If you're single and hate to cook Make a gigantic batch of soup on a weekend day. It takes 30 minutes max (15 minutes to shop for the ingredients) and 15 minutes to wash the vegetables, brown some meat , and cut the vegetables.
That 30 minutes will give you 8 lunches/dinners. When I was in college I got 2 crockpot/slow cookers from a garage sale for 2 bucks each and I used them for 4 years....was hella popular when the word got around to the girls that a guy on campus knew how to make more than instant noodles.
You control the foods you put into your body, you learn a skill that will last a lifetime and you eat well. (btw, if you're a poor college kid ...hit a bakery for their day old rolls to go with it. Real unsalted butter and you'll never ever ever miss fast food again . In fact if you can go more than 6 months with that collection of chemicals your taste buds will change and you'll start tasting the chemicals in that "food" should you ever have to put another bite into your mouth).
Now, the Mrs and I grow the veggies we need for soups year round. It's only an acre garden "but we have so many jars of fruits, veggies, relishes, salsas...etc, that we could not farm for the next 3 years and not only not go hungry but eat from the food cellar 3 times a day lol.
2 words: rice cooker
You can find them in thrift stores for $5 all the time. Get one with a steamer tray. You can make rice and put some sausages or cubed meat that has been seared for 1 minute a side in the top with some sliced vegetables in the steam tray. The meat juices mingle with the vegetables and the drippings fall onto the rice. You don't even need spices. Though i would recommend some lipid in the water over the rice.
If you're using frozen vegetables and tube sausages the entire preparation takes less than 5 minutes. Cook time is about 30 minutes. You can have dinner ready by the time you take a shit and a shower then set the table. And it can easily feed 2, and still have leftover rice you can fry with eggs and vegetables the next day. You'll have to get a second steam tray if you want to feed 4 since you'll need more vegetables and rice.
You can also boil potatoes in them.
in college my girlfriend and I would make our own hotpockets with biscuit dough and varied fillings, like scrambled eggs and ground sausage (or cubed ham) with peppers, onions, and cheese (tomatoes got weird with freezing and microwaving), or hamburger balls with bacon and cheese mixed in, and of course pizza. Prep would take about 30 minutes and bake time would be about 12 minutes for 4 trays of 6. Just roll the dough right onto a 9"x13" cookie sheet, cut into 6, place toppings, and fold to seal, slitting the top to prevent bursting. Cool, then wrap in sandwich bags then freeze.
Also, 5# of potatoes backed right on the racks. Keep a bowl in the refrigerator. You can slice them for quick home fries. We did that nearly every day. She got breakfast in bed while I got ready for class since we lived right across the street from the CS building.
Solid post. I've never been a big starch person (except with soups/stews) We sub cauliflower, broccoli, and various squash where most people will have rice, potatoes, or noodles.
While I tend not to eat many processed foods, you're right in that the time is cut significantly if you would go that route. (and if you buy 5 bags of potatoes are almost always on sale and are always inexpensive) Another solid option that's cost efficient is eggs. They're nothing but protien and even healthier if you remove the yokes).
Oh, you can boil eggs in a rice cooker, too. Then you'll always have a hard boiled egg to throw in your bag.
I stopped eating fast food nearly a decade ago after getting sick from one of the big chain places.
It really is true. If you can go 6+ months without eating it you will never want to again. The same is true for Soda/Pop. Stop drinking it for 6 months and the next time you drink it all you will taste is syrup.
We dont have enough room to grow like you are now but are currently looking at moving out of the "city" area we are in so we can have the land to grow more and maybe have some chickens or something.
Its work. Not for everyone. But for those who can hack it, its absolutely worth it. Wish more whites would realize that their efforts and energy should be spent on our people and stop rushing off to feed a system that looks to feed, comfort, and entertain the kikes, niggers, and other worthless "people".
We. Need. No-one. They would simply perish without White people. We are their life support.
My wife and I both grew up with little (her more-so than me). Both of us grew up growing our own food. Her family would can/preserve anything left over to supplement over the winter or to trade with neighbors.
You are right that it isnt for everyone but in my opinion it is just a better way to live. I look forward to the day we have a large garden and maybe a greenhouse or two.
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