How Many Times Do You Eat Takeout a Week?

[SanTheSly]

I've had takeout twice since the pandemic hit because of familial birthdays and it was terrible both times.

 

[julia crawford]

Once every two or three weeks. I try to avoid it since it's kind of expensive.

 

[Oichi]

I eat a lot of takeout these days just to support the local restaurants that need it to get by because they're getting fewer customers due to corona. I rarely get takeout from any big franchises like Mcdonalds or Dominos.

 

[Advance.Wars.Sgt.]

Might be only twice per month I eat takeout. I honestly make better food than stuff I order, so I save money as well as being more satisfied.

 

[Bold One]

Almost never.

Pretty much only eat out with m8s. And covid has cut that shit down by a lot.

 

[FlashChopCoffee]

Maybe once a month. I own so many cookbooks that I feel guilty every time I order out.

 

[Dervius]

I feel like there's a big jump between "Less than once a week" and "1-3 times a week".

We get takeaway more or less once a week. We used to also eat out at restaurants probably once or twice a fortnight back in the old world.

 

[AniHawk]

basically never. partly because i make a point to just stop by the grocery store on the way home if i feel like i need something different to eat. the only time i do takeout is when i'm with friends or family.

 

[Red Liquorice]

I get Chinese once or twice a year. Zero times in 2020. That's it. Haven't had a takeaway pizza in about 15 years, haven't had a McDonalds since the turn of the millenium and probably could count on both hands the times I've had a junk food burger in my entire life. I eat crap sometimes, but I make it myself I suppose.

 

[Irishmantis]

16 times a week an option?

Jesus don't even think I eat 16 times a week

but for myself not great usually 3-4 but I voted 4-7 since it's def more times 4 than3

 

[Pankratous]

Hmm... probably 4-7.

 

[CortexVortex]

Last year at least 4 times a week, sometimes more.
This year I try to live healthier and cut it down to once a week. I just wanna wear my favourite tshirts again.

 

[Khasim]

Soon after the pandemic started where I live (around April) I got addicted to Burger King, gained about 25kg over ~6 months (currently at 93, was about 70 this time last year), I was eating it 5-7 times a week, sometimes as the only meal of the day to try and justify it, still got fat.

Now I found a catering service that I like the taste of, it's gonna cost me less, fills me up nicely even though it's a looot less calories than I got used to over the past couple of months and it's healthy.
I bought a microwave specifically to be able to heat up some meals (I only had a stove up to that point) and I'm working out again to get rid of that shit.

So now I guess I'm still ordering takeout 7 times a week, but it's just because I am depressed as fuck (checking out therapists currently) and I can't cook for shit (also hate it with a passion currently), I also have IBS which means I need to be on a specific diet unless I want to spend a lot of time in the bathroom (one of the reasons I got addicted to Burger King is because, for some damn reason, it doesn't hurt me).
Hopefully once I no longer feel like an absolute disgusting pig I'll stop ordering takeout completely.

 

[shenden]

A week? Zero.

More of when I just don't feel like cooking, at all. I would say around 2-3 times a month. Especially during payday, I love celebrating payday with eating out/takeaway

 

[kiriku]

I used to cook like 90 % of my meals even before the pandemic, and now that I work from home it's even easier. No takeout needed, I can just walk into the kitchen and cook something up during lunches.

 

[BlueKaty]

Once a week. I pick up some asian takeout, a pizza, hotdogs or burgers depending on my mood after shopping for groceries. I don't eat much anyway, a sandwich gets me through the day and for dinner I cook myself a quick meal.

 

[Redcrayon]

Usually once a month as a family treat. It's comparatively expensive but I do most of the cooking and it's nice to have the evening off once in a while!

 

[Koukalaka]

I get it once or twice a month usually, although I've started doing it slightly more because of COVID to support places.

I did it a lot more when I lived with someone as particularly with delivery the costs scale much better with more than one person.

 

[residentgrigo]

Less than once a week. Close to never for the last few years.

 

[RetroMG]

Depends on how stressful the week has been. Our goal has always been 1-2 times per week.
This week it's been 1-2 times per day.

