For those who are feeding whole families where economies of scale can apply and forty minutes of shopping, thirty minutes of setup, twenty minutes of work, and then ten minutes of cleanup can feed half a dozen mouths at least two meals per day for an entire week or more, it is indeed worth it. But if you are, however, working three jobs and barely have time to sleep let alone cook, and you factor in the time it takes as time you could have been on the clock earning money, and the ridiculous cost of groceries lately, sometimes self-prep is just not cost effective
Go ahead and let yourself grab that Costco rotisserie chicken and eat it straight out of the bag with your hands. There’s still something primally satisfying to it, and no one has the right to take at least THAT away from you. You have symbolically hunted for this bird behind the punch clock. Savor the time it saves you.
Is the key in my message, anyway, it’s better if you buy food from lical restourants or shops, they usually sell bigger quantities for less than fast food
(well… at least where i live and a good chunk of europe, idk how the situation is in the USA and other places tho)
For those who are feeding whole families where economies of scale can apply and forty minutes of shopping, thirty minutes of setup, twenty minutes of work, and then ten minutes of cleanup can feed half a dozen mouths at least two meals per day for an entire week or more, it is indeed worth it. But if you are, however, working three jobs and barely have time to sleep let alone cook, and you factor in the time it takes as time you could have been on the clock earning money, and the ridiculous cost of groceries lately, sometimes self-prep is just not cost effective
Go ahead and let yourself grab that Costco rotisserie chicken and eat it straight out of the bag with your hands. There’s still something primally satisfying to it, and no one has the right to take at least THAT away from you. You have symbolically hunted for this bird behind the punch clock. Savor the time it saves you.
Is the key in my message, anyway, it’s better if you buy food from lical restourants or shops, they usually sell bigger quantities for less than fast food
(well… at least where i live and a good chunk of europe, idk how the situation is in the USA and other places tho)