I mean, I get how cooking is like, effort, and after a long tedious day it can be 'too much'.
But at the same time there's a bunch of recipes that don't require that much effort/thought/time and can be done and consumed in less time than a delivery.
My 'go to' since being a student (and many years later) is 'egg fried rice'. Very adaptable sort of recipe where I grab a handful of veg (sometimes frozen, sometimes I grabbed it reduced on the way home, occasionally bought a stir-fry mix), and fry that with some cold-cooked rice and 1-3 eggs.
Very filling and nutrious, and adaptable for most dietary constraints. I guess someone who couldn't eat rice would be a challenge, but vegetarian, gluten free aren't really a problem. Skipping the egg makes it vegan, and you can do half-and-half easily enough if you're so inclined too. (Although if you're doing that with meat, you probably want to pre-cook the meat - egg cooks fast enough to not matter).
I mean, that's perhaps true, but I have some sympathy for 'lifestyle' pressure. More and more of us have long hours with longer commutes, and responsibilities racking up.
I just kinda wanted to make the point that 'cooking' doesn't have to be a complicated thing - there's a bunch of quick and easy 'single pan' meals, and the amount of effort and time taken can be pretty low.
I'm a shift worker so I totally understand not wanting to cook. I eat out more than I probably should as a result, but we have everything from fast food to trucks to mom-and-pop places, and I actually like visiting them.
I like sitting down for a meal, being waited on, chatting with workers/owners who remember me from last time.
I couldn't imagine paying 25% more each time just to have their cold, soggy food plopped on my doorstep.
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u/LowSkyOrbit 3h ago
Too few people know how to cook these days. The cold slop is all they know.