Exactly.Hobie-wan wrote:That isn't always great if you're the only person in the household. Going the other direction and only buying fresh stuff I'm going to eat in a day or two means going to the grocery store constantly. I can't take turns or share with someone else to make dinner and clean up afterwards, and that tends to make me lazy. Some stuff you can make a bunch and freeze some for a later day, some things you can't. If I make a pot of stew, I'm kinda sick of it after having it for dinner on the 4th day. I know I'm making excuses, but things like that contribute to me eating lazy food.Menegrothx wrote:Once you buy all the ingredients you need, you can make a lot of food at once.
When I was still at school and lived by myself the only thing I bought fresh were things that I knew I was going to eat soon (like a head of lettuce) or things I knew were going to keep for more than a couple of days (apples). Anything else I avoided because I knew I wasn't going to eat it fast enough and I didn't like the feeling of wasting money if it went bad. My dinners usually consisted of sandwiches, spaghetti, and vegetable soup, and when it came to the later two I usually made enough for 3-4 days because I usually didn't have time to make anything else.
It's just a matter of needing something different. As long as you don't go overboard and eat it every day, you'll be fine. As it's already been said, everything in moderation
The one exception was I did allow myself to go to the school food court on Friday nights and buy myself a burger. Other than that I ate pretty healthy, still do really (some people complained about the "Freshman 15", but I actually lost weight while I was in school), but I tell you what, I looked forward to that burger, curly fries and drink every damned week.
