Re:Food security and the coming storm
by analog31 on Sunday May 29, 2022 @05:14PM
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My family bakes our own bread. The kids really don't like store-bought bread unless it's the super expensive stuff. We prepare all of our own meals. We use relatively generic flour that comes in 5 pound bags.
The main thing I've learned is:
Get over everything having to be as yummy as prepared food, unless you're willing to hire a psychologist and a chemist, and a cardiologist. You're paying for that stuff twice: First to consume it, second, to get rid of it in the gym.
Get over the need for infinite variety. My family has a number of meals that we can prepare quickly from whatever's in the fridge. Tofu or beans figure into nearly every meal.
Figure out shortcuts and substitutions.
No knowledge worker really works productively more than about 5 hours per day. It's not like the rest of someone's time is credibly all that valuable.
The main thing I've learned is:
Get over everything having to be as yummy as prepared food, unless you're willing to hire a psychologist and a chemist, and a cardiologist. You're paying for that stuff twice: First to consume it, second, to get rid of it in the gym.
Get over the need for infinite variety. My family has a number of meals that we can prepare quickly from whatever's in the fridge. Tofu or beans figure into nearly every meal.
Figure out shortcuts and substitutions.
No knowledge worker really works productively more than about 5 hours per day. It's not like the rest of someone's time is credibly all that valuable.