Aldi Grocery store
March 11th, 2018 at 7:47:21 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
10 bucks a meal is not really expensive I went out a few nights ago to have fast food and spent about 8 bucks (1st time in a couple months due to eating delivered food) I go to a average restaurant, spend at least 20 bucks More at a nicer restaurant I agree the portions can be off Most times portions just right Sometimes not enough and I add something simple on the side myself such as garlic bread or cook some potatoes A few times, big portions and I make 3 meals out of 2 Best thing to me about Plated, Hello Fresh is that I am eating right Healthy, tasty, fresh, good restaurant quality food Otherwise I would gorge on fast food and take out At my age, I really really need to eat healthy and I am accomplishing that with Hello Fresh and Plated I ended Home Chef. They use FedEx. Marjory Stoneman Douglas students have convinced me not to do business with Fedex Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 11th, 2018 at 8:47:32 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 |
Yeah, menu planning is a real problem. I hate recipes that say one third of a finely chopped shallot. I ain't got the patience to chop it much less chop it finely and what would I do with the other two thirds and probably I wouldn't be able to recognize the item in the grocery store anyway. What does fedex have to do with that school that got shot up? |
March 11th, 2018 at 9:41:11 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
http://www.businessinsider.com/nra-boycott-amazon-apple-and-fedex-2018-2 Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
March 11th, 2018 at 10:17:05 AM permalink | |
gamerfreak Member since: Feb 19, 2018 Threads: 4 Posts: 527 |
FedEx because they specifically offer a discount to NRA members...maybe... But Apple and Amazon because they allow for an NRA channel? That is beyond stupid. Using that logic you’d have to google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn...anyone who indexes NRA related material. Way too far. |
March 11th, 2018 at 12:12:45 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
Boycott a place because they offer a discount to members of a group that defends constitutional rights? Whatever. The President is a fink. |
March 11th, 2018 at 12:16:36 PM permalink | |
beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 | I think $10 a "meal" is criminal, based on portion size as they have it. Really more like $20/meal/person. But if you usually eat in restaurants once or twice a week, it's not bad compared to them. I cook. My mom cooks. My ex-husband cooks My average grocery is less than $10/day per person, even with some pre-packaged freezer meals. They're doing amazing things with frozen foods now. When I was a kid, it was ghastly aluminum covered trays with overprocessed, lame food. There's been so much cryogenic improvement, you really.can't tell the difference between fresh and frozen on most things. (Obv salads don't freeze well). If you have an oven, crock pot, skillet, grill-pan, and a good sized freezer, you can fix fantastic meals for next to nothing. You will pay back the cost of the freezer within a year. (Vs. Restaurant prices) Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
March 11th, 2018 at 12:28:28 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
The hard thing is when you live alone a few things happen. One, it is way easier to get lazy about cooking. The other is the bane of the single person, wasted food. I keep getting better at it but fall off the wagon time to time. I keep truing new ideas, though. Next is to freeze chili. Instead of being tired of it on day 3, make a bunch, freeze it, then reheat once a week. Last year I made it a goal to stop buying lunch so often. Made a list of 20 or so ideas. Got laid off 2 days later! Can't really pack lunch now, but having ideas for dinner makes the difference. Keep trying to get off processed food, one step at a time. The President is a fink. |
March 11th, 2018 at 1:27:40 PM permalink | |
gamerfreak Member since: Feb 19, 2018 Threads: 4 Posts: 527 |
I’m a 2A supporter but I think the NRA is sh*ty for a variety of reasons. Offering discounts to members is an explicit endorsement. DT has called for boycotts for lesser reasons. But that is a discussion for a different thread. I think most of the meals from hello fresh and others could be done for $5 or less per portion of you went out and bought the ingredients yourself. You are paying about double for the convenice of it, which is fine. But personally I’m a weirdo and actually enjoy grocery shopping. Most of the recipes they send are really good though. |
March 11th, 2018 at 1:33:03 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18202 |
Each his own. I avoid Target.
Well, that is the idea. I like grocery shopping as well. I just have to control myself with things that go bad. I broke down and bought a cherry pitter, can't wait for June to load up and freeze. The President is a fink. |
March 11th, 2018 at 1:49:06 PM permalink | |
gamerfreak Member since: Feb 19, 2018 Threads: 4 Posts: 527 |
FWIW I’m not actively boycott anything. I just meant that I can see why they’d boycott fedex but Apple and amazon are a little ridiculous. I’ve gone to mostly frozen or canned veggies for the same reason. They’re not as good but at least I’m not throwing half of what I buy away. I usually freeze meat as soon as I buy it as well, and either thaw it in the refrigerator if I plan far enough ahead of time, or a cold water bath if I don’t. |