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Originally Posted by Bearcat
But the time it takes to go out to eat a decent meal also = money? Of course, unless you're just running to a Taco Bell drive through.
I do a decent amount of meal prep, so a few hours on a Sunday afternoon when I'd be on my ass on the couch instead really pays off... throw a dozen eggs into a muffin tin with some chicken sausage, ham, whatever, repeat a few times... and you have a month's worth of breakfast stored in the freezer that comes out to a dollar or two per meal..... and most of the time is spent waiting for them to bake.
I also tried Hello Fresh at one point and holy **** was it a lot of work... could easily spend an hour to 90 minutes on prep, just to wait for it to cook for 45-60 minutes, and it wasn't exactly cheap. If I was spending that kind of time in the kitchen, I just might go out and eat every night.
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Our experience with services like Hello Fresh has been pretty much the opposite. Yes, some of them have complicated prep but not all of them. Keep in mind that you don't have to spend time or money going to the grocery store. Also, the up front price is offset by having almost perfect portions. We never have leftovers or waste at all. We eat everything we cook, the first time.