"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 09:18:45 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On 6/23/2019 5:25 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>>>
> snip
>>>
>>> I was still shocked. The mom and one daughter were thin. The other
>>> daughter
>>> was not thin but didn't look much overweight either. I just couldn't
>>> imagine
>>> them eating that much chicken!
>>>
>>> ====
>>>
>>> There are reports here in the newspapers, that half the food
>>> bought, ends up in landfill!!!
>>>
>>> What a waste
>>>
>>>
>>That does not happen in my house.
>>
>>My guess is the lady was just trying to get a rise out the the cashier
>>for asking. No one eats that much chicken.
>
> I buy a lot of chicken at a time, also other meat. It's always on a
> sale price and I take it home, portion it and freeze it. Weeks may
> go by and I buy no meat of any kind at all. So much for viewing carts
> and making assumptions.

No assumption here. The mom told me they would eat it all in a week then be
back for more.

I buy large packs of chicken, cut in bite sized pieces, cook and freeze. I
also cook and freeze ground beef;
Salt and pepper only for seasoning. That way if the gardener wants something
to eat and I'm not here, he can take some out, nuke it and add it to
whatever. I always keep beans, rice and tortillas in the fridge along with
cooked and fresh veggies.

If I am making something like Pad Thai, I prefer to cook the chicken from
raw. I do keep some raw meat in the freezer but not a lot because I always
forget to thaw it out.