On Sat, 24 May 2014 11:40:40 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 5/24/2014 3:56 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > Really? That's what this article says.
> >
>
>
> > Who are these people who dine out all the time? I know that my parents
> > would fit into that category and we did dine out a lot when I was a kid
> > but I think 4.8 times a week is pushing it. Even the people I know who
> > don't cook, don't dine out that often. They might buy something
> > prepared that only needs to be heated or they eat something like a salad
> > or sandwich which they might make but they don't actually cook stuff.
>
> The link did not show the article. Were they talking just dinner? If
> so, the number seems a little high, but if you add in breakfast and
> lunch, the number is easily believed.
>
> As a couple, we have 21 meal opportunities a week. Typically, we eat
> dinner out twice a week. Once at a nice restaurant, once at a modest
> family place or fast food. On the weekend we have lunch out at least
> once. Sometimes breakfast.
>
> I take my lunch to work, but others eat out five days a week.
>
Going by what my DD does, 4.5 times a week is about right. They eat
out or order take out a lot during the week, unless I'm there cooking
dinner for them.

My son's budget is tighter, so they plan ahead - do a big farmer's
market trip every Saturday that covers the week, make slow cooker
meals, marinade meat the night before, stuff like that.


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