• Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    5 months ago

    I stopped going to corporate fast food and my life got easier. If you are a hungry person like me, a couple of mental rules I set up.

    If I actually want to eat out, I need to be motivated enough to go out and get it myself. (No more doordash/grubhub/uber/ anything).

    If I’m willing to spend my hard earned money, I will only spend it on good, local food. No more McDs, I go to my local burger joint now. No more dominos, I go to the sticky tabled pizza joint.

    If neither of those sound good, then I’m not actually hungry enough.

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      5 months ago

      I started living this way too. Honestly, fast food doesn’t even have a value proposition anymore. It’s not cheaper than some local family run taco or burger truck/shack, and significantly crappier. Also, the lady or guy handing you your food keeps the money after paying the cook and what not, if they’re not the cook themselves. I’d rather that than it go to frozen patty distributors and stock buybacks or whatever they’re up to these days.

      It’s marginally cheaper than a run of the mill sit down joint.

      Also soda… I don’t understand why anyone drinks that shit. I used to, then I stopped, and now when I try it it’s gross honestly. Syrup with bubbles in it. You want some, make some ginger ale, its easy and delicious. You cut up some ginger, cook it in a pot with sugar and water, let it cool, put it in a pressure bottle and pitch yeast, it’s ready in a couple of days.

      I’ve never ordered door dash or any of that stuff, as soon as I heard about it o was put off by the idea.

      You’ve got the right idea man. No lazy food. If it’s not worth effort you’re not actually hungry.

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        4 months ago

        Where I am “fast food” big chain stuff is only a buck or two cheaper than the good local brewery sit down place. It’s weird.

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      5 months ago

      I’m super disappointed also in what these burger chains offer. All of them have small shitty burgers full of sugar.

      Started making my own burgers. It takes 10 minutes! Mix meat and a bit of salt and pepper and make the pieces really thin. Fry in pan. It’s delicious.

      Fast food is disgustingly expensive for the amount of food you get too. Their drinks are ultra cheap sugar water, and even that they are thinking of limiting.

    • Paige@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      I did the same thing when the pandemic was over, although I’m never really sure where to go in my neighborhood so in effect I hardly ever eat out

    • Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
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      5 months ago

      Somehow this is a really good idea. I’m delegating “Coupang Eats” from my phone, it’s too easy yo use.