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I would imagine time is a bigger factor than supply: healthier foods often take longer to prep; to put it the other way, the faster the meal, often the worse th

I would imagine time is a bigger factor than supply: healthier foods often take longer to prep; to put it the other way, the faster the meal, often the worse the health.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago
And, of course, the closer to the edge you are economically, the more you have worse problems than taking the time to cook something healthy.
- WalterBright 5y ago
  Yes, it does take a few minutes to cook a steak in the microwave you can buy at the thrift store for $10. About 3 minutes to fry a couple eggs. I throw fresh veggies into the blender, grind them up, and drink them. I'm a very lazy man, and spend very little time preparing healthy meals.
prawn 5y ago
Maybe people should be encouraged to lean on frozen vegetables - they're already prepared (trimmed and chopped), no spoilage because you didn't get around to using them in time, can have them at hand like anything shelf stable, then incorporating them into something like a stirfry is almost instant. A very quick combo I make fairly often is rice in the rice cooker with dumplings (out of the freezer) steamed on top. Sprinkle with various sauces, deep fried shallots, etc and done. Then refrigerate the extra rice and use it to make fried rice the next day with frozen vegetables, etc. The rice cooker is hands-off. The fried rice is quick and leaves leftovers. I incorporate fresh ingredients from my garden but it's easy to make something decent without those.
- triyambakam 5y ago
  I really appreciate frozen broccoli for this reason and it's nice to put it on top of masoor dal while it cooks.
- wfhordie 5y ago
  If I were going to give something to every household in the US, it would be a rice cooker. I made fun of these before I had one -- how hard is it to cook rice? -- but when it comes down to it, they just make everything so much easier. You can pretty much make any rice-like-thing in it, too: oatmeal, quinoa... and you literally cannot fuck it up. 2:1 water:rice, any setting, cook -- done.
  - prawn 5y ago
    Agree - much easier than the stovetop. Put it on, dings when done and then switches to warm mode rather than boil over or burn. Plus the ability to steam at the top, again without fuss. Also, they're not necessarily expensive. Anyone lazy or remotely busy is crazy for not having one.
  - tomcam 5y ago
    Yes, and also air fryers
mcntsh 5y ago
It takes me ~10 minutes to make beans/rice/frozen veggies. For comparison it takes 30-45 minutes to get food delivered.

I would imagine time is a bigger factor than supply: healthier foods often take longer to prep; to put it the other way, the faster the meal, often the worse the health.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago

And, of course, the closer to the edge you are economically, the more you have worse problems than taking the time to cook something healthy.

WalterBright 5y ago
Yes, it does take a few minutes to cook a steak in the microwave you can buy at the thrift store for $10. About 3 minutes to fry a couple eggs. I throw fresh veggies into the blender, grind them up, and drink them. I'm a very lazy man, and spend very little time preparing healthy meals.

prawn 5y ago

Maybe people should be encouraged to lean on frozen vegetables - they're already prepared (trimmed and chopped), no spoilage because you didn't get around to using them in time, can have them at hand like anything shelf stable, then incorporating them into something like a stirfry is almost instant. A very quick combo I make fairly often is rice in the rice cooker with dumplings (out of the freezer) steamed on top. Sprinkle with various sauces, deep fried shallots, etc and done. Then refrigerate the extra rice and use it to make fried rice the next day with frozen vegetables, etc. The rice cooker is hands-off. The fried rice is quick and leaves leftovers. I incorporate fresh ingredients from my garden but it's easy to make something decent without those.

triyambakam 5y ago
I really appreciate frozen broccoli for this reason and it's nice to put it on top of masoor dal while it cooks.
wfhordie 5y ago
If I were going to give something to every household in the US, it would be a rice cooker. I made fun of these before I had one -- how hard is it to cook rice? -- but when it comes down to it, they just make everything so much easier. You can pretty much make any rice-like-thing in it, too: oatmeal, quinoa... and you literally cannot fuck it up. 2:1 water:rice, any setting, cook -- done.
- prawn 5y ago
  Agree - much easier than the stovetop. Put it on, dings when done and then switches to warm mode rather than boil over or burn. Plus the ability to steam at the top, again without fuss. Also, they're not necessarily expensive. Anyone lazy or remotely busy is crazy for not having one.
- tomcam 5y ago
  Yes, and also air fryers

mcntsh 5y ago

It takes me ~10 minutes to make beans/rice/frozen veggies. For comparison it takes 30-45 minutes to get food delivered.