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In the AZ oven (Phoenix basin)
There are times when I just do not feel like cooking, but am still hungry. Well, the
obvious way is a fast food restaurant, except that the closest here is over five miles.
(yea, I know, whine whine :wink: ). I got to watching several cooking shows on PBS
and there are several on Japanese style soups with meat. - - - Got the special
packages (too lazy to make from scratch) and went looking for rice noodles, meat,
vegetables, mushrooms, etc.
- - - (side step for a second)
Amazon had an advertisement on two hour delivery groceries. Found ONE item
that was not WAY over Walmart prices. Steaks are $20 each for 8oz portion to $30
each, depending on which cut of steak. I'll bet I pass on those. - - - Also looked at
the prices for rice noodles. Many options from $5 per pound to almost $10/lb.
Once again, I'll probably pass on those.
- - - (back to soups)
A good bowl of Meso soup, rice noodles, vegies and protein source seem to run
$8 to $10, if you make it yourself. - - - Being in the AZ desert, I do not have the
option to grow a garden (also have LOTS of rabbits, so the garden would have to
be totally enclosed. Not really an option)

SO, it looks like I'll be eating a bit less and will still try to find reasonable sources
for the ingredients. - - - - Oh the joys of being old. :wink:

:D
 
Mobuck said:
Lose 1/2 of your molars and you won't have a choice.
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:D

Not always. Just before I moved to AZ I came across a lady I dated back about 1980.
She has four (yes 4) teeth left (lower center) yet she weighs about 75 pounds more
than when we dated. - - - She also swears she eats only 1400 calories per day. :roll:
She also says she has not been to a doctor in over 25 years. :shock:

My guess is that it is good we went our separate ways. :wink:

:D


arfmel said:
Rabbit is supposed to be be good eating. ;)
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True, but then I would be stealing from the coyotes. :wink:

:D
 
Old guy staple - Lay in a supply of the single serve Campbells soups. A minute in the microwave and it's ready. Looking for meat get their chunky soup. If the wife has stocked some lettuce I'll toss on some ham lunch meat sliced up and pre shredded taco cheese.
Somebody needs to do a "single serve meals in under 5 minutes" for the retired set cookbook.
 
Check out Featureman on YouTube. Retired ex Hollywood guy, has some good stories. Does some pretty enjoyable videos on eating on a budget and some depression era recipes. His older videos have more of that kind of stuff. Fun to listen to either way.

Link to get you started:

https://youtu.be/yWBTpGCmGGI
 
RSIno1 said:
Somebody needs to do a "single serve meals in under 5 minutes"
for the retired set cookbook.
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I have one that is not a "5 minute" one, but is easy. I have a Sam's Club membership
and they have a full rotisserie chicken for $5. If they cook ahead of their sales, you
can get a tray of four wing and breast or six leg and thigh for $4. Get one of those
home, debone them and freeze. - - - When you need something to eat, grab a
package of pre-cooked chicken, add to a can of Campbells cream of mushroom
soup, some diced onion, and some garlic. Bring it to a simmer. - - - Cook your choice
of pasta and it makes two meals (you can also add either green peas or
cut string beans to make it a complete meal).
 
Back in the 60's and early 70's, we ate a lot of rabbits. Fried "young" rabbits during summer and baked or boiled, de-boned, and chunked for soup mature rabbits in the winter. One day Mom said "Don't ask me to cook any more rabbits" and that was the end of that. I haven't eaten a rabbit or squirrel for years. Grouch Attack doesn't want to mess with them and the coyotes/bobcats get most of them anyway so I just leave them alone.
 
arfmel said:
Rabbit is supposed to be be good eating. ;)
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Friends of my parents had 8 kids. Money was always short and they raised rabbits for meat. The kids always liked when their parents had company over because the menu switched to hamburger (burgers in the summer, meatloaf in the winter) and hot dogs.
 
I was continuing to look around for something that tasted good, was fairly
inexpensive, yet easy to fix. - - - Tried some Meso Ramen noodles.
BIG MISTAKE! - - - One serving provides 75% of your daily salt intake! BUT they do
not tell you that, until you have the product in hand.

It's a boil water, add noodles, cook for three minutes, add soup mix, add spice mix,
enjoy(?). - - - After reading the packet and seeing the amount of salt, I added 2/3rds
of the soup packet, and the full spice packet. Spicy was GOOD. Salty was horrible!

If they do not . . clearly . . show the amount of salt, decline the opportunity. :roll:
 
When I was young my grandfather used to snare rabbit. Had lot of canned rabbits. Almost always a pot of rabbit stew on my grandmothers stove. And tame rabbit is excellent.
 
I cook a big meal on the weekend break it down into single portions and freeze them. After a few weeks I have an assortment of meals to choose from.

