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In reply to the discussion: McDonald's losing business to home cooking. Is this a bad thing? [View all]NanaCat
(1,528 posts)We often make meals that will feed us 2-3 days. When people complain about needing to cook everyday, I'm always gobsmacked because I don't get why they don't make use of meals that they can have the next day as well.
Some things of course don't lend themselves to reheating (especially not fish and seafood) but plenty of meals are just fine if you cook once then reheat. Some get even better after sitting in the fridge overnight. Chili and many stews are a good example of that--they will invariably be better on day 2.
I guess people don't learn the tricks of how to eat at home without killing yourself anymore. Then again, that I had a working mum in the 70s gave me a leg up in that department. I also had to learn how to cook young for that reason. Childcare in small towns during the 70s was pretty much nonexistent.