▲ 653 ▼ 54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world -73 points 2 years ago (3 children) Would help if they learned to cook. Vast majority of my under 40 peers, do not cook. Almost everything they eat is prepared meals or meal substitutes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] PancakeBrock@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 years ago (1 child) We cook for a family of 4 and grocery prices have still basically doubled in our area. Doing a lot more beans and rice lately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Look up Justin Wilson's Louisiana cooking. They make beans and rice tasty AF permalink fedilink source parent [–] Leg@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) A lot of people don't have the time nor the energy to cook these days. If you work long hours or have multiple jobs to make ends meet, things can and will fall to the wayside. It's not always a matter of laziness like you're implying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yeah, I routinely work twelves and am in graduate school. I try to cook, but when I get home at 10 pm and have a paper to write (because my career is now illegal for trans people to do where I live, and an MS is the only ticket out…), I’m eating Taco Bell. permalink fedilink source parent [+] refalo@programming.dev -10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) personally I'd rather be poor yet able to cook a healthy meal rather than work long hours, be tired and unhappy with no time AND struggle to buy unhealthy food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone picks their own poison. I think the core issue is that our options are all poison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Badkid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Well I guess someone picked for me. Because I didn't choose any of this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago The number of young people with no money, but constant deliveries from Ubereats, Deliveroo, etc, astounds me. Like, my brother in Christ, you are sending most of your food budget to Silicon Valley billionaires. No generation has ever survived entirely on delivered takeaways. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PancakeBrock@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 years ago (1 child) We cook for a family of 4 and grocery prices have still basically doubled in our area. Doing a lot more beans and rice lately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Look up Justin Wilson's Louisiana cooking. They make beans and rice tasty AF permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago Look up Justin Wilson's Louisiana cooking. They make beans and rice tasty AF permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leg@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children) A lot of people don't have the time nor the energy to cook these days. If you work long hours or have multiple jobs to make ends meet, things can and will fall to the wayside. It's not always a matter of laziness like you're implying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yeah, I routinely work twelves and am in graduate school. I try to cook, but when I get home at 10 pm and have a paper to write (because my career is now illegal for trans people to do where I live, and an MS is the only ticket out…), I’m eating Taco Bell. permalink fedilink source parent [+] refalo@programming.dev -10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) personally I'd rather be poor yet able to cook a healthy meal rather than work long hours, be tired and unhappy with no time AND struggle to buy unhealthy food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone picks their own poison. I think the core issue is that our options are all poison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Badkid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Well I guess someone picked for me. Because I didn't choose any of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yeah, I routinely work twelves and am in graduate school. I try to cook, but when I get home at 10 pm and have a paper to write (because my career is now illegal for trans people to do where I live, and an MS is the only ticket out…), I’m eating Taco Bell. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] refalo@programming.dev -10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) personally I'd rather be poor yet able to cook a healthy meal rather than work long hours, be tired and unhappy with no time AND struggle to buy unhealthy food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone picks their own poison. I think the core issue is that our options are all poison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Badkid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Well I guess someone picked for me. Because I didn't choose any of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Everyone picks their own poison. I think the core issue is that our options are all poison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Badkid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Well I guess someone picked for me. Because I didn't choose any of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Badkid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Well I guess someone picked for me. Because I didn't choose any of this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago The number of young people with no money, but constant deliveries from Ubereats, Deliveroo, etc, astounds me. Like, my brother in Christ, you are sending most of your food budget to Silicon Valley billionaires. No generation has ever survived entirely on delivered takeaways. permalink fedilink source parent