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by merb
3100 days ago
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> entire sackful of potatoes if you have a kitchen to cook them, yes.
else you probably have just a sack of vegetables that nobody could eat in his raw form.
living in a box means eating pre-made food and you can buy healthy pre-made food (like the cesars salad) it's just not affordable. |
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I do think there's an under appreciation for how time-poor most people are (moreso the less money you have). Or how a lack of basic cooking skills or knowledge keep people buying fast food instead of buying and preparing fresh, healthier food at home. I've invested a whole lot of time choosing recipes and learning how to buy, prepare, and store food. A friend of mine complained that going to the grocery store cost him more money than eating out. Turns out, he was just buying frozen dinners. One of my recent favorite meals to make is dried black beans, rice, and a shredded rotisserie chicken. The chicken is optional, the source ingredients are dry, less than $1/lb, freeze well after preparing, and don't require any special tools or skills.
While I think food insecurity is a huge concern for kids, the cost of food and the percentage of income being spent on food has halved over the last 50 years [1]. (I wish they showed what the lowest quintile was spending over time)
[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/02/389578089/yo...