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Tortilla, broccoli, ‘a piece of chicken’: US agriculture secretary mocked for ‘money-saving’ meal
(www.theguardian.com)
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My work lunches are both more nutritious and have more calories. I spend all of five minutes tossing whatever looks good in my lunch-box.
Could say the same about my youngest's grade-school lunches, but my wife puts more thought into those.
So their "meal" is meant to feed what? A fussy toddler who likes broccoli?
Hey, I was the weird toddler who liked broccoli. This said, Mom was very generous with the butter and Knorr Aromat. Sadly, in this scenario, you only get one more thing, so I guess I'd pick the Aromat.
Wait... aromat exists outside South Africa?
It's a Swiss thing. Probably owned by Nestle or Unilever at this point.
I didn't say weird. When it comes to toddlers, like people, "weird" is a feature, not a bug.
I've been eating a lot more grains and lentils and veggies and it's pretty cheap and nutritious. Meat is a luxury.
Grains, legumes, and veggies make a full balanced meal. Especially if it's whole grains. And it's affordable, too.
Meat is definitely a luxury, and it always was throughout history. Before industrial agriculture, besides rich people, most folks would only eat meat on feast days, and that would be on like a "kill a sheep, feed the whole village" type basis. It wasn't a staple.
People who insist that meat is necessary for complete nutrition need to get over the fact that they're just plain wrong.
For me, meat, cheese, fruit, grains(noodles), and nuts are my go-tos at the moment. Fruit is easy because it is its own packaging and generally doesn't require prep or refrigeration.
For whatever reason, my household seems short on veggies since I started packing lunches, and I need to do some expirimenting to figure out which work for me enough to buy more for myself rather than trying to stock the household with stuff the fams won't eat.
If anything's a luxury I don't expect to work-out for me soon, its fish.
For sure. I usually eat salmon and it's now $15 for what used to be $8-$10
You were eating cheap salmon!