THE SATISFACTION THAT COMES WITH HOMEMADE MEALS

about 1 month ago

We all need food to survive, and it doesn't really matter whether it's homemade or not, especially when we're overly hungry. You know, life always has a way of making us do things that we normally wouldn't want to do. For example, despite the fact that I said food is food, I know many people who always prefer to have homemade meals instead of eating out or getting a takeaway.

Living with just my dad, we had no choice most of the time but to buy food outside to eat because we were still young and didn't know how to cook, and somehow we got so used to getting food outside that we hardly saw anything wrong with it. Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with it, except when someone has decided to just live on buying food outside every single day to survive.

I personally didn't have a problem with eating out because if I didn't, that means my siblings and I would have to go to bed without eating. Seeing how we struggled almost every day to eat a good meal because my dad was mostly not around, I was determined to learn how to cook so we could stop relying on madam put to survive when dad was not around. My dad is a really good cook, but the problem was he hardly had the time to cook because of the nature of his work. So what I did was, there were days he would be around, and I used that opportunity to learn a few steps on how to cook.

I also had a neighbor back then who I was close with, and she was also a good cook, and I learned a few things from her. I wasn't so good at cooking, but I was really determined to learn how to. There was this particular day we were so hungry at home, and instead of us going to buy something outside, I told my siblings we should cook something instead. They were surprised because we all knew none of us had really cooked before.

I was 9 years old then, if my brain is working well, haha. We had rice at home and other ingredients, so we decided to prepare rice with palm oil. We were able to cook something edible, and that was how we started trying to make our food ourselves and not waiting until dad was around. Ever since then, I loved making my food myself because I wanted to be good at cooking, and as they say, practice makes perfect.

Well, outside of the fact that I wanted to know how to make food, one other major reason why I preferred homemade meals was that it satisfies more, no matter how small it is. Preparing my meals myself satisfies me more than going to a restaurant to get a meal. I can eat to my satisfaction and also give to others without having any worries of not being fully fed. Anyway, now that I'm a student, I've come to realize how hard it is for me to stick to homemade food, but that doesn't mean I don't prefer it.

Getting a good meal at school is a luxury, and most times I even have to starve myself until I get home and eat because, when I consider the amount I'd spend on food alone, it is more than enough to prepare something that I'd eat and even share. But since I can't starve myself all the time, I have no choice but to spend money on already made foods.

Anyway, this is one reason why I'm hoping I get a partner who can also cook, so in the future, when we have to work, it's still going to be possible for us to eat our homemade meals and save more money. Eating out will only be for fun and not for survival, and hopefully, I'd also get to teach my kids how to rely more on homemade meals than eating out.

So, even when it's so hard to make homemade food, I'd do well to try as much as I can to prepare for it by preparing a lot and keeping it in the freezer. But for now, that I'm still a student, I'm just going to make do with what I have but still try as much as I can to prepare my meals myself so as to save costs and also eat more healthy meals.

This is my response to the Hivelearners topic on "COOKING OR FAST FOOD".

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41 comments

@ayamihaya 68

about 1 month ago

Even though I love noodles special ramen it’s my first love but still I can stay a day without having home made food.

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