tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post3759991287254346627..comments2023-11-05T04:42:17.900-07:00Comments on Nomad: Sure, You Spent $150, But What Will You Cook?Science Teacher Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-46659258924972331592009-03-17T08:52:00.000-06:002009-03-17T08:52:00.000-06:00I wonder what you would think of me when you look ...I wonder what you would think of me when you look in my cart and see only lemons and maple syrup. Hhmmm...what's up with that???<BR/><BR/>I have an aunt that had a neighbor and when this neighbor remodeled her house she took out her kitchen. Yes, you read that right. No kitchen in the house. Every meal was an eat-out! I wonder if she kept a fridge or microwave for left-over doggie bags--I really don't know; but I do know that the house will never be sellable. Pretty sad.calmrapidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447978640605894983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-29015861981626289532009-03-16T15:53:00.000-06:002009-03-16T15:53:00.000-06:00SH--They are looking at you and thinking, "It is p...SH--They are looking at you and thinking, "It is people like THAT who are ruining this country. Why doesn't she just move to France?"Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-76271646646196316092009-03-16T14:27:00.000-06:002009-03-16T14:27:00.000-06:00I will admit I do love my treats as much as the ne...I will admit I do love my treats as much as the next person. I'm a bit of a grocery store voyeuer too. However, I read somewhere a long time ago (back when I was trying to figure things out in the nutrition/kitchen/cooking area) to shop the outside perimeter of the grocery store as much as possible. That is, you're more likely to get your "fresh" products rather than those loaded with preservatives and HFCS. Truth be told, it actually works a lot of the time. Not to say that I don't have to show accountability (white or wheat, for example) or sometimes end up with Doritos in my cart, but it is a good rule of thumb. Even for those who "don't cook." Good post!emandtrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496021016172870242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-44519110922763401612009-03-16T09:51:00.000-06:002009-03-16T09:51:00.000-06:00I am glad I'm not the only one. Actually I see obe...I am glad I'm not the only one. Actually I see obese people eyeballing what I am buying as much as I am eyeballing what they are buying. I swear I can hear their thought "If I have to eat that card board to be as thin as she is I'd rather be fat."<BR/><BR/>Okay so maybe that isn't what they are thinking but I can feel their hatred when they see all my healthy food going into my earth friendly grocery bags.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142636095145936798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-56533496901411534072009-03-14T22:35:00.000-06:002009-03-14T22:35:00.000-06:00Oooh, well done! Congratulations!Oooh, well done! Congratulations!Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178196211079230972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-62962833315871795952009-03-14T21:12:00.000-06:002009-03-14T21:12:00.000-06:00Slick, how do you explain flax seed and wheat germ...Slick, how do you explain flax seed and wheat germ to someone who DOES cook? Help me out here? Remember that lentil spaghetti I made for you three pregnancies ago? Good times.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, are you sure you actually read the same post I wrote? It seems that you are doing better than any of us here with your own food habits. As far as my food voyeurism goes, well, maybe you just don't come here often enough to pick up on a bit of snark. You're welcome any time, just bring your humor with you. ;)Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-80985606452303837722009-03-14T20:59:00.000-06:002009-03-14T20:59:00.000-06:00Your post really struck a nerve with me. You are g...Your post really struck a nerve with me. You are gonna judge people based on what is in their shopping cart? Seriously? Not very Christlike if you ask me. Let's see. I buy produce items that are known to be high pesticide carriers at Whole Foods to avoid that and I also purchase my bread there unless I get it at Great Harvest. I buy my other produce (pineapple, bananas, peeled skins, etc), canned products and sale items at local grocery stores like Walmart. I refuse to purchase meat at Walmart so I hit another local grocer for that. So if you see me in a store with a few "strange" items that couldn't fix a meal, instead of judging me maybe you should realize that not everyone is perfect and green like you. I shop around for the best deals, eat half organic and cook as much as I can. But as a working mother I am not able to make big gourmet meals all the time and have to take shortcuts.<BR/>I found your post to be rude and egotistical and it makes me wonder what you are judging me about in other areas of my life. If this is how you view strangers I wonder how you view your friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-65165070760045753692009-03-14T19:31:00.000-06:002009-03-14T19:31:00.000-06:00So now that I read this I know I will be sneaking ...So now that I read this I know I will be sneaking peeks at other people's shopping carts from now on. I usually just try to keep eye contact with the friends I run into in the grocery store -- to avoid feeling like I'm peeking in their bedroom closet. But now the friends who read your blog will probably laugh when next time I ask them what they've got in their cart. I might have to invent a drawstring tarp to cover my cart while I'm shopping. I'm sure I could rig it to be like a shower curtain too so the person behind me in the checkout line doesn't see all the wheat germ and flax seed that I buy. :) How do you explain food storage to someone who doesn't cook?Slimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130169455551862393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-6522174766710041162009-03-14T15:44:00.000-06:002009-03-14T15:44:00.000-06:00Janssen: if the mac and cheese was from a box, she...Janssen: if the mac and cheese was from a box, she still didn't "cook."<BR/><BR/>Yankee-G: you are off the hook from my snarkiness if you are all righteous and food storage-y. When I come over though, I'm expecting the chocoloate covered cheesecake balls (I'm acutally reminded of an SNL skit here) and not some lame pudding-from-a-box. ;)<BR/><BR/>FoxyJ: "herds of them milling around trying to decide what kind of chips to buy." Bwah! At least they aren't texting.<BR/><BR/>Sherry: Plantboy and I were exactly in your position when we began putting together easy weekly menus with better fare on the weekends. We shopped, together on Saturday mornings and then stuck the menu no matter what, unless there were leftovers. I like your cereal approach too though. Starting the menu thing early in our marriage was great, however; because now we have the habit established and there is nearly always something to make for dinner, with all the ingredients on hand.