Food and Budget

[cjsmith]

Am I the only person I know who picks up TV dinners and divides dollars by calories?

Big ol' Tombstone extra-cheese frozen pizza: $3.50. Two meals.

Two bell peppers: $3.98. Mistake.

Comments

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

That's pretty impressive!

That's chili and cornbread. Homemade, starting from beans I soaked myself, with no meat. :-D

That still seems excessive. Are the food costs really high there?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That still seems excessive. Are the food costs really high there?

I wouldn't know unless I could compare to someplace that's "average". I gotta admit, though, fresh produce and raw ingredients (especially meat) are NOT the most inexpensive way to eat. People (around here) who sneer at the expense of prepackaged food should maybe look again.

I've decided that's the great unifier between Republican and Democrat, by the way. Sneer at women who don't cook.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the more I hang around women, the more I realize they have a politics all their own.

When I was a working mom, they sneered at me for not spending more time with my kids, and for not baking cookies for class treats. When I was a stay-at-home mom, I was sneered at for being lazy, having all that luxury, and for 'showing us up', despite the fact that I most certainly didn't try to show anyone anything, let alone 'up.'

And I get my share of sneers cooking my own food, too. Ya just can't win.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the more I hang around women, the more I realize they have a politics all their own.

And sadly, a lot of it seems to be based on sneers. The more I realize that, the more I value my friends who don't seem to get into that game. (I'm thinking, say, mactavish here.) My friends are a happy thing!