 

[MJForum Poster]

Feel like the poll options are set up to skew the results. 1-3 is a huge block. There is an incredible difference getting takeout once a week vs. 3 times a week

 

[OrangeNova]

1-3 times a week during WFH.

While working in the office, that jumps to 4-7.

And December while working not at home, it's 7-15

 

[Delicious Waffles]

1-3 times a week right now. Got a pregnant wife. Sure it's going to increase soon.

 

[Osahi]

Once every two weeks I do the most Belgian thing possible, getting french fries + some fried snacks in a place like this:

Maybe once a month we order pizza or kebab, and a few times a year we take-out chinese food. But I don' think I'd adds up to once a week.

 

[DoubleYou]

Twice a month

 

[iAmPossum]

Rarely these days. Prefer my own as I know what and what not is in my food.

 

[Menchin]

I prepare and cook everything I eat. I don't recall ever having takeout.

 

[AndyVirus]

Like 5-10 times.


A year.

 

[Tremorah]

A pizza per week keeps the doctor away, or something like that

 

[eXistor]

Once a month maybe? I haven't done it in months currently though. It's way too expensive to do on a regular basis imo.

 

[Unaha-Closp]

Put me down as Never but for the last day of 2020 and to celebrate my weight loss during that year I got 2 vegan pizzas delivered and scoffed them up like a pig in a trough. But that was the exception that proved the rule for me. It never occurs to me, and it would cost me like 3 or 4 times more to feed myself than just nuking some soup in the micro or whathaveyou, that I just never do it. I know it's a hugely popular thing and if I were not vegan and poor I might do it more but yeah put me down as Never.

 

[ParanormalFupa]

1-2 times a week but we have been tying to do it even more lately to help out some of our local favs, the ones that haven't closed already :(

 

[PinkSpider]

Friday usually involves takeaway, a bottle (or two) of wine and binge watching stuff. Maybe roll that on to Saturdays too. I refuse to get it during the week however.

 

[InaudibleWhisper]

Usually once on the weekend. Working from home I get lunch 1-2 times a week now too.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Roughly once a week, but sometimes don't get any.

 

[Sanjuro]

You're probably wasting a lot of money too, please try to be aware of how much food you buy if you won't eat your leftovers.

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Oh, I don't have too many leftovers overall. Usually it's a small portion and end up tossing it after a few days any way.

 

[sven]

Probably 3-4 times a week on average. It's a good thing I get a lot of exercise lol

 

[Kyrios]

On average like once a week. Either Saturday or one day during the week.

 

[Agamon]

I really gotta try to concoct something weird to make what I can make myself taste worse then fast food.

 

[RailWays]

1-2 times a week, usually when I'm just not feeling like making something

 

[Deleted member 49611]

not every week and usually only on a friday or saturday. if i'm feeling really lazy and hungry i will sometimes get one on both friday/saturday night.

haven't had a takeaway for about a month. could go one tonight now!

 

[GrimGrinningGuy]

We get takeout either sat or Sunday. So once a week

 

[Monkeylord]

2, maybe 3 times a year.

It's too expensive.

 

[SpookySpice]

Usually get take-out once a week with my partner and we always make sure to order from a place where we will have leftovers for lunch.

Honestly Lunch is the most difficult meal for me, at least dinner I have time to cook.

 

[Deleted member 9932]

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[_swee_]

I forgot the last time I had takeout, been trying to cook at home to save money

 

[Ballou]

Once a week usually, on the weekend.

Feel like the poll options are set up to skew the results. 1-3 is a huge block. There is an incredible difference getting takeout once a week vs. 3 times a week

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Agree. Big difference from a financial and diet perspective.

 

[SasaBassa]

A very good thing about the current circumstances is I'm down to once a week if that and have been cooking my weekly cheat meal more often than not.

It also tastes better this way -- give it a shot yall.

 

[Deleted member 6263]

Tuesdays always turn into taco tuesdays for us. And then Fridays we're usually close to being out of food prep so we sometimes order then.

 

[nullref]

We've generally been doing once a week during the pandemic (usually dinner on Friday). Otherwise, I'm home all the time and I enjoy cooking, so I make most everything else.