diff --git a/MEALPREP.md b/MEALPREP.md index 8ec4524..273ed33 100644 --- a/MEALPREP.md +++ b/MEALPREP.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ livery, marketing, and other mainstays of even the cheapest restaurants. As an at 340 grams, it costs 2USD. assuming this was only consumed 260 business days out of the year, you're still wasting more than $500 per year on something less than $2 per uncooked kilo. #### Environmental impact -eating out is contingent largely upon consumers ignoring the impact of the food they consume. paper wrappers and cups are trucked +takeaway and restaurant dining is contingent largely upon consumers ignoring the impact of the food they consume. paper wrappers and cups are trucked thousands of miles in some cases to their final destination, your table (and ultimately the landfill.) if one cup weighs 12 grams, and you eat lunch at fat burger 260 business days per year, thats more than 3 kilos of waste just from the cup. cooking food yourself means reusing flatware and cutlery, which reduces the carbon footprint of your consumption. @@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ restaurants are not in business for quality, but sales. preparing your own meal Restaurants make more money if they add more sugar, salt, and fat to their meals indiscriminately as humans are evolutionarily programmed to seek these elements of food out. You can improve the nutritional quality of your meals by cooking them yourself. -# getting started +#### Tips: +- source ingredients from discount grocery stores, or in bulk when possible +- avoid prepared dishes or pre-made mixes. hamburger "helper" is only helping drive revenue. +- Work to ensure youre eating seasonally, when possible. http://eattheseasons.com/ +