Day 22 of 30 Day Meme
Jan. 22nd, 2010 11:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mrs_helenesnapeDay 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television programme
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Hmmm... a website to share. I was tooling around on the internet this morning, looking at my usual stuff (Gmail, Yahoo, LJ). Yahoo is my home page and I often look at the various 'news' stuffs they are linked to. One of the headlines today was 'Mom Plans Meals for a Year' which was an embedded video. I couldn't imagine how a mom would realistically be able to do that. I wanted to know more, so I went to the ABC news page mentioned in the video to see what her 'plan' was all about. The direct story link can be found at this site.
I was stunned when I looked at her calendar. She uses A LOT of processed foods, quick fix meals (like Hamburger Helper) and boxed sides. It doesn't seem to be such great of an idea in the long run. I do the majority of the cooking and grocery shopping in my home, and don't get me wrong, I love getting a thrill when I find stuff on sale (it's even more exciting for me when I can get more off the price through my coupon usage). But I don't see how she can save that much money when she's relying on the 'quick fix' food stuffs. Those things can be damn expensive when compared to other 'make it yourself' foods.
What about the two other meals of the day... or even the weekends when everyone is usually at home? Not to mention the 'surprise' meals that tend to come up ("Mom, can I eat over at Jimmy's tonight?" or "Can Anita come over to play and stay for dinner?") It just seems kind of silly to me to try and plan that far in advance when things are bound to come up to derail the plan. What would she do if one of her children somehow developed a wheat allergy? She'd be up the proverbial creek for sure. I just don't see how a long-term plan like that realistically works, but who am I to judge?
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television programme
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Hmmm... a website to share. I was tooling around on the internet this morning, looking at my usual stuff (Gmail, Yahoo, LJ). Yahoo is my home page and I often look at the various 'news' stuffs they are linked to. One of the headlines today was 'Mom Plans Meals for a Year' which was an embedded video. I couldn't imagine how a mom would realistically be able to do that. I wanted to know more, so I went to the ABC news page mentioned in the video to see what her 'plan' was all about. The direct story link can be found at this site.
I was stunned when I looked at her calendar. She uses A LOT of processed foods, quick fix meals (like Hamburger Helper) and boxed sides. It doesn't seem to be such great of an idea in the long run. I do the majority of the cooking and grocery shopping in my home, and don't get me wrong, I love getting a thrill when I find stuff on sale (it's even more exciting for me when I can get more off the price through my coupon usage). But I don't see how she can save that much money when she's relying on the 'quick fix' food stuffs. Those things can be damn expensive when compared to other 'make it yourself' foods.
What about the two other meals of the day... or even the weekends when everyone is usually at home? Not to mention the 'surprise' meals that tend to come up ("Mom, can I eat over at Jimmy's tonight?" or "Can Anita come over to play and stay for dinner?") It just seems kind of silly to me to try and plan that far in advance when things are bound to come up to derail the plan. What would she do if one of her children somehow developed a wheat allergy? She'd be up the proverbial creek for sure. I just don't see how a long-term plan like that realistically works, but who am I to judge?
