Intro to the 21st Century, Tuesday, Second Period
Cindy was quite pleased that her lesson today didn't involve either books or movies, as the island had made both options completely untenable. She was already not a fan of the upcoming holiday--two spectacularly failed marriages will do that to you--and the island's insistence on playing it up was already getting on her nerves.
Which might have been why she was a little short today when everyone filed into the Danger Shop. "Today, we'll be looking at ways to keep from starving to death, no matter how lousy you are at cooking," she said. "First and foremost, the best way to keep yourself fed and fed well is to have an extensive number of local restaurants and delis and the like programmed into your cell-phone. Many places deliver, which means they bring the food directly to your home in exchange for a slight fee or tip to the delivery person; and still others allow the pick-up option, where they will prepare your meal to go, and you can bring it back to your home where you can eat in peace and with a minimum of socialization."
Sometimes, a lack of socialization was exactly what someone was looking for, okay? "But eating out every night can get expensive. While a fast food chain might offer a meal for just a few dollars, even lower-end chain restaurants charge close to $10 for a single meal, which, if you remember from last week, is more than you made in an hour. Fortunately, there are other options. These options are slightly more expensive than buying ingredients to make a similar meal from scratch, but they do have the benefit of being faster, easier, and more difficult--though not impossible--to mess up."
With a touch of a button, they were in the freezer section of a grocery store. "Many stores offer premade meals that can be stored in your freezer until you're ready to eat them. There is a large variety of possible meals: vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, low-carb...While there are not frozen foods to fit every diet, they do try to fit the most common ones. Many of these meals can be cooked in an oven, a microwave, or a toaster oven." Beckoning the students over a few aisles, Cindy pointed to a small area where several of the named appliances stood, waiting to be used. "Today, I want you to find a few meals you think you could eat--and feel free to look around the store, there are plenty of quick foods you can find beyond the freezer section--" Like Ramen! And Easy-Mac! "--and then try your hand at making some of them. See if you can find a brand or a dish that's new to you, but that you like. Also, keep an eye on the prices of things and figure out how they could fit into your personal budget."
[OCD ready to go!]
Which might have been why she was a little short today when everyone filed into the Danger Shop. "Today, we'll be looking at ways to keep from starving to death, no matter how lousy you are at cooking," she said. "First and foremost, the best way to keep yourself fed and fed well is to have an extensive number of local restaurants and delis and the like programmed into your cell-phone. Many places deliver, which means they bring the food directly to your home in exchange for a slight fee or tip to the delivery person; and still others allow the pick-up option, where they will prepare your meal to go, and you can bring it back to your home where you can eat in peace and with a minimum of socialization."
Sometimes, a lack of socialization was exactly what someone was looking for, okay? "But eating out every night can get expensive. While a fast food chain might offer a meal for just a few dollars, even lower-end chain restaurants charge close to $10 for a single meal, which, if you remember from last week, is more than you made in an hour. Fortunately, there are other options. These options are slightly more expensive than buying ingredients to make a similar meal from scratch, but they do have the benefit of being faster, easier, and more difficult--though not impossible--to mess up."
With a touch of a button, they were in the freezer section of a grocery store. "Many stores offer premade meals that can be stored in your freezer until you're ready to eat them. There is a large variety of possible meals: vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, low-carb...While there are not frozen foods to fit every diet, they do try to fit the most common ones. Many of these meals can be cooked in an oven, a microwave, or a toaster oven." Beckoning the students over a few aisles, Cindy pointed to a small area where several of the named appliances stood, waiting to be used. "Today, I want you to find a few meals you think you could eat--and feel free to look around the store, there are plenty of quick foods you can find beyond the freezer section--" Like Ramen! And Easy-Mac! "--and then try your hand at making some of them. See if you can find a brand or a dish that's new to you, but that you like. Also, keep an eye on the prices of things and figure out how they could fit into your personal budget."
[OCD ready to go!]