wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Terry Coombs wrote:
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > cshenk wrote:
> > > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > > > cshenk wrote:
> >>>> > Terry Coombs wrote:
> >>>> > >jmcquown wrote:
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And
> no, they >>>> >>> won't make you and your children have a better time
> together. >>>> > > >
> >>>> >>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> >>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
> >>>> meals >>> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home
> grown >>>> > > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the
> shelf grocery >>>> > > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12
> per serving . Our >>>> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks
> total , and we have >>>> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown
> taters , okra , and >>>> > > tomatoes we had were fresher
> >>>> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home
> cooking but >>>> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful
> at 8$ or more a >>>> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for
> less than that at many >>>> > places.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person,
> they >>>> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy
> meals with >>>> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> > > > >
> >>>> Where do you get good steak that's that cheap? Most of my meals
> are >>>> based on cheap food but the other two that live here do love
> a good >>>> streak. 4 good steaks from Central Market run about $40.
> And my >>>> husband can easily eat two steaks in one meal. Even the
> lesser >>>> quality steaks that I bought the other day from the same
> store were >>>> about $5.99 per package. Two small steaks in each
> package. He ate one >>>> package himself but I knew it wouldn't be
> enough for him so I padded >>>> the meal out with soup, salad, fruit
> and potatoes.
> > > >
> >>> It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not
> use.
> > > >
> >>> Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
> >>> 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger
> servings than >>> that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
> > >
> >> I'm not talking about the boxes. I already know that even if I
> were >> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be
> enough for my >> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very
> cheap there. Good >> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular
> price.
> > >
> >> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which
> is >> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound,
> depending >> on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
> >
> > DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
> > for 80/20 ground beef. I try to get it on sale for $3 , but
> > sometimes we run out before the next sale.
> > Snag
>
> DAYAM ! How can yoose eat that mystery meat... buy yourself a good
> electric meat grinder... grind your own, that's the only way you can
> know what/who is in it, and that it's freshly ground. You get $4
> ground for $3 when it was ground three days ago. I wouldn't eat pre
> ground were it free, preground is critter chow and not for your pets,
> for wild outdoor critters, primarily crows.
> Good selection/good prices:
> http://www.cabelas.com/browse.cmd?ca...Q_search=grind
> er I like this one:
> http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABEL...NDER/2277622.u
> ts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D7340950 80%26CQ_search%3Dgri
> nder And next time meat loaf is on the menu grind the veggies too
> and save all that knife work, grind your old bread too, whole bunch
> of parsley stems too. If you like fishing grind em up for the best
> fish cakes. After eating your first freshly ground burger you'll
> never eat preground mystery meat again, you'll be ascared.

SLOBBER!

http://www.cabelas.com/product/CARNI...3.uts?searchPa
th=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_sea rch%3Dgrinder

I want THAT ONE!

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