J. Hova
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 2, 2024 21:39:08 GMT -5
What are people's opinions on these things? I'm thinking of subscribing to one of them and just wondered if they are worth the money and/or hype.
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Paul
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Post by Paul on Jan 3, 2024 8:29:37 GMT -5
Why do that when you can just go to the grocery store and buy what you need there? I don't understand the appeal.
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tirtefaa
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Post by tirtefaa on Jan 3, 2024 10:12:20 GMT -5
I don't understand the appeal. - Convenience - Guaranteeing you have all the items needed - Serving size proportion, which ties into how much you may need to buy
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 3, 2024 12:46:28 GMT -5
I don't understand the appeal. - Convenience - Guaranteeing you have all the items needed - Serving size proportion, which ties into how much you may need to buy I get the convenience. But on the all items thing,Just make a list and hit the grocery store. Andd serving size,guessing not many measure out what they eat.... Started doing that 2 years ago and helped me lose a pile of weight.
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tirtefaa
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Post by tirtefaa on Jan 3, 2024 13:05:46 GMT -5
I get the convenience. But on the all items thing,Just make a list and hit the grocery store. Andd serving size,guessing not many measure out what they eat.... Started doing that 2 years ago and helped me lose a pile of weight. So again, if you are one person who is doing this, you're not going to want to purchase ingredients that may serve 6 people. Maybe you want to have one meal that only comes in a product size that you only need a fraction of. That means you now have that ingredient in your refrigerator until you find another use for it, which may never happen. Not every measurement is going to make a difference either if the items spoil before you can eat them.
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mc74
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Post by mc74 on Jan 3, 2024 16:18:13 GMT -5
I just make whatever I feel like or whatever's most convenient for me. On days that I'm working, I tend to pop in something quick. On days that I'm off, I'll cook up something nice.
That said, whenever I do cook up meals, I like to make enough to have leftover for work the next day, and there are some dishes you can just conveniently pop in the freezer.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 3, 2024 16:31:22 GMT -5
I just make whatever I feel like or whatever's most convenient for me. On days that I'm working, I tend to pop in something quick. On days that I'm off, I'll cook up something nice. That said, whenever I do cook up meals, I like to make enough to have leftover for work the next day, and there are some dishes you can just conveniently pop in the freezer. I do that often. She works 14 days straight,then had 8 in a row off. So usually 3rd day of her 14 straight I will drive up and cook up a few meals. Stuff she can heat up for lunch or dinner. Or like last night. Made pizzas for myself and my mother. And enough was left over I had some for lunch and finish off the rest of mine for dinner. She is finishing her's for dinner too. But I also realize not every one has 3 fridges and 4 freezers in their home. Having all that is why we buy meat and other stuff in bulk and vacuum seal it and freeze it.
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mc74
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Post by mc74 on Jan 3, 2024 16:42:45 GMT -5
I just make whatever I feel like or whatever's most convenient for me. On days that I'm working, I tend to pop in something quick. On days that I'm off, I'll cook up something nice. That said, whenever I do cook up meals, I like to make enough to have leftover for work the next day, and there are some dishes you can just conveniently pop in the freezer. I do that often. She works 14 days straight,then had 8 in a row off. So usually 3rd day of her 14 straight I will drive up and cook up a few meals. Stuff she can heat up for lunch or dinner. Or like last night. Made pizzas for myself and my mother. And enough was left over I had some for lunch and finish off the rest of mine for dinner. She is finishing her's for dinner too. But I also realize not every one has 3 fridges and 4 freezers in their home. Having all that is why we buy meat and other stuff in bulk and vacuum seal it and freeze it. I should also mention that it's not always easy planning meals with the price of food these days. There are meals I'd love to cook, but having to buy all the ingredients can be pricey depending on what you're looking for. I have items on my list I have to skip over sometimes for something of higher priority.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 3, 2024 16:56:02 GMT -5
I do that often. She works 14 days straight,then had 8 in a row off. So usually 3rd day of her 14 straight I will drive up and cook up a few meals. Stuff she can heat up for lunch or dinner. Or like last night. Made pizzas for myself and my mother. And enough was left over I had some for lunch and finish off the rest of mine for dinner. She is finishing her's for dinner too. But I also realize not every one has 3 fridges and 4 freezers in their home. Having all that is why we buy meat and other stuff in bulk and vacuum seal it and freeze it. I should also mention that it's not always easy planning meals with the price of food these days. There are meals I'd love to cook, but having to buy all the ingredients can be pricey depending on what you're looking for. I have items on my list I have to skip over sometimes for something of higher priority. I know. Over the past 4 years I have become the one that gets the groceries for two households. What use to be 100 for a buggy full is 150 now usually. Yea I could save a tiny bit of money by driving and getting some items a bit cheaper at one of the other grocery stores in town. But the savings in cash for me isn't outweighing the loss of time. Thankfully like me she isn't that big on most meats. So her meals are a bit cheaper to do. Helps that she doesn't mind having the same thing for lunch 3 days in a row. Like tomorrow going up gonna make a big pot of spaghetti. Then steam some veggies and some rice and baked chicken for her dinner the next two nights.
