Banana Bread Oatmeal Differences

There were many wonderful sounding recipes to choose from in the cookbook Eat Right for Less: Nutrition on a Budget, but I chose to prepare two recipes first was Banana Bread Oatmeal (page 16) and second is Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (page 60). This paper will conduct a study with the objectives of time, cost, environmental impact and nutritional differences of cooking at home vs. ordering the same food at a restaurant. Let the journey begin! The number one complaint Americans face is there is just not enough time in the day to do everything they want or need to accomplish. (Goldsmith, 2013) With that been said, something during the say needs to be processed quickly in order to fit everything else is, unfortunately that is usually meals that could be cooked at home, turn into eating while on the road. Eating out options seem endless in today’s restaurant market consumers are able to order at a window, over the phone, in person, or even online making the food ready when they arrive. Upon arrival consumers do not even need to get out of the automobile, the food magically appears into their …show more content…
going out to eat. Since can’t just go to a restaurant and order one item, lets add one cookie which made home was a $0.19/cookie or for 3 for $0.57 vs McDonald’s soft baked cookie for $0.39 or 3 for $1.00. A cost difference between $0.20/cookie or for 3 difference of $0.57, which may not seem like a lot in terms or one to three cookies, but I was able to bake 24 cookies which is a difference of $4.77 of purchasing 24 cookies at McDonald’s. Total bill for cooking at home is $8.22 for 6 people, compared to McDonald’s for 6 people $29.16, with a difference totaling