As an individual with an interest and overall passion for food knowledge I like to keep myself updated with all culinary events, trends and updates within the gastronomic community for my own benefit. Food has always been an ever-evolving topic that comes with positive and sometimes negative reactions from people. Whatever the case, I always attempt to see the good and bad sides of all trends to keep my students generally well informed. But recently one trend has been slowly making itself more and more common amongst society; not cooking at home. Now just to clarify I do not in any way dismiss the idea or hate it when people don’t eat at home, I understand the reasons behind why they wouldn’t; not having enough time or perhaps just not interested in cooking. Whatever the reason might be I still don’t fully agree with them. Growing up I was taught that making dinner at home and having home
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But over time eating out can become quite expensive! I personally find it enormously more rewarding to purchase groceries and make dinner at home than ordering take out every night. According to Emmie Martin in an article for CNBC, “If you go out to eat every workday and spend, on average, $10 per meal, it comes out to $2,500 a year…. Making your own lunch, meanwhile, will cost you half that. One survey found you only spend on average $6.30 when you bring something you prepared at home.” While there is still much controversy as to whether or not an individual meal is cheaper made cooking in-home than eating out, with nutritious eating and serving size accounted for, you will save a lot more money in the long-run! In the end, we all probably already know this, but cooking even just a few times a week can really save us the big
But over time eating out can become quite expensive! I personally find it enormously more rewarding to purchase groceries and make dinner at home than ordering take out every night. According to Emmie Martin in an article for CNBC, “If you go out to eat every workday and spend, on average, $10 per meal, it comes out to $2,500 a year…. Making your own lunch, meanwhile, will cost you half that. One survey found you only spend on average $6.30 when you bring something you prepared at home.” While there is still much controversy as to whether or not an individual meal is cheaper made cooking in-home than eating out, with nutritious eating and serving size accounted for, you will save a lot more money in the long-run! In the end, we all probably already know this, but cooking even just a few times a week can really save us the big