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re: 62% of Americans now cook at home
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:19 am to wm72
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:19 am to wm72
You and your girl must be really fat if you eat that all in one meal.
All of these prices are based on many servings per item.
ETA: restaurant food is majorly unhealthy with the amount of sodium and additives they use.
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Pasta from decent wheat $4
Shrimp or quality tuna $10
Cream $4
olives $4
Onions $2
decent Tomatoes $3
decently nutritious greens $4
brussels sprouts or asparagus $5
some good fruit $4
loaf of good bread with some nutrients $5
All of these prices are based on many servings per item.
ETA: restaurant food is majorly unhealthy with the amount of sodium and additives they use.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:24 am
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:25 am to bad93ex
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62% of Americans now cook at home
Number needs to be higher
The rest of the the country needs to catch up to what we are already doing.
We not only cook at home, we also put every bit of the food on the table from the garden, my hunting and fishing and a small bit of livestock.
The kids are homeschooled and my wife makes all of our clothes. We never leave the house except when we go to church.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:26 am to PeteRose
As they should
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:28 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I don’t believe for a second that cooking at home has increased since 2003
I know a restauranteur in New Orleans, whose group owns about six restaurants, and he thinks people are eating out less.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:28 am to Fat and Happy
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I meal prep every week and eating healthy and lean foods is not cheap at all. Buying steaks, chicken, and sausage for the meat parts of my food pisses me off at what they cost, especially the steaks.
And still way cheaper than eating out.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:30 am to lsupride87
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$25 to feed a family of 5 with a home cooked meal is insane
With just onion, bell pep, 8 chicken thighs, rice and chicken stock, i could feed a family of 5 dinner for 2 days easy.. Probably around $20 total.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:31 am to BrodyDad
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The rest of the the country needs to catch up to what we are already doing.
We not only cook at home, we also put every bit of the food on the table from the garden, my hunting and fishing and a small bit of livestock.
The kids are homeschooled and my wife makes all of our clothes. We never leave the house except when we go to church.
quote:We have rules here that apply even to you, Brother.
my wife
Post a daguerreotype if necessary.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:32 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I don’t believe for a second that cooking at home has increased since 2003
Real world data says otherwise
The "real world data" is literally in the article the OP posted
Facts > your feelings any day of the week
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:32 am to Fat and Happy
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I meal prep every week and eating healthy and lean foods is not cheap at all. Buying steaks, chicken, and sausage for the meat parts of my food pisses me off at what they cost, especially the steaks.
It's not that expensive hoss
Let's just run the numbers for 1 person for 180-200 g protein a day (I knows this because I eat it 5-6 days a week)
3.5 lbs of chicken breast - $15-$17 - 350 g proetin
2 lbs 99/1 turkey ground - $12 - 225 g protein
18 pasture raised eggs - $9 - 92 g protein
3.5 lbs of top sirloin - $35 - 300 g protein
2 cans of beans - $2.50 - 48 g protein
1 Gallon Choc Milk - $5 - 128 g protein
That alone is 160 g a day, which doesn't include trace amounts in bread/rice/potatoes/veggies/fruits.
You are looking at $85 a week on protein sources primarily (I also do a scoop of protein powder which is not included here but $2 a serving or so a day so $15)
$100 for more protein than most people need.
And stop eating steak if you don't want to pay for it, Ground Chicken at HEB is $3.70 a lbs. Ground Beef can be 25% off in the mornings and is like $6 a pound for 93/7
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:34 am to s0tiger
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Pasta from decent wheat $4
Shrimp or quality tuna $10
Cream $4
olives $4
Onions $2
decent Tomatoes $3
decently nutritious greens $4
brussels sprouts or asparagus $5
some good fruit $4
loaf of good bread with some nutrients $5
All of these prices are based on many servings per item
Those are almost all what would go into one pan of pasta and the salad.
Maybe some of you live in places with much cheaper groceries but the only thing leftover after the meal is going to be:
1/2 loaf of bread
3/4 of a carton cream I'll probably not use before it spoils
1/2 the package of strawberries or whatever
+There would a couple of servings of pasta and salad that we can eat for lunch as leftovers
The leftovers are the main thing that makes it much cheaper than take out but then sometimes when you have busy life you end up not eating the leftovers in the next two days and throwing them out.
Again, not saying this is some rule for everyone but simply explaining why much of this country finds current grocery prices so high that cooking at home isn't really the fantastic bargain some make it out to be, especially if you want to eat healthy real foods.
Cheaper but not 1/5 the cost.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:46 am to wm72
It is absolutely 1/5 the cost. I spend a lot on quality food and don't live in a cheap area.
