Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/23/2017 4:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On 7/22/2017 6:45 PM, 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.
> > > >
> > > > Jill
> > > 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 -$12 per serving . Our
> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks total , and we have
> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown taters , okra , and
> > > tomatoes we had were fresher ...
> > >
> >> --
> > >
> >> Snag
> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ 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.
> >
> I've got some ribeye steaks out in the freezer that cost me 4 bucks a
> pound ... We catch a local store's semi-annual gigantic meat sales .
> And they don't adulterate their meat with "solutions" (except
> prepackaged chicken , oh well). I usually buy pork loin strips , some
> kind of beef steak/roasts , chicken breasts etc , all in quantity .
> It gets repackaged in portions for two and frozen .
>
> --
>
> Snag

I haven't lucked into ribeye at that price locally but I have seen it
at 5.99 many a time.

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