6/7 In light of the healthfulness of prepared-vs-fresh foods topic
below, is anyone here able to actually minimize/avoid
prepared foods?
\_ it gets a lot easier when you graduate. Learn to cook;
you'll be glad you did!
\_ I actually found it easier to cook when I was a student.
More time + less money meant more cooking.
\_ I couldn't find the original thread, but with the exception
of eating out sometimes, nothing my wife and I eat at home
is pre-prepared. We buy the bulk of our groceries at Berkeley
Bowl on the weekend (great prices on organic stuff), and either
make simple-but-tasty stuff through the week or cook and freeze
things like chicken pie and lasagne. I've even started making
frozen baby food for our 6 month old!
It sometimes takes a decent amount of time, but honestly spending
part of a weekend day shopping, cooking, and eating with friends
is very relaxing for me. I do this on top of a startup job
and part-time classes at Berkeley. You just have to decide how
important healthy/enjoyable food is compared to other things.
-randal |