Is it loss of skills or loss of time for cooking? When two parents work 10 hours a day and spend an hour or more commuting there’s not a lot of time to shop, prep, cook, and clean up. There’s a reason the biggest trend kitchen items in recent years were Air Fryers (to cook frozen foods) the IntantPot.
My ass, I know how to cook and there ain’t shit I can do about the cost of my ingredients literally doubling.
Swapping out items for cheaper options doesn’t always work and those “cheaper” options are also more expensive. I don’t eat any frozen foods, don’t eat expensive meat options, and don’t shop at bougie stores but it’s still hard to leave without somehow spending $100. It ain’t like veggies are super cheap either or can be easily replaced.
Also I’m supposed to somehow ignore nutrition? Cheap shit is often BAD for your health because the companies that make them are dubious at best. I’ve tasted real farm raised pork and the difference between that and what is in the store is unimaginable if you have never tried it. It truly does make a difference. Enough to make you question what you’re really buying at the store.
I’m not sure about that. I think my cooking skills have resulted in spending a heck of a lot more money than someone that only knows how to ramen noodles or Mac and cheese. Processed foods in other words are usually a lot cheaper per meal than making the real deal homemade.
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Is it loss of skills or loss of time for cooking? When two parents work 10 hours a day and spend an hour or more commuting there’s not a lot of time to shop, prep, cook, and clean up. There’s a reason the biggest trend kitchen items in recent years were Air Fryers (to cook frozen foods) the IntantPot.
My ass, I know how to cook and there ain’t shit I can do about the cost of my ingredients literally doubling.
Swapping out items for cheaper options doesn’t always work and those “cheaper” options are also more expensive. I don’t eat any frozen foods, don’t eat expensive meat options, and don’t shop at bougie stores but it’s still hard to leave without somehow spending $100. It ain’t like veggies are super cheap either or can be easily replaced.
Also I’m supposed to somehow ignore nutrition? Cheap shit is often BAD for your health because the companies that make them are dubious at best. I’ve tasted real farm raised pork and the difference between that and what is in the store is unimaginable if you have never tried it. It truly does make a difference. Enough to make you question what you’re really buying at the store.
I’m not sure about that. I think my cooking skills have resulted in spending a heck of a lot more money than someone that only knows how to ramen noodles or Mac and cheese. Processed foods in other words are usually a lot cheaper per meal than making the real deal homemade.
Pretty sure microwaves exist.