AIBU a generation that can’t be bothered.

Instead of a young mother they should have sent out someone who regularly cooks from scratch, not one who would be rushed to put food on the table! Lol

Dickens
^Schools used to teach kids to actually cook - I remember rushing down to the playground to hand over ingredients to my son who'd forgotten to mention it the night before...
Now they study Food Technology. Parents, pupils and teachers have expressed concern over the value of this part of the Curriculum,^
There is an alternative which my grandson took instead of GCSE Food Technology. He did BTech Catering and Hospitality and got a distinction which he has used to good effect by working as a chef on weekends and during holidays from Sixth Form. I've tasted his cooking and can vouch for its professional quality.

nexus60 we are talking about feeding a family on a very tight budget, where most families would budget and plan carefully before they went shopping, and the reporter who did the shopping was clueless and had no idea how to approach a tae in that position wouldn't buy, unless there was a compelling reason.

I never feel guilty.
I try to force my grandson to have a dinner at school so I don't have to bother.
Unfortunately, lunchtime is so short, and the food queue so long, he's lucky to get a bacon roll to wolf down.

when my children were little and I was working and studying too I did whatever was easier and whatever I could afford and I couldn't have given a shit as to what other people were doing to be honest
and whatever I have done, I have always felt guilty

sago, some people do not have the time, as others have said, maybe having a full time job, picking kids up from after school and starting to make a meal at 6pm at night, i live next to a primary school and watch the mothers picking up kids between 5/6pm, the kids are grumpy and the parents are the same. if someone wants to buy ready mash then let them. i buy microwave rice because i like the different kinds, chinese, mexican etc and yes i buy wipes for the bathroom. why not let people do what works for them, until you are in that situation you have no idea.

Well shame on their parents, who are probably some of your children.

There is an initiative in our town to get people cooking simple and nutrition food. Sad that it has to happen but many people have grown up on ready meals and takeaways and simply do not know how to prepare food.

GillT57 as long as they were the organic, sea salted crisps I recommended in an earlier post ?

They soak up the gin better than the Aldi ones, so I'm told.

Witzend

GillT57

Farzanah

I’m more amazed by the alcohol I see older people putting in their trolleys.

you were obviously the lady looking incredulously at my trolley full of beer and gin on Saturday........

Pensioner squanders fuel allowance on gin

Gin, beer, crisps, and two lemons.

You forgot the tonics!

As for knit-your-own, I did once read somewhere about knitting your own orgasm…

Yes that was a spoof on Cosmo magazine years ago;

Cosmo tells you how to demand an orgasm, Woman's Weekly tells you how to knit one.

As you were, I am off to make myself a gin and tonic. From scratch of course.

MissAdventure

It was me.
In response to the "Thank god my children all cook from scratch" type comments.

You win the prize for best posts. ?

A packet of Bird's Eye fish fingers is winging its way to you.

I'm sure they're no worse for people than some of the meals people here enjoy.

MissAdventure

It should be included in wedding vows.
"Will you cook from scratch and forsake crispy pancakes, as long as you both shall live?"
I will.

I used to feed my children Findus crispy pancakes (not every day).
They loved them
None of them would eat them now or feed them to their children.

It was me.
In response to the "Thank god my children all cook from scratch" type comments.

Kali2

''I think we're talking about how much better our families are than other peoples''

no, Calli, we are not. We are, I thought, talking about common sense. If money is very tight, then buy stuff which is easy, fast and cheap to make. Simples.

And of course, everyone has the odd day... but talking about health, it also makes sense. Less fat, more protein and vitamins, etc. It's perfectly OK to talk about common sense without the usual people jumping up and down shouting 'judgemental'.

I think we're talking about how much better our families are than other peoples

I didn't say that, Kali2

If you look at the posts you'll see someone else said it and I responded.

She said it as a joke, I think and I responded in like fashion

So does bringing up children.
I feel quite misty eyed when I think of the days when you just sent them and got on with your day.

Kim19

I'm amazed at how many of you even notice what is in someone else's basket. Don't think I've ever done that.

Sometimes I glance and think 'oh, I forgot that' or 'that looks nice'

Actually, I've just come in from the supermarket. In front of me, at the checkout, was an elderly couple. Mid 60s probably.

Gagajo wash your mouth out!!

Smart phones and social media eat up alot of time.

I'm amazed at how many of you even notice what is in someone else's basket. Don't think I've ever done that.

Sounds like the journalist should be sacked. Then she can try feeding herself (and any dependants) on benefits.

Maw you beat me to it.
An elderly couple, mid 60’s!!
How very dare you GagaJo
?

Some of you have got it!

The idea was that the journalist with two children under 5 and a husband would shop to feed her family for a week with only £60.

My point was that it seemed crazy anyone trying to eek out the pennies would buy grated cheese etc.

It would be great to get the journalists parents or grandparents and see what they did with £60.

''I think we're talking about how much better our families are than other peoples''

no, Calli, we are not. We are, I thought, talking about common sense. If money is very tight, then buy stuff which is easy, fast and cheap to make. Simples.

And of course, everyone has the odd day... but talking about health, it also makes sense. Less fat, more protein and vitamins, etc. It's perfectly OK to talk about common sense without the usual people jumping up and down shouting 'judgemental'.

GagaJo

Actually, I've just come in from the supermarket. In front of me, at the checkout, was an elderly couple. Mid 60s probably.

No basic meal ingredients. Ready meals. Ready prepared meat and veg packs. A frozen chicken / stuffing oven-ready thing. The only unprepped stuff was a pack of tomatoes and some grapes.

So not really a generational thing at all.

Gagajo mid-60’s is NOT “elderly” !!!!

That would have been much better.