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> The common advice of "learn to cook" comes across similar to "Don't bother consuming mass media produced music -- just make up a song, sing into a microphone
by ar_lan 8y ago
> The common advice of "learn to cook" comes across similar to "Don't bother consuming mass media produced music -- just make up a song, sing into a microphone and play back the tape.
Nobody is saying "make gourmet meals" or be the next Gordon Ramsay every time you step in the kitchen. It can be immensely cheaper to cook most of your meals than eating out or buying packaged food, even if that's just basic cooking.
I meal prep all my lunches for the week and they are not glamorous by any means, but I don't spend much, have a well balanced diet, and it doesn't take much effort.
- diminoten 8y agoEveryone in this comment thread is severely discounting how valuable the luxury of time is, both to actually do the cooking and to learn how to cook. Not nearly as many people as you think have that kind of time.
- rgrieselhuber 8y agoMost meals that I make are easily prepared in less than 30 minutes. I finish eating in 15 minutes, unless it's a special occasion. 45 minutes for meal prep and eating doesn't seem that crazy.
- UnFleshedOne 8y ago1-2 hours (per week) of cooking (plus 1-2 hours of shopping) can make you enough for the week (depending on the size of your pot). Not all that time is spent actively either. Then it takes 2-5 minutes every day to put on a plate and reheat in microwave. Orders of magnitude less time than going out and maybe even ordering in. Make a big pot of soup for dinner and big pot of something less liquid to take with you in a lunch box and you are set. Learning to cook is one time investment that will save you huge amount of time.
- diminoten 8y ago> Learning to cook is one time investment Right, an investment many people can't make. Also you realize you're now suggestion an entirely lifestyle shift, not just a meal-based change.