Comments on: How I beat the KFC Family Meal Challenge http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 05:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: amy http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-376 amy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:48:20 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-376 awesome! i wanted to note that that little girl also asked for her chicken from the butcher counter, which would have been even MORE expensive than buying your own whole local free-range certified organic chicken. i love your comment about your faith in the home cook's ability to separate their own whole chicken. we end up with a much better value for the money, not to mention a lot less waste. =] awesome! i wanted to note that that little girl also asked for her chicken from the butcher counter, which would have been even MORE expensive than buying your own whole local free-range certified organic chicken. i love your comment about your faith in the home cook’s ability to separate their own whole chicken. we end up with a much better value for the money, not to mention a lot less waste. =]

]]> By: Steph http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Steph Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:05:25 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-358 To echo the other comments here, thank you so much for taking KFC head on and proving them wrong. I hate the trend in fast food advertising that wants to insist that Slow Food ideas are necessarily out of touch with reality. Also, to hearten some of the other commenters (Cyndi, Kurt), I'm 22 and rarely eat out. My dad taught me how to cook. Beginning in college, and now post-grad, my friends and I make home-cooked "family" meals together that actually involve, well, real cooking. We also bake most of our own bread. And we agree: living like this is not only healthier, but a lot cheaper than getting cornsyrup-ful, heavily-processed junk. To echo the other comments here, thank you so much for taking KFC head on and proving them wrong. I hate the trend in fast food advertising that wants to insist that Slow Food ideas are necessarily out of touch with reality.

Also, to hearten some of the other commenters (Cyndi, Kurt), I’m 22 and rarely eat out. My dad taught me how to cook. Beginning in college, and now post-grad, my friends and I make home-cooked “family” meals together that actually involve, well, real cooking. We also bake most of our own bread. And we agree: living like this is not only healthier, but a lot cheaper than getting cornsyrup-ful, heavily-processed junk.

]]> By: Susy http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Susy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:40:46 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-352 This commercial also infuriated me. I remember yelling at the family on the TV, But you'll have flour leftover for other meals, you can't include the full price for one meal. Not to mention the health cost which is much higher than cooking at home. There's another commercial on TV like this, I can't remember the product though. I can't believe people believe this crap. Americans are losing the ability to make wise choises and really think through things. It's like we blindly believe every advertisement. This commercial also infuriated me. I remember yelling at the family on the TV, But you’ll have flour leftover for other meals, you can’t include the full price for one meal. Not to mention the health cost which is much higher than cooking at home.

There’s another commercial on TV like this, I can’t remember the product though. I can’t believe people believe this crap. Americans are losing the ability to make wise choises and really think through things. It’s like we blindly believe every advertisement.

]]> By: Kurt Friese http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Kurt Friese Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:35:28 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-351 Hmmmm. My html didn't seem to take there. Let's try it the old fashioned way. The link is: http://www.culinate.com/mix/dinner_guest/three_days_on_one_chicken Peace, kmf Hmmmm. My html didn’t seem to take there. Let’s try it the old fashioned way. The link is:

http://www.culinate.com/mix/dinner_guest/three_days_on_one_chicken

Peace,
kmf

]]> By: Kurt Friese http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Kurt Friese Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:34:04 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-350 Cyndi, I'm afraid it is true. I am also 44. We're from the last year of the Baby Boom, you and I, and we are the last generation who were taught to cook (on any large scale, anyway) by our parents/grandparents. And your point about the additional meals from the one bird makes me think you might be interested in a piece I wrote over on Culinate, called "Good Old Mom's Handy Survival Tips: 3 Days on One Chicken and Other Depression Folklore." You can see it <a href="http://www.culinate.com/mix/dinner_guest/three_days_on_one_chicken" title="here" rel="nofollow"> Cyndi,

I’m afraid it is true. I am also 44. We’re from the last year of the Baby Boom, you and I, and we are the last generation who were taught to cook (on any large scale, anyway) by our parents/grandparents.