<BR/><BR/>Mel: The food and poverty thing is such an interesting topic. Like with other behaviors poor (or more likely, uneducated) people exhbit, eating is so short-sighted. Yes, the fast food might be cheaper at this minute, but heart disease and diabetes always costs more in the long run. <BR/><BR/>I heard a great Alternative Radio program some months back called "The Cornification of America." It was hilarious and informative. I'm so anti-corn now unless it is on an ear or popped. ;)Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-41129191358644727962009-03-14T05:27:00.000-06:002009-03-14T05:27:00.000-06:00Ironically, High Fructose Corn syrup IS cheap. whi...Ironically, High Fructose Corn syrup IS cheap. which is why it is in everything. Let's hear it for the sugar tax and the corn subsidy. Somethings we just bring upon ourselves.Lady Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762709275505011725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-83369082513640834082009-03-13T17:57:00.000-06:002009-03-13T17:57:00.000-06:00A while back I listed to a radio segment that talk...A while back I listed to a radio segment that talked about why some of Americas poorest people are also Americas fattest people. It turns out that, thanks to government subsidies, the foods and ingredients (corn) that are least expensive are not the most nutritious. If you were trying to feed yourself or your family in the CHEAPEST way possible, what would you buy? Ramen, mac and cheese, even a box of twinkies is often cheaper than a bag of apples.<BR/><BR/>I don't in any way think that this is an excuse for being lazy or careless about your eating habits, but it does go to show that eating a healthy diet can be somewhat of a class related issue.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338949204492816733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-25766481289768297892009-03-13T17:00:00.000-06:002009-03-13T17:00:00.000-06:00I'm with Janssen. I don't like to drive, but I hav...I'm with Janssen. I don't like to drive, but I have to do it to get places.<BR/><BR/>Lately, I've found it very difficult to cook when I get home because I'm so exhausted at the end of the day. Not only that, but when I get home at 6:20, I'm hungry RIGHT NOW! And I can't wait to cook a meal. And here's my solution:<BR/><BR/>Have a quick bowl of cereal. If it's sugary cereal, it counts as the dessert for the day. Then, I can get going on making a healthy meal, and I don't feel like I'm going to die of hunger in the process.<BR/><BR/>Since it's just the two of us, I usually can make one meal that will last us two days, and that is excellent news for my long days at work.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248348740599788697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-87183783036532862582009-03-13T14:58:00.000-06:002009-03-13T14:58:00.000-06:00I'm totally a grocery voyeur too--and I've always ...I'm totally a grocery voyeur too--and I've always loved to cook. Our grocery store is mostly shopped at by college students, so there's often herds of them milling around in the aisles trying to decide what kind of chips to buy. Actually many of them do seem to buy fairly healthy food too. Of course, I do live in the food snob capital of the country, so that does make a difference. Here I sometimes feel the silent judgement from other moms that my daughter's snacks aren't all organic, whole-foods type stuff.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, we probably aren't the most healthy eaters either, but 95% of the time we eat at home and it's homemade. I really don't understand the 'not cooking' thing either. I've read that on a few blogs of people I know and wondered what they eat every night then. How will your kids learn to eat real food?FoxyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950095008611661757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-37537891084437322262009-03-13T14:33:00.000-06:002009-03-13T14:33:00.000-06:00Have you seen the book "Hungry Planet: What the Wo...Have you seen the book "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats"? If not hit your local library.<BR/><BR/>Also, in defense of the pudding man, I recently have suscribed to the idea of stockpiling things that are on sale in order to build up my food storage. This means that quite recently I purchased quite a bit (maybe 10--just enough to reasonably use before it expires 2 years from now) of pudding that was on sale. All but one package is now sitting in my food storage. So just remember that when you are looking in my grocery cart.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986527567693226393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-18349781937456117412009-03-13T14:20:00.000-06:002009-03-13T14:20:00.000-06:00I admit it, I hate to cook. But when I do, it's n...I admit it, I hate to cook. But when I do, it's not too shabby. :p I like to peek in people's grocery carts, too. Yeah, it's amazing what some people seemingly live on. And to think they're still alive... But don't mock the cheese sticks. Best. Snack. Ever. ;o)Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776861290728303604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-41533424711266721182009-03-13T13:59:00.000-06:002009-03-13T13:59:00.000-06:00This makes me CRAZY. One of my high school acquain...This makes me CRAZY. One of my high school acquaintances just posted that she'd made dinner for the first time in her four year marriage this week. Dinner was grilled cheese sandwiches with mac and cheese. Not even joking. <BR/><BR/>I do not understand the "I don't cook" thing either or the "I don't like to cool" idea. Um, I don't like to vacuum, but I choose not to have a disgusting floor. I don't really love doing dishes, but I don't choose to spend my money on disposable dishes. Since when did not liking something change reality? And cooking seriously just stakes practice. You can make a nice meal without spending a lot of money or time. <BR/><BR/><BR/>And, I am so sick of Robert Pattinson I could die. Seriously, I wish they had cast anyone else. Johnny Depp would have been a better choice.Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178196211079230972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32806324.post-81514486513594917062009-03-13T13:58:00.000-06:002009-03-13T13:58:00.000-06:00It is sad to see what people eat. You also know th...It is sad to see what people eat. You also know that those same people who are buying all of that crap at the grocery store are eating crap from fast food places, too.<BR/>We have some big food issues at our house, but luckily we're nowhere near that bad.Z. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704553385554129335noreply@blogger.com