even if these figures are slightly exaggerated, I still stand by my statement that cooking a healthy meal is cheaper than eating out or eating shit (excluding ramen) anyday of the week.

It's just it's more time consuming.

I will agree with the three examples you said, but those are definitely the exceptions under certain situations (I mean soda isn't cheaper than water after all, and it makes sense why leaner cuts of meat are more expensive...)
I mean rice is cheaper that chips, fruit is cheaper than fruit roll ups, fucking cheerios is cheaper than super fruity pebbles or whatever the fuck you want to call it, etc...

You make a good comment about the produce. We would have to, heaven forbid, go to the grocery store maybe multi times a week.

I think it's just convenience not necessarily cost that has us eating shit.

ramen = cheapest and most worthless

because if your froze an onion it would be mushy and disgusting afterwards so buying 10 onions is a waste of money unless you reeeeeeeeeeally like eating that many!?

plums in lubbock arent that cheap at least. i wish they were because they are my 2nd favorite fruit!

food IS based around convenience and not necessarily price. but you cant just say oh well then have people go to the grocery store 3 times a week. if you are able to do that - thats a luxury in America

Yeah I love to cook, hate to clean, so cheap and quick it usually is . If mess and cleanup were no problem, I'd friggin grill stuff in the backyard every day.

how is going to the grocery store 3 times a week a luxury in America:
1) They are pretty much opened whenever you have an inkling to go to the grocery store
2) They are literally minutes away from where you live (assuming you have a car, if you are biking even, it isn't that unmanageable)

That seems like the definition of convenience to me. Its the cooking/cleaning part that people are lazy about...

Cleaning can't be all that bad. I mean if you're just cooking for like four people or less, pop in the plates/bowls/silverware into a dishwasher, rub down the grill, and max have about 5 things to hand wash.

Granted it is a lot more work than throwing away a microwavable meal...

Painting a house aint that bad either. I mean, just grab some paint/brushes/ladders, brush on the paint, let it dry, and you're done. Easy!

so you are a single working mother with three kids. going to the grocery store like that is super difficult. try not having a car, working two jobs, and being poor. have you ever lived in america or were you just born with a silver spoon?! theres a reason why obesity is more likely in the poor

That book needs to be on Oprah's book club.

Eat fresh fruit and whole grain bread and sandwiches, probably healthy and easy

yes, I still think you can go to super market that is pretty much opened 24-7 multiple times a week under the above scenarios.

I guarantee that the person not having a car/working two jobs still manages to play x-box/watch television/has down time where he could be investing in his future health by not popping in fucking hot pockets into a microwave.

I mean other countries are afflicted with single parents/poverty and they seem to deal with it just fine. We are just lazier...

hot pockets are expensive




$.50 turkey pot pies are not.... lol

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