..talking to one of my friends "kiran"who works for Ford ,I was surprised when she said I don't cook ...its difficult with work and then come home and cook...I asked ..then what do you eat? she said ..I cook on weekends and freeze the left over food ..for weekdays...and then frozen dinners from stores stacked in my freezer....
..this is very common in US...most of the working women don't cook..their kitchens if u see ..its like all granite with higher end appliances and decorated with recipe books and flower arrangements.....its untouched...I was initially surprised thought how clean people are in US..but later came to know the life style.
kiran is my one friend but we see there are many other people who do the same, I mean frozen food markets runs on this fundamental of working women.
when kiran asked me what I do ..I told her I cook every day after work ..and if I am at home I cook twice a day..I cannot eat same thing or left over food... I learnt cooking for this ,I cannot take inn lousy food... and the important thing is...I like to cook and try new recipes...
Talking of frozen foods ..its USDA approved but nothing can beat the fresh food...all healthy with no preservatives...if one knows to cook it takes maximum half an hour to be done with laying the table....it all depends what we like and what we can do...
Frozen food industry has expanded over the years ,all kinds ...even Indian food in abundance ..Walmart,Meijer's ,Kroger all American grocery stores have them too....in their Asian section..
..all dough or cake mix or even cooked rotis(pitas).. fresh its available at indian grocery stores $2 for 12 ..which is dirt cheap... so ladies think why to cook or bring grocery...
I have tried all this but still I say the taste of fresh food cannot beat any other food!
and looking at the expenses its half the price if we cook at home and more hygienic compared to where its cooked.
Kiran ,said ..you are a spoilt brat wants to eat everything nice and fresh...I don't care my family is happy with frozen food and we don't eat Indian food that much...kiran has been here for last thirty years and her life style is more Americanized,I can understand that ,but If we see her kids one of the kid is always sick having some serious allergies... may be immune system is weak...
..Its always we work hard for good food and comfortable home and end of the day if we still have to eat ..left over or frozen food then whats the point of earning in hundred thousand and still sick after all this so called luxurious lifestyle.