Chili, soups, corned beef and cabbage etc
 
Healthy Choice Steamers are good and only cost $2.50 each. I stock up the chest freezer with these. They come in a lot of varieties and can be ready to eat in under 5 minutes. They are heart-healthy too. I lost 25 lbs in the last few months by only eating half of these during each meal and putting the other half in the fridge for later meals. I snack on Golden Delicious apples cut up and with some peanut butter spread on each slice. The peanut butter is full of protein and the apples are good for you. I'll eat a lettuce salad with vinegar and olive oil on it. I'll chop up veggies to add to the salad. Carrots, Celery, Radishes, Tomatoes, and cucumbers. Add some croutons and then top off with a salad dressing like Russian dressing. Watch what you eat and you can lose weight even without exercising.
 
CoyoteHunter_ said:
Healthy Choice Steamers are good and only cost $2.50 each.
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I'll have to look into those. :D

The prices around here are a tad higher, but still within reason.
Thanks!


P.S. to that:
Amazon has them at three to five times the cost of Target, Walmart, or two
other grocery chains around here. :roll:
 
I like the Stouffers frozen lasagna, baked chicken, meatloaf, etc. but I recently started looking at the labels on frozen meals and various canned soups. Seems like many of them have 20-35% of your recommended daily sodium amount. And lots are “2 servings” so if you eat the whole package (or can of soup) you’re getting double what the amount listed is, which is a lot.
 
arfmel said:
I like the Stouffers frozen lasagna, baked chicken, meatloaf, etc. but I recently
started looking at the labels on frozen meals and various canned soups.
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That's a really good idea on any of this type of meal.

The Healthy Choice Steamers (at least the five I looked at) run in the two hundred
to three hundred cal. range with less than 25% of your daily salt allowance. :D

Now to get to the store and grab a few to try. 8)
 
RSIno1 said:
arfmel said:
Rabbit is supposed to be be good eating. ;)
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Friends of my parents had 8 kids. Money was always short and they raised rabbits for meat. The kids always liked when their parents had company over because the menu switched to hamburger (burgers in the summer, meatloaf in the winter) and hot dogs.
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I was friends with 3 brothers when I was a teenager. When the father would answer the door he’d yell “Better put more water in the soup Ma!”

I ate there more often than at my house for a couple years.


My mom was one of 9 kids. A very poor family. My mom would tell of how poor they were. My dad would say he was so poor he ate at their house!
 
eveled said:
RSIno1 said:
arfmel said:
Rabbit is supposed to be be good eating. ;)
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Friends of my parents had 8 kids. Money was always short and they raised rabbits for meat. The kids always liked when their parents had company over because the menu switched to hamburger (burgers in the summer, meatloaf in the winter) and hot dogs.
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Thanks you brought back 2 old memories.

I was friends with 3 brothers when I was a teenager. When the father would answer the door he’d yell “Better put more water in the soup Ma!”

I ate there more often than at my house for a couple years.


My mom was one of 9 kids. A very poor family. My mom would tell of how poor they were. My dad would say he was so poor he ate at their house!
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CoyoteHunter_ said:
Healthy Choice Steamers are good and only cost $2.50 each.
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THANK YOU CoyoteHunter!!

Finally got my posterior in gear and got an assortment (four, today, because of
the other customers :roll: , I'll get more in a day or two).
Opinion:
- 20-30% more expensive than the previous ones (YAWN), still under $3.
- follow instructions and it comes out great! (less than 5 minutes)
(I try to follow instructions the first time, and adjust IF necessary, later)
- Flavor:
- - - Eight to TEN times better than the other brands I've tried
- Negatives:
- - - The lima beans were slightly undercooked (yawn)
- - - I would like about 25-30% more for a meal (I'll bet I get used to the size,
and I can always add some carrots or celery, if needed).

Summary:
~ I agree that these are a viable choice for something quick, very easy, a L O N G
way away from salty (out of the four I got ALL are below 30% of daily sodium).
~ The one you choose will determine the total calories you take in (they vary from
190 to 300, per meal.
~ They are way above average in taste! 8)

Update:
~ While several of these are quite good, I ran across one today that is a bit less.
I'll just bet it is individual taste that says what is good or not as much. :shock:
 
6/10 Update:
Just made another run for more (this is about the forth) and they just seem to keep
coming up with "new" flavors. A really good assortment and the majority are well
worth purchasing.

As of this morning, I'm down by more than one inch, at the middle. I've found more
than one that I do not like, but, to their credit, those are in the minority.

I REALLY like being able to decide it's time for something to eat, and sit down to
in in just over five minutes! Hot, tasty, good aroma.

NOT-so-good update:
Decided to try the Lean Cuisine in two different flavors. IMO, don't bother.
They have a chicken burrito with "mexican style" rice. The rice and sauce is ok, but
the burrito was without taste and the burro wrapper was tougher than old leather.
The other one was spaghetti and meat balls. - - - The meat balls had NO flavor
and the pasta was WAY over cooked.
~~~ Not to self: Forget Lean Cuisine.

:wink:
 
When I was first diagnosed as a diabetic I started buying “Smart Ones” meals. A local grocery chain at times runs them on sale at 6/$10. I like the turkey and stuffing. Their turkey and garlic mashed potatoes was really good at first but they must have changed something because now it’s not the same. I never checked the sodium in them though, I looked for the lower carb count. At $1.67 a meal they were good. I’d stock up and keep them in my freezer at work for lunch.
 
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