On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7:54:17 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> 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.
Lots of stores sell USDA Select. I don't think they do it anymore, but
a local grocery used to label their packaged meat with something like
"Manager's Preferred" and "Something Else I Can't Recall". I asked
the guy stocking the case what the USDA grade on "Manager's Preferred"
was, and he said it was approximately USDA choice. The "Something Else"
beef was cheaper, and probably would grade out at Select.
Cindy Hamilton