juice. As all the female members of my family have become diabetic in their 50s I'm making the most of eating what I fancy while I can.

I would really prefer the second meal. I would feel more full, and still probably consume fewer calories. I often feel that I am the only person in the US that does not like fries.Since the New Years I have been trying to increase the fruit and vegetables and eat less butter and cheese. I feel much better when I eat less fat and more vegetables. I like milkshakes, but a small one will do for me, thanks. If I eat out at a fast food or a buffet I just feel draggy the rest of the day.

Hey, if I didn't have to cook it, I would definitely go for option #2. Sounds delicious! Where can I get it?

I would choose the burger and onion rings. I don't like steamed foods, even though I know they're better for me. I can't eat fries much any more because they lay in my gut like hardening cement. If I get them covered in cheese sauce, they don't bother me so much because the proteins in the cheese change how the fries are processed, so I can get away with it once in a while. Likewise, the milkshake. It's something I can only do on occasion, but that amounts to maybe twice a year. I don't do fast food much anymore and find that I'll eat Taco Bell before I'll have burgers and fries. I can eat that without issue unlike the other fried and greasy foods - especially if they're high in carbs. That's not to say I don't like a really good juicy bacon cheeseburger at a steakhouse or pub rather than at a fast food place. But, without having a lot of money, those trips are more infrequent than they used to be. I'm better than I used to be in what I eat, but I'm far from eating the perfect diet.

Honestly no matter who cooked it i would choose the fish and veggies. im health conscience and can clearly see my choice to be the best.

Pike- You know from my past discussions that hubby at 30 was diagnosed with high blood pressure to go along with his military disability. We had slowly been working on getting rid of the nasty eating out habits but after a recent wake up call (major weight gain after the holidays) we both got very seriously. We just went shopping today for the next three days until payday when we'll go out and do shopping for the next month, and picked up all healthy foods. We eliminated all the processed foods, sugars, and all carbs that aren't either from dairy or veggies. I have to say that today I have felt really good! We are very serious and have to be for health reasons. Good thing is that we're both young so if we get this going now we'll be set once retirement hits us and hopefully will be in good shape to enjoy it!! That said I'd go with the home cooked, though as I'm allergic to fish it wold have to be another meat. Today for lunch we had beef with a large Caesar salad, and broccoli. We had a healthy omelet for breakfast, cheese/tomato slices for a snack, and tonight we're having beef and cauliflower. Tomorrow we're doing stir fry, and the day after pork dishes. Not sure what we'll get for the weekend but something yummy I'm sure. We're doing an induction diet right now to purge the system of the icky things we were eating over the holidays so hence the limits on nuts, fruits, etc. In two weeks we'll be adding those back in once we've past the "cravings" stage. Namaste-Anora

Sorry to be difficult, but I would technically take neither of them. I would take the vegetables and cous cous or rice but I would leave the fish for you and I would drink at least a pint of room temperature water. The food that I consume does bother me as you know. I can really feel the difference in my body if I eat something remotely unhealthy these days. I never used to worry about these things and never really noticed any difference in my body if I ate different foods, until I was in my mid thirties and starting to pork on the weight. As we get older too, I think we realise that we cannot keep eating rubbish. If we do, then life will be short and painful towards the end.

I choose steamed fish. But, I must choose what kinds of fish. If I don't like the fish, I choose just drink a large milkshake. So, that is my choose when I feel hungry. Have a good day

If I am honest, I honestly would choose the second one. Mostly because I don't like cheeseburgers! I do try hard to eat healthily. Well, I usually have healthy meals, my problem is the unhealthy snacking in between! I went to an exercise class yesterday and think I will keep it up. They give tips on healthy eating and stuff as well although these "plate" diagram things, I'm sure theykeep changing how much of each thing you're supposed to eat!

Honestly, if I had the choice and I'm not cooking, it would depend on my mood. Sometimes, I prefer the first option and most often the second(which is what we have most days). More than the healthy aspect, I seem to LOVE the healthy food:) Even before I had kids of my own, I preferred salads to pizza and cheese burger. That doesn't mean that I've never craved or had these....just that it was more of an indulgence once in a while than a daily affair. Even carbonated drinks...it would take me 3 days to finish one can/bottle (200ml) when I chose to have it. The only time I finished it at one meal would be when I was having junk food.

I´d go for the steamed fish, though I don´t actually like fish so I´d feed that to the cat and stick with the veggies and rice. Even if I had to cook it myself. I´m not a food goodie goodie, but I just don´t like fast food very much. Oddly though, when I was vegetarian many years ago, the only meat product I craved was McDonalds hamburgers. Which is odd as they taste more like cardboard than meat. Once I started eating meat again the urge passed.

Well, I have been a pescatarian for about 12 years. I eat fish, but no other meat. So, for me it is an easy choice. I might miss the onion rings a bit though--

Hello there! it depends on my mood, my tastebuds long for different kinds of food for any given time. Especially now that im pregnant. But this time, between the two, I will pick cheeseburger and fries. That's what my mouth looks for. I love fish and vegetables as well, maybe if I answer your discussion a few hours later and it falls on dinner time, I will pick the steamed fish, rice and veggies. Yes, sometimes, if I eat too much of not so "good" foods, I will surely feel guilty after wards knowing that I would gain extra pounds again, LOL!

It bothers me on what i eat to a small point as i know that most of the stuff is really bad for me. But i do enjoy food nd the junk food does taste so good. At the end of the day we live our lives the way we want to, we do not know when we are going to die and so aslong as we are happy then that is the main thing, yes some of the food i eat is unhealthy but i really do enjoy it, it tastes so good. I do also eat healthily but for taste i would rather have fast food really, also it is great that we aren't wasting time cooking as this is all prepared for us which isd a good thing. Maybe it is good to have a bit of both.But out of the options you gave, i would also choose to have the fast food option.