[–] StarlordOfAfrica 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
Cooking at home has been known to be by far the cheapest and usually healthiest of diets for eternities. Problem is fats are too lazy to cook.
Healthy food isn't "too expensive" it's just too slow and requires too much effort,
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[–] Duke_of_Dung 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Completely agree with everything you say here. Add to the fact that you control just what you put into your body and home cooking is the way to go.
[–] redditHasCooties 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
if you add up the time it takes to drive to a restaurant, sit, wait, be served, wait, pay, and drive home, it'll far exceed the amount of time it would take just to cook something on the stove.
I live literally on top of a pizza place (my name is Philip J. Fry, you may know my dog Seymour), and I was feeling uber lazy today, but rather than ordering a pizza from downstairs, waiting for it to be ready, and bringing it back up I grabbed a chicken breast from the fridge, sliced a tomato, grilled them both on an electric grill (which may or may not actually be a panini press...), tossed some pepper on them and called it good enough.
It was my crappiest meal of the week, not super flavorful or anything, but it took me like 7 minutes to make, I doubt it was much more than, what? 250-300 calories? and it probably cost me like $2.
Had I felt even marginally less lazy, I have brown rice, quinoa, eggs, lettuce, onions, garlic, spinach, and who knows how much more stuff... not to mention a ton of spices... I could've very easily at least made it tastier with still minimal effort and without really raising the calorie count or price by an awful lot.
What I cooked today is an awful way to eat, and I would absolutely not recommend that anyone eats like this every day, I try to treat myself better than that, but I was feeling lazy and I made myself a quick, cheap meal in less time than it would've taken me to heat up a Hungry Man frozen dinner, let alone go out and eat at a restaurant.
People talk about the price and the work involved, but the work and price are there when I make beef bourguignon, but that's a treat. That's a tasty meal that I make when I feel like it, most meals (not what I cooked today, but real meals) can be done in a reasonable time at a reasonable cost... their excuses are just excuses.
It's like no effort the way I do it
Oatmeal to start the day, 1 min of prep 2 mins in microwave
10 boiled eggs, fill that pot with water let it cook throw em in and 10 mins later you done Simultaneously I get some pots to cook my pasta and rice which is no effort at all
Throw some nuts in there and my bulk meals are gtg
[–] HowieCameUnglued 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Really depends what you cook/eat. My meals yesterday (on a cut right now, so trying to stay under 1700): coffee, greek yogurt w/ granola and berries, coffee, store-bought hummus, pita, cheese, apple, coffee, chicken breast, seasoning, 10-minute instant rice, soy sauce, coffee. Of these, only the chicken takes anything resembling "cooking". I probably spent a grand total of 20 minutes in either food preparation and cleanup.
Or for the really, really lazy, there's Soylent, which is cheaper and easier than pretty much any alternative.
[–] StarlordOfAfrica ago
Wow actually had to look up what Soylent is. Has a bit too many carbs for my taste, but if you eat (or drink I guess) the right amount that's probably fine.
[–] ChicagoSunroof 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
BTW: I notice there's a lot of activity on Twitter with the hashtag #ObesityKills (including this story). It's a good hashtag to use....
[–] peachykeen 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
The Subway one seems like a shit ton of food for one meal. I mean, all of it does, but that seems like way too much. And I'm the type who loves fast food.
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[–] peachykeen 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I mostly see people get that loaded baked potato as their main meal, too. I don't see it bought as a side very often.
It's weird that people always see fast food as the highest calorie options. I eat it more often than I should, and Imm nowhere close to fat. You just have to chose the right options, and there are plenty of options. It also helps that I tend to stay busy most of the day and have one big meal, so it's not like I have it for 3 meals in one day.
[–] Pwning4Ever ago
Agreed, i eat fast food all the time, but im well aware that double cheeseburgers usually have around 500 calories.
[–] l23r 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Am I the only one who skips breakfast and eats a footlong as 2 meals? It's like you'd have to go out of your way to eat 2,000 calories of Subway (or McDonalds for that matter)
It's easier to get to 2,000 calories by snacking on stuff throughout the day instead of eating it all in one meal.
[–] Carsandsarcasm 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I really don't think restaurants should offer these sorts of sizes. If obeasts want to eat too much food, let them order multiple meals. It's essentially the same thing and puts the responsibility solely on the eater.
[–] fabulousalpaca 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
SONIC Peanut Butter Caramel Pie Shake (2,090).
That's a lot of calories in one drink, dear god.
And who the hell eats that much subway? That's enough to last at least a day or two.
[–] redditHasCooties 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's a lot of calories in one drink, dear god.
A couple of years ago my Type 2 diabetic boss wanted to get everyone oreo shakes from the Johnny Rockets around the corner... he wouldn't take no for an answer (if everyone had them, he had an excuse to hurt himself with one).
I figured whatever, I'll drink a little ice cream and toss the rest, but I have a Type 1 diabetic coworker that actually does take care of himself.
I asked him if he wanted me to check the sugar and carbs online, he said "oh no, thanks, don't worry, I'll just estimate and give myself a bigger shot of insulin this time to compensate."
I checked anyway... 1100 calories (Oreo Malted Shake the site I checked back then said to add 100 for malt shakes), Total carbs 114g, sugar 96g.
I told him and he said "how much?? no way! I'd have to give myself more insulin than I take all day... I'll have a little now cause I already gave myself a shot, but just a few sips and then I'll throw it away" (which he did), my Type 2 boss did not share his sense of self-preservation.
[–] Benweiser22 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
All these meals were 2000 calories. Fats will think that they can eat this for every meal when actually one of these meals is a full days worth of caloric intake.
[–] AOU 0 points 19 points 19 points (+19|-0) ago
"Liquid Calories is a myth" - Self-proclaimed tumblr doctors
[–] Jessee 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
And coke zero and salads are negative calories
[–] redditHasCooties 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Obviously! I mean, they're 0 calories and you're still burning calories by gulping them down so... that's like what? -700, -800?
Now, the Sonic shake from the article may be 2090 calories on it's own, sure, but that's it just sitting there!
If you lift it before you sip, plus the suction of the sipping process itself, plus digesting the peanut butter, not to mention the whipped cream is dairy which we give to babies and it's super healthy, I mean.. cheese is dairy and the french are genetically skinny, so... like... the balance has to be what? like -4 calories?
You better get a burger with that so you don't pass out from the scootypuff ride to the restaurant.