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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My younger friends (20s, early 30s) eat nothing at home. Every single piece of food they eat every day they buy while they're out or they order in. They will even order Starbucks to their home. Now in their case, they're paying for it themselves as opposed to demanding it from others. But it's quite shocking. I occasionally fall into this pattern for a day or two when I'm very busy or feel down, but then I snap out of it and realize that just because I CAN have any kind of food at any time, it doesn't mean that I can't just have yogurt or scrambled eggs or a piece of salmon at home.

The availability of any kind of food at any time of day at our fingertips, combined with with the fact that it doesn't feel like we're really paying for it because it's all automated to our debit or credit cards, has made this a trend among a lot of people. It's obviously extra problematic when she doesn't even pay for it herself. I think at the very least you need to not pay for it, unless it's for the whole family. You can't really control what she does with her own money or what her friends pay for. Hopefully at some point she and others will realize how indulgent and wasteful this is. [/quote]

Are your younger friends heavy-set? My dd is in college and one of her roommates orders out all the time, two meals a day. Her friend has put on about 40 lbs in three years. If you order in/eat out constantly, you cannot avoid this. [/quote]

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