Are hot meals necessary..?

annie-c

bud-miser wrote:

Yes, I too would not call it a need. That's why I was interested in the issue...

... and the fact that 'many' are cheaper (which I readily acknowledge) does not refute the fact that the vast majority are more expensive for having been heated.

Who said you had to light the campfire outside your house...?!

bm

This is getting more silly than I can cope with now :rotfl:

I think a quick glance through the OS boards woud demonstrate that there as many ways to save money as there are individuals on the board. In the end it comes down to pocket and personal choice. Yes, heating food costs money but so does storing it and keeping uncooked food chilled or otherwise preserved - so the cost-benefit analysis would need to take into account what kind of foods you could obtain and the total cost of preparation, whether heated or not.

Not sure where the camp-fire discussion is going or , now I come to think of it, where it came from!!! Surely use of kindling and flint would count as cooking?

irchy_mum

As DD (aged 6) said to me "Mum,I've noticed you eat cold food when it's hot and hot food when it's cold"

I hadn't realised:rolleyes:

Queenie

irchy_mum wrote:

As DD (aged 6) said to me "Mum,I've noticed you eat cold food when it's hot and hot food when it's cold"

I hadn't realised:rolleyes:

:rotfl: :T :rotfl: Bless her heart!!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i'm with you annie-c on this one....i cant see where this thread is going..

but going on a health issue side of things there are foods that has to be cooked as you say....and meats etc...to kill certain bugs.. like ecoli...

the ony thing i can suggest bud-miser is to speak to a nutritionist....regarding the benifits or non benifits of cooked/raw food..

as for saving money by not cooking... as annie-c stated it all depends on what you eat...and basically how much of a skin-flint /tight you are when it comes to using your cooker...unless you can afford a few thousand quid and buy a rayburn or arga..to save on the electric or gas....then there is no realistic alternative

Queenie

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote:

i'm with you annie-c on this one....i cant see where this thread is going.. ...

I might be wrong, but I think it's more of a 'discussion' as opposed to a problem/solution kind of thread. I don't think there are any "right" or "wrong" answers as such, just ... points of view?

Rachie_B

lol cold meals doesnt *have* to = s"alads" / fruit / raw veg

one of my fave meals is a cold cous cous dish which ,with some sliced chicken breast in it ,feta cheese ,avacado maybe sundried toms or pesto ,olives etc is a lovely filling tasty "cold" meal served with some crusty french loaf or something

another is cold HM quiche with cold new pots LOADS of coleslaw lol and salad

rice salad,pasta salad etc all nice cold meal ideas

or what about a semi hot meal ? cold sliced chicken breast with the above served in hot ciabatta so the feta melts ...... cold beef and horseradish........chicken stuffing and cranberry ..... i have these filled ciabattas as a lunch with some cheeses,cold eggs ,potatoes etc

yes dont get me wrong in winter when its freezing its lovely to come home to a slow cooked stew and dumplings yum :P

but i dont feel the "need" to always eat hot food in the winter ,though my hands are usually wrapped round a mug of hot chocolate or tea lol

i love my hot drinks but not so much as to drink them when its boiling like my dear mum !!?!! she drinks hot tea no matter what the weather

annie-c

Queenie wrote:

I might be wrong, but I think it's more of a 'discussion' as opposed to a problem/solution kind of thread. I don't think there are any "right" or "wrong" answers as such, just ... points of view?

Ooh, I am enjoying the thread! It was the 'camp-fire' bit that I couldn't get, not the thread as a whole....

I do think it is a vary silly thread.... but am enjoying it nonetheless!!! :rotfl:

Queenie

We were cooking by bonfire in a thread yesterday :rotfl:
Extremely economical because it was a virtual one

Strepsy

I believe, in Chinese culture hot and cold foods shouldn't be eaten together as it affects the yin and yang balance. So they wouldn't dream of eating say hot apple pie with cold icecream. I think I've read somewhere else that it is bad for you too, can't remember where.

astep70uk

Strepsy - I was just going to say the same!! They also say that eating raw foods such as carrots is bad for you as the body takes much longer to break them down and the stomach juices have to work twice as har

I think I read somewhere that it is recommended to lightly steam vegetables.
Must dig out my chinese health book