Wouldn't it be a good idea to have good old fashion home economics classes in the schools again? Or maybe as a special after school program for those families that often utilize those programs to fill in for daycare for those short hours after school till they get out from work. Now more than ever, the economics of cooking are so important for tight budgets, tight waist lines, and tightwads!
-Deli meats, a staple for all those who brown bag it, filled with nitrates, preservatives, sodium, and God knows what else. How much is it? $ 3 - 6.00/lb. A roast, or chicken, from about $1.99 - $3.00 on sale, saves at least 50% on the food cost, and an unmeasurable amount on your health by the likes of me. It becomes a habit to bake up a batch, some for dinner and some for lunch.
-Bread is $3-$6.00 a loaf, egads. 5 pounds of flour, on sale for $1 or $2 will make 10 loaves of bread. The cost of salt, sugar, water and yeast can't be more than 0.50cents, so if I'm doing my math right, that's about 0.75cents a loaf? Not to mention how wonderful your house will smell on baking day. One day, freeze the rest, well worth this huge savings.
-Soup, the easiest thing to make and in huge vats too. Campbell Soup is $1.00 a can, for 2 or 3 adult servings? A can of chopped tomatoes, some frozen mixed vegi's, onion, celery, garlic - voila! huge pot of soup for now and to fill the freezer with for latter. Pasta, leftover meat or chicken, whatever is in the fridge get's pitched in. I call this L.O. Soup. (leftover soup) If you whirl it through the blender, picky eaters who don't think they like vegi's will never know what's in it.I guess it's not wise for me to tell you too many secrets in one posting, I've got to keep you interested in future posts!
-Isn't it silly that the boneless skinless chicken breast, is the only way to go? Shopper's even pay extra, just ot have it sliced off the pone. Have you noticed the white pads in the package, under the chicken? It's there to absorb liquids, which they add to the package so it weighs more than the actual product? OK, I buy it too, you can't beat the convenience. I saw an ad at Stop and Shop, split chicken breast - that's with skin and bone, was only 0.99cents!! OMG. Pull the damn skin off and cook it up for the dogs. Take it off the bone, and use the bones in a soup! Imagine how the heads of our fore mother's wag when they see the terrible waste we justify as convenience. The old fashioned way's are the best, healthiest ways to eat. Couldn't the upcoming youth turn around the obesity, diabetes, and whatever other problems arise from the way we've all used to shopping, cooking, eating.
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