How does everyone deal with this dilemma?
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- Get a big freezer. It's really surprising how much delicious stuff you can make just from frozen stuff that can last you forever. Frozen food is also often more fresh and with microwave and air fryer the prep of anything frozen is actually not very difficult.
- Outsource as much as possible. Often it's really hard to outcompete efficient kitchens. I don't mean order Uber eats or something but there's likely a place in your vicinity that does food prep where you can take your food containers and stock up for 2-3 days. You can even freeze some dishes.
Wife and I really did the math because we feared of becoming lazy and it makes absolutely zero economic sense to cook everything at home right now unless you want to treat yourself or live in a very economically unusual places where #2 is not accessible.
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Due to a health diet issue I've only been buying food I can freeze. Nothing goes bad.
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Here's a tip I learned so very long ago: Never shop hungry.
That being said, I'm really careful about what I buy anyway and plan my purchases so that I end up using everything. Fresh foods can still spoil because I didn't spot a moldy spot, but that's pretty rare. Dried foods are great.
Honestly I have little good advice to give aside from awareness and planning, since I am by nature perfectionist about my food and budgeting and can't relate to the meme.
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Alternately: I can cook 4 iems at once and have a weeks worth of food!
Day 2 update: I ate it all.
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Bulk make your food. I find that making cooking an "event" you do every week or so is much more manageable than trying to cook your own food each night.
I'm a big fan of soups, stews and chili. I have a large stock pot and I'll basically make one of those to where it's almost full. It can take a long time to cook that much food, but it makes tons of servings. Then I'll freeze 1/2 to 2/3 of it for future meals. I actually find these types of dishes are even better once you thaw them out.
Nutrition wise it's basically a ton of veggies/beans and some meat, so fairly cheap per meal made and super nutritious.Bodybuilder style "meal prep" is also awesome if you don't mind having the same meals multiple times a week. I like bulk making brown rice in a rice cooker along with some kind meat or fish and finally then adding in a microwave steam pack of veggies. If you have an Aldi available to you their California blend is awesome and fairly affordable for the convenience of just popping it in the microwave. Shout out to Sam's Club and Costco who both have bulk packs of frozen meat and veggies to help on cost.
It can get more complicated if you live with others who have different tastes and preferences from yourself. Another hurdle is having the ability to freeze all the excess foods. But when I was single living in my own apartment I don't think I ever ate more simply and affordably than that. Sprinkle in the occasional "treat" of some kind of takeout and you're living the good life!
E: This is obviously from a US perspective, but I'm sure my non-us counterparts can substitute in their equivalents where needed.
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Buy freezer or shelf-stable microwave meals? You have food that way but it shouldn't really just "go bad". At least, not quickly.
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Very true! It does feel like playing tetris with that little box sometimes, haha.
This is valid and identifiable!
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Meal planning is number 1.
Being strict with what you buy then so you don't buy something you have no plan for.
Learn a couple of meals that you can throw anything into so you can use up veg that are just about to go off. Eg ratatouille, stew, curry, etc.
Buy a recipe book with easy one pot meals for inspiration. I find the Internet just has too much and you need to know what you're doing, plus there's just too much distraction. Sitting with a recipe book and a pen and paper to plan is way more relaxing, IME.
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My problem isn't that I don't use what I buy, the problem is that I buy too much. Like the recipe I need calls for one stalk of celery, but I can only buy an entire celery plant, like 11 stalks in a bundle because that's all the store offers. What do I do with the remaining 10 stalks?
What do I do with the remaining 10 stalks?
Kindling for the fire
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That's .... not what causes gout.
High sodium intake from too many processed foods can absolutely cause gout.
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High sodium intake from too many processed foods can absolutely cause gout.
Utter nonsense.
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Utter nonsense.
If you say so, I'll just keep taking my allopurinol so my foot doesn't swell up again.
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If you say so, I'll just keep taking my allopurinol so my foot doesn't swell up again.
Yes, and what does sodium intake have to do with anything?
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Try premade meal replacements like huel lol.
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Hahaha! Even tankies gotta eat! (though I'm not actually a tankie. Just happened to pick .ml when I joined Lemmy)
