Does anyone cook anymore?
By JanieJetz
@JanieJetz (47)
United States
January 30, 2007 10:39am CST
I am single and I find that cooking often costs more than buying prepared food at the grocery store. Do you do the same? Buy the time I buy all the ingredients to cook a recipe, it costs more than buying a prepared dinner, and I also end up throwing half of it away since I don't love leftovers.
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@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
30 Jan 07
While it is true some meals are cheaper to buy already prepared, I very seldom buy them. I find meals taste much better if I make them and I think they are better for you too. I have three children and if I had to buy pre-prepared meals, I think it would end up costing me much more than a bag of potatoes, some hamburger and vegetables.
@JanieJetz (47)
• United States
30 Jan 07
You sound right to me. With a large family I imagine it would be very expensive to buy prepared food/dinners. For me it's not as hard on my bank account since I'm single, but I think your point about it tasting better is a good one. Taste vs. convenience.... another string for discussion!
@contusion12878 (669)
• United States
30 Jan 07
cooking food may be more expensive then buying prepared food, but it is a lot healthier for you. Atleast when you make your own dinner or lunch or breakfast, you know exactly what you are putting in your foods. And how much you are putting in. So it may be more expensive, but Id rather spend the few extra dollars and live alot longer
@JanieJetz (47)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I totally get what you are saying. When I buy prepared food, I try to buy organic as much as possible from health food sections at grocery stores. Even though organic is more expensive, I still feel it's not as expensive as cooking for one. Maybe it is though?? It's true that so much prepared food these days has added sugars. I dread seeing "high fructose corn syrup" in the list of ingredients. Or "partially hydrogenated oil". How much added fat and sugar do we need! I think there should be a law or something that regulates how much added sugar goes into food. American consumers aren't paying attention, and it's causing many many problems i.e. childhood obesity. But should government get involved with personal choices?
@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
Oh well I was single for many years and at first I found that it costs me more to cook my own food at home but when I discovered that I could leave the left over food for one day and then eat something else the next day after cooking and then going back to the food that I had cooked the day before I ended up saving money plus when we buy food from a grocery store we really don't know exactly what is in the food so better to be safe than sorry as if we get sick then it will cost us more money instead of saving money.
