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> hot, cooked food to my door every night for about $20/meal I'm disappointed when it costs more than $10 total to feed my family of 5 a hot cooked meal. 1.5 l

> hot, cooked food to my door every night for about $20/meal I'm disappointed when it costs more than $10 total to feed my family of 5 a hot cooked meal. 1.5 lbs of beef, 2 vegetables, and a few cups of milk is ~$10. This will increase as my kids get older, but God I can't imagine spending $20 per meal per person on food. Plus, the kids get to help see how the food is prepared, our oldest (7) can help cut veggies, everyone can help set the table, and best of all we know every last ingredient that does (and doesn't) end up in our food. I assign a value to my free time too, and preparing fresh meals with my family is pretty damn valuable.

jyrkesh 10y ago
Yeah, but what if you're 25, you live alone, you make more money than you know what to do with (on account of spending 90% of your daily time at your high-tech job), and every time you cook for yourself half of your food goes bad or you have to eat the same thing 3-4 days in a row? Cooking at home after with all that just reminds me that I'm not cooking with a family or whatever. I'd rather go sit next to strangers and have some human interactions with people who aren't Millennials working in tech.
- Balgair 10y ago
  What kind of food are you making that you won't want to eat for 3 days in a row? You may want to consider an investment in some cooking classes or some youtube videos. Outside of brewing beer, I can scarce think of a better ROI on your man-hours than learning to cook. Try these links to learn how to start: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/kaviguppta/2015/01/21/five-youtube-channels-that-will-make-you-a-better-cook/&refURL=&referrer= http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbe... http://www.guidingtech.com/13245/youtube-channels-learn-basic-cooking-skills/ http://www.guidingtech.com/13245/youtube-channels-learn-basi... It will take some time to learn, and some epic failures, but within a few weeks you'll be making great food you can't wait to eat!

jyrkesh 10y ago

Yeah, but what if you're 25, you live alone, you make more money than you know what to do with (on account of spending 90% of your daily time at your high-tech job), and every time you cook for yourself half of your food goes bad or you have to eat the same thing 3-4 days in a row? Cooking at home after with all that just reminds me that I'm not cooking with a family or whatever. I'd rather go sit next to strangers and have some human interactions with people who aren't Millennials working in tech.

Balgair 10y ago
What kind of food are you making that you won't want to eat for 3 days in a row? You may want to consider an investment in some cooking classes or some youtube videos. Outside of brewing beer, I can scarce think of a better ROI on your man-hours than learning to cook. Try these links to learn how to start: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/kaviguppta/2015/01/21/five-youtube-channels-that-will-make-you-a-better-cook/&refURL=&referrer= http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbe... http://www.guidingtech.com/13245/youtube-channels-learn-basic-cooking-skills/ http://www.guidingtech.com/13245/youtube-channels-learn-basi... It will take some time to learn, and some epic failures, but within a few weeks you'll be making great food you can't wait to eat!