sf wrote on Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:38 -0700:

>> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:48:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
> >> "brooklyn1" > wrote
> >>> That's because more and more meals consumed in the home
> >>> are purchased pre-prepared from the frozen foods section,
> >>> packages off the shelf, delis, and take outs... very few
> >>> meals are actually prepared at home anymore other than to
> >>> open the package and heat. Pasta with jarred sauce ain't
> >>> cooking.
> >>
> >> Good point. They may be counting some of the frozen meals
> >> as home cooked. After all, you do have to push a couple of
> >> buttons on the microwave. I see more and more of the frozen
> >> entrée or complete meal in a bag stuff now that may be
> >> replacing some restaurant meals.
>>
>> i think the difference between 'from a restaurant' and 'not
>> from a restaurant' is pretty clear.
>>
> I certainly would not call a frozen entree bought in a grocery
> store a restaurant meal. It's convenience food. Frozen meals
> prepared at home are not restaurant food either.

But neither are they "home-cooked" food!

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James Silverton
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