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[–] schmidtster 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

No ones said groceries everyday, but 2 hours divided by 7 days is about 20 minutes a day.

It is efficient, but you won’t have texture in your food, you are absolutely giving up something to save on that time. Even cutting your potatoes and cooking them everyday wouldn’t be the same as cutting and cooking that day. And buying pre prepped is more pricey as well, so you’re spending money to save time.

Yes, microwaving food isn’t Magic, it destroyed texture and changes to structure in a lot of food as well.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If time is tight you can buy online. I think you can buy for the work week in 1h. I dont mind to go to the shop on the weekends and be more spontaneous. For me the worst part is the work week as time is actually more tight there.

Microwaves food doesnt taste as good as freshly cooked but it comes quite close if you cook it the day before.

Its funny at work we had some voluntary health tests to help people get healthy. The ones cooking healthy meals that get microwaved all the time and do sports all had healthy ranges. The ones complaining about microwaved food being not tasty, having a paladar, you name it and eating fatty food and not working out many had already cholesterol before being 30… Its an anecdote but I think sometimes people like to make things harder than they are. Just make simple food, reheat it, sleep well and train. If you eat healthy and you dont exercise your gonna get bad. Same if you dont sleep and same if you only eat crap or tasty salty sweef fatty food.

[–] schmidtster 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Buying online is more expensive than in store, again giving up something instead of time.

Not even freshly cooked, a microwaved pizza and one warmed up on a cast iron are two entirely different experiences and time factors. You’re giving something up when you want to save that time, and most of the time it’s just money, but that’s not a solution for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you make 70 an hour and takes you 1h to go and delivery is like 10 your saving like 30-40 or something after taxes. If you need to drive mught as well consider the fuel and depreciation of your car. I personally feel it’s faster to go for me as I just walk than to use their websites or apps and have ti wait thogh but its a valid option for some

[–] schmidtster 3 points 10 months ago

What percentage of the populations makes $70 an hour? Holy hell.