I was talking with someone about how I ran out of normal food and decided it was easier to bake and eat brownie mix than go to the grocery store, and they suggested paleo to me.
I responded with “I’ve had paleo recommended many times, but the convenience costs are too high compared to bread and pasta,” when I realized that I had recently learned a cooking method that took only slightly more effort and time than boiling pasta. So I followed it up with “Or, I suppose I could just steam chicken every day.” They responded with “yeah, also consider pressure cookers- I eat a tasty stew every other day.”
Looking backwards, I’m glad that I actively checked the thing I said, noticed that my cache was out of date, and updated accordingly. Looking forward, I’m going to only buy meat and vegetables on my next two grocery trips, and then reevaluate.
Update: the convenience cost of cooking meat remains significant, and the cost of preparing kale remains even more significant. Continuing to not follow paleo for now.
I was talking with someone about how I ran out of normal food and decided it was easier to bake and eat brownie mix than go to the grocery store, and they suggested paleo to me.
I responded with “I’ve had paleo recommended many times, but the convenience costs are too high compared to bread and pasta,” when I realized that I had recently learned a cooking method that took only slightly more effort and time than boiling pasta. So I followed it up with “Or, I suppose I could just steam chicken every day.” They responded with “yeah, also consider pressure cookers- I eat a tasty stew every other day.”
Looking backwards, I’m glad that I actively checked the thing I said, noticed that my cache was out of date, and updated accordingly. Looking forward, I’m going to only buy meat and vegetables on my next two grocery trips, and then reevaluate.
Update: the convenience cost of cooking meat remains significant, and the cost of preparing kale remains even more significant. Continuing to not follow paleo for now.