A few more thoughts came to mind. Firstly when I was in the city, I didn't track my expenditure but would say I was spending more. This was in part because of

A few more thoughts came to mind. Firstly when I was in the city, I didn't track my expenditure but would say I was spending more. This was in part because of a smaller kitchen and fridge. Because of the smaller kitchen there was less space to get items in bulk. The fridge didn't allow much meal prep. I'm the type to usually devote one day to cooking out of the week. But at the same time, I cooked more often due to convenience. Secondly I feel like food prices are going up. My diet was very simple meat, produce, yogurt, protein powder. Those prices have stayed relatively flat. But when I started shopping for my girlfriend. It seemed like bread, soda, chips, etc. had gone up. I almost had sticker shock, when I went to get soda. I'm also curious about the ramifications of living space. The millenial is often slated to be living in more urban areas. Where the kitchens often are not the best. I'm not asking for a Viking or Subzero range, but less than 10 minutes to boil water would be nice. My apartment in the city had a Kenmore induction range. A piece of chicken on that took about 6 minutes to cook. My kenmore gas range at my house took 2 minutes to cook chicken. The cooking process was much quicker. A number of my friends also don't know how to really cook. I'm not trying to be mean, but we're also seeing a proliferation of meal in a box busineses. That ship recipes to you. Is it ease of delivery, or ease of preparation? It was pretty much jumping into the deep end when I learned about my food allergies. Learning how to really cook, then figuring out how to substitute items. Taking this back a step. I grew up with tv dinners, around the weeknight sitcom. I know alot of people who grew up this way. A shift from family dinner, where at X time dinner was on the table and the family gathered around. Is there also an underlying shift to eat and be entertained?