Rocket Surgeon

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Cake day: March 10th, 2025

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  • Fair enough. I always thought a vegetarian diet sounded hard because of all the stuff you have to prep, but I eat all that stuff now. Your perspective changes when you actually try it. Sometimes I smoke meat on the weekend, that’s certainly a time sink. I make a rice/bean thing once or twice a week, lasts several days. It either has meat or gets some after I re-work it later. Veggies are usually cut and steamed in the micro or also tossed in the main course. I don’t eat breakfast, lunch is either stuff I smoked or cold cuts. On weeks where I don’t fire up the smoker, I probably spend a half hour every day preparing food. … But cooking makes a mess, so theres cleanup time. And I shop a couple times per week. There’s costs I’m not counting.













  • How much do you think rice and beans actually cost? Good luck eating more than $10 worth in a month. Pork loin ($12) is super-cheap, slice and freeze, got food for a couple weeks. Bag of mini oranges is $4 and that’s desert for a week. Add a (freakin huge) bag of Popeye fresh spinach for $4. So far I’ve spent $30 and have enough food to feed myself and even guests. Dunno who these “most people” are. These studies you mention … and all this navel gazing … that’s not real.

    It can be hard to break out of the American processed food trap. Requires practice. Gotta do it in order to understand. Go buy some groceries and cook something.