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Is food too cheap?
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At a time in Britain when food parcels are being distributed, children are allegedly going to school hungry, and shoppers are complaining about the increase in their weekly food bill, here we have chief at Unilever saying "that Food is too Cheap"
I agree that far too much food is being wasted, but surely that is all down to bad kitchen practices and not because it is too cheap.
The housewives of yesteryear faced with the ordeals of food rationing, made sure none was wasted, all scraps were saved and made into soups or stews.
Footnote:
Ladies please don't jump on me for singling out women, when I used the word 'Housewives' because that was the correct terminology in 'days of yore', and we all know that the 'Chapesses' take their turn in the kitchen nowadays. :0)
At a time in Britain when food parcels are being distributed, children are allegedly going to school hungry, and shoppers are complaining about the increase in their weekly food bill, here we have chief at Unilever saying "that Food is too Cheap"
I agree that far too much food is being wasted, but surely that is all down to bad kitchen practices and not because it is too cheap.
The housewives of yesteryear faced with the ordeals of food rationing, made sure none was wasted, all scraps were saved and made into soups or stews.
Footnote:
Ladies please don't jump on me for singling out women, when I used the word 'Housewives' because that was the correct terminology in 'days of yore', and we all know that the 'Chapesses' take their turn in the kitchen nowadays. :0)
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friedgreentomato
/// Now if you want to talk expensive then lets talk about cat food - I spend more on that than I do on Mr FGT and I. ///
Then you obviously spoil 'Top Cat' let him/her eat your scraps, if 'Top Cat' were to be abandoned, then 'Top Cat would soon learn to eat what a 'Moggie' could manage to get hold of. :0)
/// Now if you want to talk expensive then lets talk about cat food - I spend more on that than I do on Mr FGT and I. ///
Then you obviously spoil 'Top Cat' let him/her eat your scraps, if 'Top Cat' were to be abandoned, then 'Top Cat would soon learn to eat what a 'Moggie' could manage to get hold of. :0)
There are a lot of lower income families that really do not know the basics of cooking other than bunging something in the microwave. Its easy not to believe people have not got basic skills if you have grown up with them, seen your mother making things from scratch. These days kids rarely eat in a family environment and more often than not are directed to the freezer and microwave to grab something to eat because parents are both working and do not have the time to make family meals. If basic skills were taught in school then at least these kids would be given a choice. Cookery programmes such as Nigella and the like are catering to a very different audience-
Smowball
/// back to the question - AOG - I agree, far too much food is wasted. The amount of people who cook a chicken for Sunday lunch, carve the breast and legs and then throw the rest away! ///
Yes I couldn't agree more, and with all the present day labour saving devices available, Food processors, Blenders, slow cookers, just to name a few.
What I would like to ask however is why is it always chicken? I never hear of Turkey Soup or Cheesy Turkey Casserole.
Stands back for all the Turkey recipes to arrive.
/// back to the question - AOG - I agree, far too much food is wasted. The amount of people who cook a chicken for Sunday lunch, carve the breast and legs and then throw the rest away! ///
Yes I couldn't agree more, and with all the present day labour saving devices available, Food processors, Blenders, slow cookers, just to name a few.
What I would like to ask however is why is it always chicken? I never hear of Turkey Soup or Cheesy Turkey Casserole.
Stands back for all the Turkey recipes to arrive.