Yakoob on 25/8/2008 at 06:35
Quote Posted by Queue
It truly is cheaper to eat better.
I disagree wholeheartedly. Purely on the "dollar per calorie" rating, junk food is much cheaper.
Thirith on 25/8/2008 at 06:46
If you have time to spare, you can eat well for little money, at least in Europe. Fresh fruit and veggies don't cost that much. However, if you don't have that much time and have to buy ready-made food from shops or restaurants, it's cheaper to eat crap that's bad for you. It's probably one of the reasons why it's easy to gain weight if you've got a busy office job - sandwich lunches tend to be quite bad in terms of fat and calories.
D'Juhn Keep on 25/8/2008 at 09:53
And salt! I was at Gatwick and had to get a sandwich from M&S (supermarket) and couldn't find one that didn't have about 40% of my RDA of salt.
Thirith on 25/8/2008 at 09:56
At least M&S has great sandwiches - I'd so kill for a good BLT right now! Most sandwiches here cost twice as much and are only half as good...
Yakoob on 25/8/2008 at 23:26
Quote Posted by Thirith
If you have time to spare, you can eat well for little money, at least in Europe. Fresh fruit and veggies don't cost that much.
Well, at my local grocery store, 2 apples cost more than a fast food burger.
Queue on 25/8/2008 at 23:38
Why would one not "have the time" to cook? I mean, you are actually putting something on your body--wouldn't you somehow find the time to make sure that "something" isn't the equivalent of pig-shit?
Yakoob--I wasn't saying anything about junk food (which is cheaper, but you might as well eat plastic).
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AND, we spend a lot less on our grocery bill (quite a substantial margin) as we actually make food from simple ingredients bought instead of buying prepared items.
I was saying it was cheaper to buy the items and make your own. In fact, when my wife and I were first married, and completely broke, I'd make a soup out of maybe $10.00-$15.00 worth of ingredients that would last us for a week; and it was a very filling and nutritious soup.
Muzman on 26/8/2008 at 02:33
Quote Posted by Yakoob
Well, at my local grocery store, 2 apples cost more than a fast food burger.
Eek. Where do you live? A drilling platform above the arctic circle?
The_Raven on 26/8/2008 at 02:35
That would be such a sweet place to live. :cool:
BlueNinja on 26/8/2008 at 02:39
Quote Posted by Muzman
Eek. Where do you live? A drilling platform above the arctic circle?
Are you kidding? Produce is expensive.
San Diego, CA. Two Fuji apples, @ $1.24/lb, cost around $1.60.
McDonalds: double cheeseburger, $1.08.
The apples are better for me. But the cheeseburgers are cheaper, if you're comparing the cost
per calorie.
Muzman on 26/8/2008 at 03:12
Good grief. Can't you just wander a bit further out of town to the local growers market or something? I guess it's possible you couldn't.
(A friend once visited Phoenix for a while some years ago, and he insisted that he couldn't find the quirky little neighbourhood with the decent food that you always seek out in a city if you can. I still find it hard to beleive)
