I think an unrecognized part of this is the crazy variety of foods we've become accustomed to via restaurants. I don't mind cooking from scratch. I find it ra

I think an unrecognized part of this is the crazy variety of foods we've become accustomed to via restaurants. I don't mind cooking from scratch. I find it rather fun and relaxing. Fresh ingredients are problematic, though. I can store a ton of frozen/canned food that's good for a long time and eat what I want, or I can buy fresh ingredients and then I'm pretty much locked into those choices whether I want it or have time to cook or not. Places like TGI Fridays, Chilis and services like Doordash give people a huge range of options that you just can't replicate without frozen/canned foods. If I tried to buy ingredients to make anything a Chilis can, the vast majority would spoil before I could cook them. The food would probably be better than Chilis while it was around, though. We got used to getting what we wanted, instead of what we had. The only way to replicate that is long-lasting food.