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"Pan frying an egg and some veggies (using food item examples above) takes less than 5 minutes." Which includes: 1) Owning a pan 2) Owning a cooking surface 3)

"Pan frying an egg and some veggies (using food item examples above) takes less than 5 minutes." Which includes: 1) Owning a pan 2) Owning a cooking surface 3) Selecting, cleaning, and cutting vegetables 4) Dishes, or owning a dishwasher vs 1) access to food 2) access to disposal of wrapping material

CharlesColeman 7y ago
>> "Pan frying an egg and some veggies (using food item examples above) takes less than 5 minutes." > Which includes: 1) Owning a pan 2) Owning a cooking surface 3) Selecting, cleaning, and cutting vegetables 4) Dishes, or owning a dishwasher It's also worth noting that food deserts are a thing, and they make it much more difficult to eat healthily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
bradley_taunt 7y ago
So we are going under the impression that this person is homeless? Renters/home owners would have ovens, simple cooking equipment. If the person doesn't have access to ANY of those things - there are bigger issues than food.
- SolaceQuantum 7y ago
  It’s really common in some places to have underserved shelters. In nyc I was considered super lucky to have a stovetop with an oven. Also, subsidized housing has been historically undercared for.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  Depends who you share it with. Some people think that a communal fridge means that everything inside it is communal. Not everyone has the same boundaries for that situation. Can you use the cracked pepper that someone else bought? People have different opinions on that.
- stevenwoo 7y ago
  From the article she had an apartment years ago, but due to rising rents and stagnant wages over the years in the same area now she lives with in her boyfriend's parents' home and she and the boyfriend contribute rent back to the parents. I imagine part of it is her schedule is not the same as anyone else in the home, also due to her dietary needs, so possibly if she cooked it would be a lot of single serving meals/cooking.
stevenwoo 7y ago
also, covered under 3(selecting -> fresh produce lasts from 1-28 days, so one has to shop often for some items, constantly manage, plan and cook and note inventory and refresh, her struggles to just make ends meet and stay awake just makes this sound impossible. If I were working full time, there's very little chance I would be eating/cooking as well as I know I should without using money to just buy meals, the work/commute part of the day would wear me out and I'm in a much better position than her.

CharlesColeman 7y ago

>> "Pan frying an egg and some veggies (using food item examples above) takes less than 5 minutes." > Which includes: 1) Owning a pan 2) Owning a cooking surface 3) Selecting, cleaning, and cutting vegetables 4) Dishes, or owning a dishwasher It's also worth noting that food deserts are a thing, and they make it much more difficult to eat healthily. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert

bradley_taunt 7y ago

So we are going under the impression that this person is homeless? Renters/home owners would have ovens, simple cooking equipment. If the person doesn't have access to ANY of those things - there are bigger issues than food.

SolaceQuantum 7y ago
It’s really common in some places to have underserved shelters. In nyc I was considered super lucky to have a stovetop with an oven. Also, subsidized housing has been historically undercared for.
Scoundreller 7y ago
Depends who you share it with. Some people think that a communal fridge means that everything inside it is communal. Not everyone has the same boundaries for that situation. Can you use the cracked pepper that someone else bought? People have different opinions on that.
stevenwoo 7y ago
From the article she had an apartment years ago, but due to rising rents and stagnant wages over the years in the same area now she lives with in her boyfriend's parents' home and she and the boyfriend contribute rent back to the parents. I imagine part of it is her schedule is not the same as anyone else in the home, also due to her dietary needs, so possibly if she cooked it would be a lot of single serving meals/cooking.

stevenwoo 7y ago

also, covered under 3(selecting -> fresh produce lasts from 1-28 days, so one has to shop often for some items, constantly manage, plan and cook and note inventory and refresh, her struggles to just make ends meet and stay awake just makes this sound impossible. If I were working full time, there's very little chance I would be eating/cooking as well as I know I should without using money to just buy meals, the work/commute part of the day would wear me out and I'm in a much better position than her.