A $4 box of pasta is 8 servings. A loaf of bread is at least that.
You haven't said how many you are feeding with that meal, but if all you have left after is 1/2 a loaf of bread and some cream and it isn't at least 4 then you are eating way too much.
If you aren't eating leftovers, then that is just your wasteful nature, just don't use all the ingredients at once. And cream is good for a month or so, you can't find a use for it in that time?
This is a laziness issue, yes things cost more now, but it is easy to eat well at much less than restaurant cost.
A $4 box of pasta is 8 servings. A loaf of bread is at least that.
You haven't said how many you are feeding with that meal, but if all you have left after is 1/2 a loaf of bread and some cream and it isn't at least 4 then you are eating way too much.
If you aren't eating leftovers, then that is just your wasteful nature, just don't use all the ingredients at once. And cream is good for a month or so, you can't find a use for it in that time?
This is a laziness issue, yes things cost more now, but it is easy to eat well at much less than restaurant cost.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:51 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:48 am to Buckeye06
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t's not that expensive hoss
Let's just run the numbers for 1 person for 180-200 g protein a day (I knows this because I eat it 5-6 days a week)
3.5 lbs of chicken breast - $15-$17 - 350 g proetin
2 lbs 99/1 turkey ground - $12 - 225 g protein
18 pasture raised eggs - $9 - 92 g protein
3.5 lbs of top sirloin - $35 - 300 g protein
2 cans of beans - $2.50 - 48 g protein
1 Gallon Choc Milk - $5 - 128 g protein
Even some of your numbers are high. Right now Alberton's has boneless skinless chicken Brest for 1.99/lb (goes as low as 1.70/lb) so you would be 1/2 of your price. Super one has top sirloin for 5/lb (buy a grinder) 1/2 your price.
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And stop eating steak if you don't want to pay for it, Ground Chicken at HEB is $3.70 a lbs. Ground Beef can be 25% off in the mornings and is like $6 a pound for 93/7
Get a grinder now you can have ground chicken as low as 1.70-1.99/lb. Also ground top sirloin for 5/lb or less. Or buy a choice brisket for 3-4 bucks per lb and break it down and grind. Now you have cheaper ground meat that you can control the fat content. Take the extra fat to grind with more lean cuts that go on sale or render it for tallow.
It can be done it just takes a little effort and planning. Get the Flipp app it has all the sales flyers for places you want in one spot that you can search out the food items. I mainly use it for the proteins because thats usually the big part of the bill.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:53 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:54 am to PeteRose
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Up from 53% in 2003(men causing biggest shift)
Yeah I tend to cook a whole lot more now than my wife does..
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-Home cooking costs $4.31 per serving on average vs $20.37 eating out
Yeah not sure about this one... If i make steaks or Fajitas or even pasta it's normally not a huge difference in overall price...
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-older people cook more vs younger
Lol.. My dad since he retired legit eats out waaaaay more than i do... And I eat out a lot..
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-satisfaction factor of creating/cooking food
definitely this.. nothing better than making something and other people loving it..
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:57 am to Mizz-SEC
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I can make a shite ton of recipes (which include overpriced meat) that could feed 5 with leftovers for $10-12 bucks. - Chili - Tacos / Fajitas - Soup / Stew - Casseroles - Spaghetti w/ French garlic bread Hell with chili I've done chili one night, chili Mac another and chili omletes another time on one big pot.
That’s if you already have the seasonings. Also, chili doesn’t last nearly as long as that big pot suggests.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:59 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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I don’t believe for a second that cooking at home has increased since 2003
Some of you old timers that dont know how to cook and had a wife do it for them might be shocked to find out its not hard to do
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:59 am to DarkDrifter
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Yeah not sure about this one
2 chicken thighs each (sous vide them and use the drippings to make a pan sauce for them), steamed broccoli, and a sweet potato. 6-7 bucks for 2 people.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:00 pm to wm72
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It's simply why a lot of America doesn't necessarily find eating out that extravagant with grocery prices where they are.
But you’re saying that $45 only makes 2 servings? No way
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:02 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:how much weight have you gained?
My grocery bill has still doubled post-COVID.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:03 pm to wm72
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+There would a couple of servings of pasta and salad that we can eat for lunch as leftovers The leftovers are the main thing that makes it much cheaper than take ou
No shite. If you cooked only one or two servings per meal, it wouldn’t be much cheaper than eating out. It’s the making multiple meals out of one prep that makes it cheaper.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 12:04 pm to NOLAGT
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sous vide
I'll never get the appeal of cooking my food incased in plastic..
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