Well (almost) anything you cook yourself is cheaper than take-out. I learned that this year...my first big cut back when tightening the belt was cutting all take out (which also led to some tightening of the other belt).
As for frozen? Not anymore (in my experience), I've been shopping the frozen foods lately (love the marinated chicken breasts from Costco) and there's definitely a huge difference from fresh unless there's a mega sale or something. YMMV however.
Add in veggies and fruits...the price shoots up a bit.
However, whenever I've seen the comparison, they usually specifically mention things like Kraft dinner and such...which boggles the mind.
My favorite statement (and this is some years ago in the Gazette I think..so I'm loosely paraphrasing) was something like:
"I don't understand why someone on a limited or fixed income does not eat healthier as it is cheaper to buy healthy fresh food" I think he was referring to a study about how the lower class was fast becoming obese (at a higher rate than other classes).
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Date: 2007-08-29 06:33 pm (UTC)As for frozen? Not anymore (in my experience), I've been shopping the frozen foods lately (love the marinated chicken breasts from Costco) and there's definitely a huge difference from fresh unless there's a mega sale or something. YMMV however.
Add in veggies and fruits...the price shoots up a bit.
However, whenever I've seen the comparison, they usually specifically mention things like Kraft dinner and such...which boggles the mind.
My favorite statement (and this is some years ago in the Gazette I think..so I'm loosely paraphrasing) was something like:
"I don't understand why someone on a limited or fixed income does not eat healthier as it is cheaper to buy healthy fresh food" I think he was referring to a study about how the lower class was fast becoming obese (at a higher rate than other classes).