I think it's time for frugal cooking

@ZedSmart (19837)
Philippines
March 27, 2020 6:00am CST
At this state, I would say that it's not time to spend more money for meals more than enough what our body needs. Perhaps, for people that has enough or more than financial capacity, it would not be a problem. It is expected that the current situation has great impact especially to class of people living within the poverty. People temporarily lost jobs and I believe that it's quite difficult to deal when our financial capacity is slowly draining out had the situation worsen. Of course the government has something to do about this but with millions of mouth to feed, it's impossible that it would reach or distribituted equally and sufficiently. Perhaps, what we have for now must be manage properly to be able to use it for a longer or extended period of time. For tonight's dinner, I only cooked a quick and easy food which I believe a frugal way but without sacrificing it's nutritive values. It's scrambled eggs for tonight.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488074)
• Italy
27 Mar 20
I am cutting the portions and trying to use less ingredients, we do not know for how long everything will be available.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488074)
• Italy
27 Mar 20
@ZedSmart No matter how much they are reassuring us, if people cannot work, also food cannot be produced.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
My thought as well Ms Anna. The chain of effect is one thing to think about also.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
@LadyDuck that is very true. This will lead to scarcity of supply, hunger and possibly violence and crime. So sad to imagine.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171998)
• Agra, India
27 Mar 20
Yes...this is something we all should be doing
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
Save as we can and don't waste.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171998)
• Agra, India
27 Mar 20
@ZedSmart yes..every drop is precious at present
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171998)
• Agra, India
27 Mar 20
@cacay1 yes...hunger is the worst enemy
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
27 Mar 20
This has been the practice all over. Even if you are financially capable the things are not available to satisfy your normal diet requirement.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
27 Mar 20
@ZedSmart Everybody, not only the authorities concerned, have to be more responsible.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
@msdivkar we all have our fair share.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
The bigger problem I think is already on the picture. Though, the idea for response is I think that we do not know how to tailor yet.
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Christina Ladanger
@Ladanger (14575)
• United States
27 Mar 20
This is why I purchased a bunch of canned food etc. most food will expire like bread and milk. My bills haven’t been canceled so that mean I have payments to make and no more income for a while. I don’t know what’s going to happen.
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Christina Ladanger
@Ladanger (14575)
• United States
28 Mar 20
@cacay1 that is a fact
Christina Ladanger
@Ladanger (14575)
• United States
28 Mar 20
@ZedSmart that is a good thing.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
Good thing bills here were already extended so there's nothing to worry about disconnection.
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G
@freelancermariagrace (28874)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
That's what we are practicing at home, too.
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@freelancermariagrace (28874)
• Philippines
28 Mar 20
@cacay1 That's what I have heard, too. :(
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
We should try to since we do not know the worst of this yet. I have seen on TV one senator speaking that we are not at our peak yet. Our cases as of this time is close to 1000 only If we're going to believe the DOH projection of 75000 cases in 3 months, we are yet far from that though I hope that this will not be realized.
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@Nakitakona (58444)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
That's the way it is to survive this critical time.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
During the implementation of ECQ, I make it sure to store a sack of rice and and at least a kilo of salt. In my mind, if there are no longer food available, I can survive by having the two.
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
28 Mar 20
@cacay1 i will cook porridge, season with salt, or dried fish add malunggay leaves in that way nutrition was not suffered although it's not much of variety that in the long run you may not like to eat repeatedly.
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@Nakitakona (58444)
• Philippines
28 Mar 20
@cacay1 That's the very essence of survival.
DianneN
@DianneN (247155)
• United States
27 Mar 20
You are being smart! We are using up foods before they go bad.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247155)
• United States
27 Mar 20
@ZedSmart That’s wise!
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
I try to think of ways to save without the urgency to replenish. I have now the most basic of food that is not easy to spoil Ms.D.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111519)
• United States
8 Apr 20
Scrambled eggs is not only a delicious dish, not only is it good any time of the day, but it is easy on the wallet as well. My wife and I did a batch for dinner a few days ago for dinner. Cannot go wrong there at all.
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Arya
@yoalldudes (35035)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
What are the greens in the scrambled egg in the picture?
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@ZedSmart (19837)
• Philippines
27 Mar 20
Scallions. I love to add them in the scrambled eggs as it enhances the smell removing that eggy odor.
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Marlina
@marlina (154104)
• Canada
27 Mar 20
@ZedSmart , Good idea.
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