[ameen]

But isn't there an inherent cost associated with time. Time which I could otherwise spend elsewhere?

This has been one of the most compelling arguments for a superfood like Soylent for me. All required nutrients, none of the hassles.

[rezistik]

It's specialization at work really, restaurants really do scale better than at home cooking. At some point, it becomes cheaper to eat out than to maintain a stocked fridge and tooled kitchen.