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Originally Posted by nuclear500
eh, thats debatable and needs qualification. Oatmeal can be hot, but someone said earlier it doesn't count which is just lol. Salads sure aren't hot also, but can serve as a great lunch and with the right mix of nuts and other vegies, you get a good dose of protein too.
Breakfast was hard. I mean I can see a cold breakfast being acceptable but not a lunch or dinner.
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I agree meat should be a part of the diet, but 85% is too high IMO, with regard to OP's question at least.
That gives you two non-meat meals out of fourteen. I should have said meat or fish but it escaped my mind since I don't eat seafood. The point was to eliminate the possibility of having pasta and sauce or rice and veggies for the majority of meals
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Totally unnecessary and a waste of $, with regard to OP's question.
Where to draw the line between necessary and unnecessary is really a quality of life thing. I think having a small thing before dinner makes a major impact on quality of life and most people agree which is why they put the effort in for dinner parties and special occasions. Yeah coming home from work and doing it I wouldn't either but if you have all the time in the world then why not other than cost? If we need to cut back because of cash issues is what we are trying to measure.
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thats rather LOL, especially if you're a single guy. Most people, let alone guys, don't want to go to the grocery store every day or two. If thats your thing, then hey, okay, but not most guys.
I hate grocery stores and I actually managed to avoid going to one for over decade and likely closer to fourteen / fifteen years. Eating the same meal multiple times in a row though is worse which is why I prefer restaurants to cooking. That being said our individual is broke and unemployed -- he should be looking forward to going to the grocery store every other day as that is the only social contact he can afford.
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Thats kind of lol. Are you really discounting flash freezing of vegetables and things like a can of beans, pears or peaches that can last for a long time?
I don't eat any of those things but yes. When one of the local higher end restaurants got busted for using canned peaches for one of their deserts it wasn't ok with the patrons so there must be a difference. I know for the stuff I do consume that canned versions are always inferior so I don't have any reason to suspect it would be different for stuff I don't eat.