I have been nearing Zombie status for the last month due to an English class I am taking three nights a week right after work, not allowing me to get home before 9:30 on those nights. I sort of dread Tuesday through Thursday because of this class. I usually am the quiet person who keeps to herself and most likely comes off as a snob. (I'm not, I swear! I'm just not good at making new friends and participating in classroom conversations.) Tonight that changed for a few minutes.
The Professor was going over our next essay which is a causal analysis + solution research paper. The topic she chose to use as an example was child obesity. Quite a few students were throwing out their input and ideas for potential objections and then the refutes to go with the objections.
Examples:
1. One may object claiming a lack of time to cook healthy and claim that it is easier to pick up fast food. One may refute with the options of prepping meals ahead of time, or even doing crock pot meals. (Of course, this all has caught my attention because it involves food, cooking, children and arguing. I can be pretty good at that, ask Justin.) A student chimes in, "well that's not healthy either. Cooking in a crock pot uses a lot of salt and you can't cook vegetables in there!" "WHAT?!?!?! You can make practically anything you want in a crock pot AND of course you can cook vegetables in one!!" Yeah.... I actually spoke out during class participation to argue against that.
2. One may object and say "healthy food is expensive, it is cheaper and easier to get something off of the value menu at a fast food place." One guy actually said, "Some families can only afford something off of the dollar menu at McDonalds. A hamburger cost a dollar but if you go to the store, a head of lettuce cost $1.99" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? This person obviously did not think that thought out before speaking it. You can make a delicious salad for four for $4 or less instead of buying four hamburgers that include unknown ingredients!!
And that is where the inspiration came from....
I'M BACK!!! And with a bigger purpose this time - - to help make cooking at home less intimidating for you and your family and to prove that it can be not only cheaper, but healthier and more fun! Along with sharing photos, ideas and recipes of the creations I come up with in the kitchen as I would usually do, I am also going to include pricing for that dish and per portion/person. I am not sure that many will see this, but who ever does, I hope you get inspiration to get into your kitchen more often! It won't burn a hole in your pocket, I promise.
Great post, Sarah. I am impressed that someone your age is a thinker. Andadoer. So many in your generation are in the "Entitlement" class and expect it all to be handed to them. Have we as parents really failed to that degree?
ReplyDeleteI digress.
Write your heart out. Cook it out as well. Think, think, think to find you voice. Avery wise person said, "Do what you love and the rest will follow".
I believe in you and that you will change he world around you.