Re:Eating Healthily for $3 a Day
by miketuritzin on Thursday April 28, 2011 @01:05AM
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Funny - I (the OP) go to El Castillito a lot, actually, because my co-founder and I work a couple minutes walk away from there.
You are right about preparation time, though you can cut down on prep time a lot if you cook a bunch of food at once and then reheat it when hungry over the next few days. That can actually be even faster than walking to get a burrito on the days you reheat.
It can be quicker, but does it taste better & is the total time invested lower in the long run? You do have to spend a good portion of time planning out what meal you're going to make, go shopping for the ingredients then prepare & package the meal properly so it's ready to reheat later. Also things like diced fresh veggies do not hold up well in the fridge, freezer or microwave.
Re:Eating Healthily for $3 a Day
by miketuritzin on Thursday April 28, 2011 @01:19AM
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True. I think it's all about how important saving money is to you. Everyone has a price-effort curve that depends on their financial situation and how frugal they are.
Re:Eating Healthily for $3 a Day
by infinite8s on Friday April 29, 2011 @12:30PM
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Some things taste much better the next day (like soups and stews which have had time to meld their flavors).
A few doors down from Golden Produce is El Castillito, the source of my staple food: the super carne asada burrito. At just over $8 it sounds more expensive, but OP doesn't mention how long his staple meal takes to prepare.
Preparation time is definitely a cost if you'd rather be doing something else. Like taking a walk to buy a burrito. So I don't think the $3 figure is entirely accurate.
This does make me curious about how my meal stacks up in terms of carbs/fat/protien/calories.