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XIII
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Post by XIII on Jan 3, 2024 17:05:57 GMT -5
If you have the money and don’t like to/have the time to cook or grocery shop they’re excellent. If you do like to/have time to cook you’re better off just doing it yourself though.
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Post by mc74 on Jan 3, 2024 17:06:19 GMT -5
I should also mention that it's not always easy planning meals with the price of food these days. There are meals I'd love to cook, but having to buy all the ingredients can be pricey depending on what you're looking for. I have items on my list I have to skip over sometimes for something of higher priority. I know. Over the past 4 years I have become the one that gets the groceries for two households. What use to be 100 for a buggy full is 150 now usually. Yea I could save a tiny bit of money by driving and getting some items a bit cheaper at one of the other grocery stores in town. But the savings in cash for me isn't outweighing the loss of time. Thankfully like me she isn't that big on most meats. So her meals are a bit cheaper to do. Helps that she doesn't mind having the same thing for lunch 3 days in a row. Like tomorrow going up gonna make a big pot of spaghetti. Then steam some veggies and some rice and baked chicken for her dinner the next two nights. Ooh, sounds good. Interestingly enough, I had a pot of homemade spaghetti made with a side of garlic bread. But the next time, I'm thinking of going a step further. I want to try it with a homemade San Marzano sauce.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jan 3, 2024 17:31:39 GMT -5
It's odd I hated cooking and never really did it until 2020. Then between the pandemic and her changing schedules at work I started cooking more often.
Learned 10 or so dishes I can make that are good. Then try new stuff every few weeks.
Now while she is having those steam veggies and baked chiken and rice,since it is my cheat day,I am gonna have a Bacon king from BK. Sure the burger is so big it counts as two meals. And I will have to add at least 20 minutes to my workout the next day. But soometimes you just want something that tastes great but is horrible for you.
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Post by Talent Name on Jan 3, 2024 18:46:20 GMT -5
My wife and I are thinking about doing it because we live in NY and grocery shopping is about the same as a meal plan, plus we sometimes don't get home before 6 pm so it's a timing thing on the weekends we'll cook
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 3, 2024 18:51:53 GMT -5
I wasn't really taught to cook growing up so I use it as a way to learn new recipes and expand my horizons. Plus I live by myself so sometimes the portions of just normal grocery store shopping doesn't work for me.
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J. Hova
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 3, 2024 19:23:00 GMT -5
My reasons for asking is that, while I can cook pretty well, I don't have a whole lot of time anymore to do so. I also live alone, and I tend to make way too much food that eventually goes to waste. I've also plateaued with my weight loss and was hoping to use the fresh and healthy options to try and push through.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 3, 2024 19:24:25 GMT -5
I gotta eat within the next hour and just thinking of it makes me ill. I can’t imagine planning weeks out what I’m going to eat.
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