4 Nov 2023 7:42 pm
Before food price inflation people were throwing away 40% of their food purchases, and 50% of meals were takeout or restaurant meals.
The only food being thrown away in my house is the small bucket of composting scraps that I take to a non profit that composts scraps for local community gardens.
As for money spent on restaurants and takeout; people learned how cheap it was to cook during Covid. I remember one episode of Restaurant Impossible, Irvine said that a Grab and Go meal of roast, carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy that cost $3 should sell for $13. Multiply that by 4, and you have a family paying $40 for someone to cook $12 of food. Include in a $10 tip, and you have a family of 4 paying $62 for a meal that could be made for $12 in a crockpot.
After Covid, people's lives changed. Many people that had no savings because they blew it all on restaurants and retail spending, decided to pursue a more frugal lifestyle. The chain restaurants and stores are closing because everybody is learning how to live on less.
My daughter, and I, spend some time every month prepping all her meals in reusable gallon freezer bags. She has gotten her food bill down to less than $200 per month.
I haven't really seen a big increase on my food bill. I buy on sale, hit the clearance bakery, and shop at a past date store near my daughter's house.
The only processed food I eat are a few snacks like corn chips and potato chips.
I cheered when they increased the prices at fast food places like BK and McDonald's. It is the best thing for our country's health to make fast food unaffordable.
The only food being thrown away in my house is the small bucket of composting scraps that I take to a non profit that composts scraps for local community gardens.
As for money spent on restaurants and takeout; people learned how cheap it was to cook during Covid. I remember one episode of Restaurant Impossible, Irvine said that a Grab and Go meal of roast, carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy that cost $3 should sell for $13. Multiply that by 4, and you have a family paying $40 for someone to cook $12 of food. Include in a $10 tip, and you have a family of 4 paying $62 for a meal that could be made for $12 in a crockpot.
After Covid, people's lives changed. Many people that had no savings because they blew it all on restaurants and retail spending, decided to pursue a more frugal lifestyle. The chain restaurants and stores are closing because everybody is learning how to live on less.
My daughter, and I, spend some time every month prepping all her meals in reusable gallon freezer bags. She has gotten her food bill down to less than $200 per month.
I haven't really seen a big increase on my food bill. I buy on sale, hit the clearance bakery, and shop at a past date store near my daughter's house.
The only processed food I eat are a few snacks like corn chips and potato chips.
I cheered when they increased the prices at fast food places like BK and McDonald's. It is the best thing for our country's health to make fast food unaffordable.