Reply #22: Tuna casserole, spaghetti, meatloaf... [View All]

Remember some of these? Old fashioned comfort food but they can be modified into healthier versions very cheaply.

We're so reliant upon processed food, it's going to take some time for many people to re-learn to cook again.

I read a book "Julie and Julia" a while back, it's about a woman who cooks a recipe from Julia Child's great french cookbook, every day (and yes, she also held down a full time day job). Some days they ate pretty late of course since the recipe took some time to prepare but what struck me was the process of it all - we have become so removed from real food and how it's prepped. Yeah, some of Julie Childs' recipes take hours but tuna casserole takes about an hour - we cringe at thinking of waiting an hour when we get home but get used to it if you want to eat healthfully but cheaply.