I would offer for you to read my comment again. You have reaffirmed your points, without evidence, but not addressed my points to the contrary. Further you ha

I would offer for you to read my comment again. You have reaffirmed your points, without evidence, but not addressed my points to the contrary. Further you have framed my position as one of luxury, but this is just a stereotypical additude of people that aren't willing to do the necessary things. Are you arguing for your family or just some theoretical family? I suggested "5 minute meals", which are really meals you can make in five minutes or thereabouts. Search for one. There are few apartments I've seen in years that don't have dishwashers and I would know, I grew up without. Dishes don't take hours unless you never do them and have a massive pile to wash. Washing a plate and fork takes minutes. Do that when you finish eating instead if placing them aside in a pile. Spending time with family or kids is what you make it. Teach your kids to cook and they will have that skill for life. It's called active engagement. Cooking is not a chore, it's a fulfilling activity where you can become an expert and make things others enjoy. You can argue calories are calories, but no healthy athlete dismisses nutrition. Fast-food is not nutritious. Eating healthier has benefits that normalize the cost relative to Wendy's or any processed foods. The same calories with more nutrients are supplying you with more benefit. You can dredge up some garbage studies that claim otherwise, but you won't read into the data and methods to understand why these are falsehoods and generally poorly designed investigations. Walking is free. You just have to get up and walk. The healthiest and longest lived people on earth eat simple diets and walk 2-3 miles per day. Often to the store. Read about the Japanese or Sicilians. I just saw bananas on the shelf for 19 cents a piece. I bought one.