Headline in two years: Gen Z’ers are splurging on food instead of giving their money to the rich.
So we are not supposed to …eat?
“Splurging” on one of the most prolific loss leaders in grocery is certainly one way to say it. We’re buying them because it’s the cheapest way to eat
The wall street journal aren’t good journalists.
They cater towards rich people and as such:
- Grant a sense of superiority through highlighting financial disparity
- Portray news in terms of how they would affect rich people, like tax breaks being good for the economy (the economy being billionaires for wsj)
Nothing they write is objective
I really wish there’s an alternative to the Wall Street Journal, but from the perspective of the proletariat.
I really like chicken and rice
Mmmm, chicken
Newspaper: Americans Eat Too Much Ultra processed food.
Same Newspaper: Look at these little shits splurging on veggies and chicken.
I make black bean based veggie patties; not because I’m a vegetarian, but because a can of black beans is cheap. I call them struggle burgers. I can’t wait to be demonized for buying fucking beans. Fuck this timeline.
Check out Daddy Warbucks over here with his canned beans! Dried beans are even cheaper.
That lucky bastard! Lucky, lucky, lucky bastard.
I DREAM of the day I can revel in canned beans! No soaking! No spices! No massive pot!
lucky, lucky, lucky bastard
You are correct, they are. Wet beans saves me time from having to soak them. Lentils are they only ones I buy dry because they cook fast without soaking.
Every time I try soaking dry beans I forget about them and they get gross.
Beans were once seen as poverty food. In the great depression at least. They were the Ramen noodles of that era.
Protein, plus fiber, plus complex carbohydrates. What’s not to love? Plus it makes a smaller environmental impact compared to farming poultry or larger animals. It was mind blowing to hear rags like the WSJ demonize the younger generation for eating avocado toast; it’s a fucking cheap meal. Avocados were like $1 a pop and are a good source of fiber and health fat. I can’t wait for rags like the WSJ to start publishing articles like, “How dare the poors waste money on eating!”
My dad has been cheap his entire life, and now survives almost entirely on rotisserie chicken.
Cheep!
Rotisserie chicken is one of the most affordable chicken options…
Is it weird to blend it with Coca-Cola? I saw a Will It Blend? video on that.
exactly, the real complaint is that humans need to eat sometimes. how dare they?!
Same energy
Ai was made to make sure that these bizarro titles will last to the end of time.
Gen Zer… just say “Gen-Z kids” ??
Or “Gen Z peeps”
They been Zoomers to me for a decade, why fix what ain’t broke
If you saved that $5 instead of wasting it on food every day, then in 275 years you could afford the average house!
Rotisserie chicken now $7.99 at the grocery stores around here. They also roast them breast-down which makes the white meat greasy as hell, and hard to carve. I just buy a big thing of chicken strips, cook them at the beginning of the week, and use them for protein in every meal throughout the week. All my meals are based around this now.
“Rotisserie” derives from “rotate”, as in the chicken is constantly being rotated as it’s cooked. If it’s being roasted breast-down (or breast-up, or any other consistent breast direction) then it’s not rotisserie.
Yes. These are sold more cheaply now because it’s a loss leader and they are pale imitation of the true product that they represent. They loaded with extra fat and salt, which is why people love them. Like they are literally injected with a solution of fat, salt, and chemical agents to tenderize the meat. It’s the same as McDonalds, but people are under the delusion it is ‘healthy’ and ‘natural’ or something. It’s processed food make for mass consumption at lowest possible cost.
A legit rotisserie chicken is 2-4x that cost and would not taste nearly as good because of the lack of fat and salt.
Splurging on Hamburger Helper and frozen broccoli.
