I take issue with the assertion in the article that it’s cheaper to buy packaged, pre-processed food than it is to buy fresh.
That’s just not true. Pound for pound, it’s much cheaper to buy fresh and un-processed foods. But you also have to be willing to put some time into preparation.
One of the issues is lack of motivation and discipline. Another is that carbohydrates are addictive. You crave them and they don’t satisfy for long.
With the proper ingredients I can make a batch of 3 dozen cookies, where as the store bought package may contain up to 12 cookies at 3 times the price of the raw ingredients.
I fed 3 of us in the 70’s on #130 a month. Because I made every thing from scratch except the canned veggies and fruit. They ate a lot of plain Cheerios too. Lots of Mac & Cheese and hot dogs when necessary. We never starved, nor were we fat. I used coupons even then to make that $130 GO FURTHER!
Exactly.