Rusty, I am so glad you mentioned this, because it gives me the opportunity
to put in my 2 cents. LOL.

What people don't realize is that with the prepared foods comes a lot of
junk. Chemicals they put in their bodies every day. And this has an
accumulative effect. How can they stay healthy that way?

I think that the only way to stay healthy is to cook from scratch. You know
exactly what you eat. It may take longer, but you can't beat the taste, and
the good feeling of keeping your loved ones healthy and well cared for.

I see people my age popping medicine every day for a variety of illnesses. A
lot of this can be prevented by knowing what you put in your body at every
meal. I am 64 (since yesterday) and I don't have any medicine in my house.
Just healthy food.

Elly


"Rusty" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> >They either do take out, go out, TV-"dinners",
> >frozen stuff like pot-pies, and even premade and frozen PB&J
> sandwiches
> >for gawd sakes! Now I admit that I don't routinely make bread but I
> >pretty much make much everything else "the old fashioned way."
>
> >Anyone else noticing a decline in folks like us who enjoy cooking and
> >make the time necessary to indulge ourselves?
>
> If it wasn't for the freezer and microwave, many people would starve.
> My sister hardly ever uses her cooktop or oven.
>
> Rusty - Sacramento, CA
>