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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
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I eat alot. I am not skinny either. I have been the same weight since college and i am 28 now. I carry it well but I could stand to lose a few. I guess if I didn't eat out as much I would prob lose that weight.
Recently I have been trying to get more value out of food. We rarely go to places like Outback or red lobster because to me they just cost to much for one meal. Lately we have stopped going to places like Applebees, and Chili's because they have increased their prices and dropped portion sizes. I try to find something that gives me the most value for my money. IE large portion cheap price. I guess thats why I eat a ton of pasta.Comment
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My diet is the opposite of what people want to do. High fat diet full of 80/20 ground beef, eggs, cheese, peanut butter, and salmon. Boring but effective and CHEAP!
I haven't had a piece of lean meat in about 4 months. That stuff is crazy expensive!!!Comment
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Eating out is never worth the price. Financially it's stupid. Quality of food? Nope. Food safety? Nope, you never know if the guy making your dinner washed his hands after taking a dump. Nutrition? No way. Most restaurants jack up the sodium content in all their food and most dishes are extremely high in fat. The food is rarely as fresh as what you'll make at home. Sure you can get good stuff if you drop $100, but that can get you a long way with your local butcher.
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I guess it depends on each individual if it's worth it or not. $10 to someone making $10,000 a year is a lot different than $10 to someone making $100,000 a year.
Personally, we cook at home most nights. I take leftovers for lunch and my wife takes those little Lean Cuisine meals.
Usually we go out once or twice on weekends. I do enjoy going out and don't mind paying for a quality meal and good service. I'm not very creative when it comes to cooking, so I have my 10-15 items nailed down, but everything beyond that is a crap shoot.
Plus, I go out because it's relaxing and treat for us. I don't have to cook, I don't have to serve the food and I don't have to do dishes. I can sit back, have a nice conversation, have a few drinks and let someone else do all the work.
But for us $100 in groceries lasts us a week. In reality, that's probably only two nights out, maybe one or less depending on where we go.
It's obviously cheaper to buy groceries and cook yourself, but it's also cheaper to buy non-name brand stuff and not buy other luxury items. The key is keeping a balance and also keeping yourself happy. If you need a night out with the wife, go out.Comment
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Yea, I'm not suggesting that eating out is a poor choice. Eating out can, at times, be rewarding. It's nice to eat something that you either don't know how to cook or don't want to cook.
It just bothers me because spending 15 bucks at a restaurant and spending 5 bucks at a deli, or even spending 2 bucks making my own sandwich at home, gets me the same thing; limited satisfaction with a desire to eat again in one or two hours.
Today, for example, I'm going with a few friends to a German Restaurant. I'm not a huge meat guy but I'll eat up the variety of meats this place has to offer. Combine that with the beer I'll have and I'm sure it'll be calorie-city for me (though I need it so what's the true harm?). But I'm sure that after we finish our meal at say 8 PM I will be hungry for more food at 10 PM. And now that $25-30 bucks I spent looks like a waste. A damn good, tasty waste.
Ah, the hunger."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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good thread.
thats why i have a vegetable garden. self reliance on many foods saves me alittle money and alittle time. food quality is SUBBBBBBERB though.
transport costs in foods count as atleast half of the final retail price on many vegetables.
you have two choices: 3 tomatoes for a dollar at the local grocery store brought in from 1200 miles away or the choice of buying a little seedling package and grow your own.
99 cents for 30 seedlings basically yields :
30 plants with upwards of 20 tomatoes per plant.
if you consider that at the store each tomatoe is 33 cents and equate that out to 600 tomatoes, you essentially have 200 dollars worth of tomatoes in your backyard from that one 99 cent seed package.
Of course theres a time committment and water costs that may have you wondering if saving that $199 dollars is worth it.
for me its simple though, the quality is unmatched. its best for the global warming argument regarding Co2 emissions, and you dictate what is given to the plant regarding pesticides etc.
its about time we go back to our ancestors roots in many facets.Last edited by RubenDouglas; 05-24-2008, 10:55 PM.Comment
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Mmm, oats. I might consider that.
Speaking of, what type of travel snacks would anyone recommend? I hate nuts so that's out of the question. But I feel like there's a key snack I need to have on a consistent basis to fill my hunger in-between meals. I just don't want anything that's got too much sugar or too much nuts."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
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I'll look for it."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
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Eggs and peanut butter together? That doesnt' sound appetizing. That's not what you meant, right?
I like Peanut Butter. But I'm not sure I could eat it alone."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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