I thought everyone was dead broke and had no money to feed their starving kids.
Meal kits are “$5.50 to $7.50 per serving.” Uh, helloooo. I posted way back about taking the kits’ online ingredient lists and making those meals with my own ingredients. Not rocket science. My copy cat meals were between $1-$2 each. In fact, the food budget here has long been $5 per person per day.
But, to answer the question, yes, people are lazy and will continue to purchase these kits along with their prepacked junk food. Just like they buy McD’s chicken nuggets every other day and wonder why their kids are fat.
The homemade super simple no brainer corn dog muffins from #72 above came to $1.75 for 57 mini muffins. Compare that to Walmart Great Value brand at $2.18 for just 16 minis. OK, these are fattening but it’s a holiday and the leftovers went into the freezer for July 4 so not an everyday thing.
Off to see if the homemade yogurt has cooled enough to jar up.
Most under 40’s (and many under 50’s) never learned to cook. Not even make whop’m biscuits. I’m unfortunately related to a few. I blame their parents and grandparents.
It’s a thing though.
And anything that ‘gets them started’ is a good thing.
Baby steps.
I’ve got a relation that built a 5000sqft+ house with all the accoutrements. Including viking and sub zero kitchen appliances.
3 years after they moved in they hosted a wedding reception for another relative. The caterer was the FIRST person (after the installation) to use the stove and ovens. No lie. The microwave and toaster had been used though, for frozen stuff and to reheat restaurant meals.