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I feel like car culture and suburbs create some of this. When I used to spend time in the suburbs I witnessed people filling large cars with groceries to last
by asveikau 7y ago
I feel like car culture and suburbs create some of this.
When I used to spend time in the suburbs I witnessed people filling large cars with groceries to last for weeks. It is hard to estimate in advance what you will actually use working that way.
I prefer to live walking distance from grocers and go every day to buy a small amount of ingredients. I often still end up with leftovers, but I am pretty conscientious about using them before they go bad and before buying more.
- userbinator 7y agoI grew up in the suburbs, with a large car (and I still have one), so I doubt that's the only big factor; it's probably more related to people with a "this is cheap/sale, so I'll buy tons of it" attitude without thinking about the rate at which they'll use it, what they already have, and how long they can store it for.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoYou're probably spending much more money and time doing it this way. There's a middle ground between just-in-time purchasing and stocking up for a zombie apocalypse. It's not that hard to estimate how much you use in a week, and buy a week's worth of groceries at a time. Saves time, saves money, and the amount of food isn't so large you can't keep track of it anymore.
- asveikau 7y agoI'm shut out of savings-heavy options like Costco by buying this way, but I don't know about the rest of your assertion. Especially when you consider, eg., that I use my various walks to the grocer in place of where somebody else might use a gym membership. Things like this keep me physically active.
- cameronbrown 7y agoIs walking really that efficient compared to a gym membership though? An hour in the gym is equivalent to a lot more walking.
- freeflight 7y agoAn hour in the gym is also an hour in the gym, while walking to the grocer serves not just fitness but also takes care of getting groceries. You also save the money on gas/less wear on the car/gym membership.
- asveikau 7y agoI've never had a gym membership so I can't tell you what results I would have with that. However, I did once achieve 100 lbs of weight loss over 18 months where my primary exercise was walking.
- cameronbrown 7y agoDid this include dietary change?
- asveikau 7y agoReduction in portion sizes, but no major change in items consumed. Biggest staple of my diet is pasta. High carb, high fat, lots of walking keeps me at normal BMI.