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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, well, since you talked about Mac and Cheese:

A box of elbow macaroni costs less than $2 at the store and probably contains enough to make three or four dishes.

A 32-ounce box of Velveeta costs about $9 and can probably make the same three or four dishes.

So, $11 for four dishes is under $3. To serve three or four people.

[b]You don't put a bunch of fancy cheeses in Mac and Cheese anyway.[/b]

As for spending $3 a pack for frozen mac & cheese at TJs, how many servings is that?[/quote]

Speak for yourself.  I prefer a good strong cheddar, gruyere and swiss in my homemade mac and cheese.  I don't make it very often because yes, the cheese is expensive and it is loaded with fat anyway.

OP, the mac and cheese example is a bad one.  In many other instances cooking at home is much cheaper.  Ordered a steak at a restaurant recently?  You're telling me you can't buy good steak cheaper than that at the store?  But beyond that if you plan well you can make lots of things (especially vegetarian recipes) for insanely cheaper than you could ever find them in a restaurant.  Then there's the health factor - everything in a restaurant tastes better b/c it is loaded with fat and salt.  I could go on but won't.  I have a feeling you know your argument doesn't hold water and that you are just venting.[/quote]

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