And your point about the additional meals from the one bird makes me think you might be interested in a piece I wrote over on Culinate, called “Good Old Mom’s Handy Survival Tips: 3 Days on One Chicken and Other Depression Folklore.” You can see it

]]> By: Cyndi http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Cyndi Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:40:46 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-349 I love this! I hate the myth that you can only eat cheaply by buying processed foods. Even the folks doing the $3/day experiment (to see if they could eat on the amount of money given to people on food stamps got) came to that conclusion. But they weren't thinking homemade or even ahead. They were buying food meal by meal, usually for one person. Things like taco shells and cans of refried beans, instead of dried beans and masa harina. Your one chicken could give you dinner for 4, lunch for 4 (chicken salad with a bunch of chopped veggies on homemade bread or over lettuce), and enough soup stock for a couple of family gatherings. I'm 44 and both my parents taught me how to cook. (I don't even eat meat but I know how to make it.) Is it really the case that Americans no longer know how to prepare basic meals from scratch? Have we lost so much in one generation? I love this! I hate the myth that you can only eat cheaply by buying processed foods.

Even the folks doing the $3/day experiment (to see if they could eat on the amount of money given to people on food stamps got) came to that conclusion. But they weren’t thinking homemade or even ahead. They were buying food meal by meal, usually for one person. Things like taco shells and cans of refried beans, instead of dried beans and masa harina.

Your one chicken could give you dinner for 4, lunch for 4 (chicken salad with a bunch of chopped veggies on homemade bread or over lettuce), and enough soup stock for a couple of family gatherings.

I’m 44 and both my parents taught me how to cook. (I don’t even eat meat but I know how to make it.) Is it really the case that Americans no longer know how to prepare basic meals from scratch? Have we lost so much in one generation?

]]> By: Janice http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Janice Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:33:51 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-345 Bless you. That commercial infuriated the first time I saw it, because I know perfectly darn well it costs less than $10 to prepare home-made fried chicken, with biscuits, and mashed potatoes, because I've done it. Too bad we can't get somebody like Rachel Ray to do it on TV. Bless you. That commercial infuriated the first time I saw it, because I know perfectly darn well it costs less than $10 to prepare home-made fried chicken, with biscuits, and mashed potatoes, because I’ve done it. Too bad we can’t get somebody like Rachel Ray to do it on TV.

]]> By: Sage http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Sage Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:59:03 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-344 If only Slow Food could put out counter ads like they do in campaigns. I remember the first time I realized how terribly fast food joints portray the enjoyable challenge of cooking- Wendy's showed a woman trying to make a fruit salad wielding a knife in an wholly absurd fashion throwing melons everywhere and getting completely overwhelmed with chopping a watermelon. I would like to see a counter ad show a normal person approach the fruit salad revealing the lower cost and the better taste- and the absence of mayhem and drudgery. Also, I appreciate this kind of break down in costs. (I do this often <a href="http://www.mindtomouth.org" rel="nofollow">here</a> ) Given how much you can stretch what you buy at the store many homecooked meals have nominal prices considering leftover ingredients, next day lunches etc. Being realistic about homecooking can have a huge impact on our ability to eat healthy and spend wisely. Plus a post about homemade fried chicken just makes my mouth water! If only Slow Food could put out counter ads like they do in campaigns. I remember the first time I realized how terribly fast food joints portray the enjoyable challenge of cooking- Wendy’s showed a woman trying to make a fruit salad wielding a knife in an wholly absurd fashion throwing melons everywhere and getting completely overwhelmed with chopping a watermelon. I would like to see a counter ad show a normal person approach the fruit salad revealing the lower cost and the better taste- and the absence of mayhem and drudgery.

Also, I appreciate this kind of break down in costs. (I do this often here ) Given how much you can stretch what you buy at the store many homecooked meals have nominal prices considering leftover ingredients, next day lunches etc. Being realistic about homecooking can have a huge impact on our ability to eat healthy and spend wisely. Plus a post about homemade fried chicken just makes my mouth water!

]]> By: Ellie from Kitchen Caravan http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Ellie from Kitchen Caravan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:37:56 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-341 Way to go! I just watched the commercial for the first time (extremely irritating) and sure appreciate you stepping up to the challenge and sharing your results. Thank you! Way to go! I just watched the commercial for the first time (extremely irritating) and sure appreciate you stepping up to the challenge and sharing your results. Thank you!

]]> By: skye http://civileats.com/2008/10/30/how-i-beat-the-kfc-family-meal-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-340 skye Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:44:50 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=393#comment-340 braaaaaavoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! braaaaaavoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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