We live in a time where it almost seems unnecessary to know how to cook for ourselves. Grocery stores sell frozen meals that only require microwaving. Our towns increase in their number of restaurants by the year. We can hit a few buttons on our smartphones and have meals delivered to our doors. As new possibilities arise in the ways we can feed ourselves, as do our ability to save ourselves time and effort by avoiding cooking. However, this comes at the cost of not truly knowing what’s in our meals as well as increased pollution from excess packaging and increased travel.
We live in a time where it almost seems unnecessary to know how to cook for ourselves. Grocery stores sell frozen meals that only require microwaving. Our towns increase in their number of restaurants by the year. We can hit a few buttons on our smartphones and have meals delivered to our doors. As new possibilities arise in the ways we can feed ourselves, as do our ability to save ourselves time and effort by avoiding cooking. However, this comes at the cost of not truly knowing what’s in our meals as well as increased pollution from excess packaging and increased travel.
Are these advancements in food technology bettering our society or hindering our abilities? How will we feed ourselves when we decide we don’t want to ingest the chemicals that preserve our favorite prepackaged microwave meals? Or when we unexpectedly lose our phones and can’t rely on delivery? What about when unexpected events, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic cause our favorite restaurants to suddenly close?
Are these advancements in food technology bettering our society or hindering our abilities? How will we feed ourselves when we decide we don’t want to ingest the chemicals that preserve our favorite prepackaged microwave meals? Or when we unexpectedly lose our phones and can’t rely on delivery? What about when unexpected events, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic cause our favorite restaurants to suddenly close?
It is crucial that you, as a human being, know how to feed yourself to sustain your body so that you aren’t reliant on the methods that may not always be available to you. Don’t be intimidated; you don’t need to be a master chef to cook for yourself. All you need are a few go to recipes that are doable with the skills, tools, ingredients, and time that you have. For this reason, our Degree Design Lab would like to share our favorite sustainable recipes with you with the hopes that you find something you like, and that you get inspired to create a collection of recipes that work for your needs.
It is crucial that you, as a human being, know how to feed yourself to sustain your body so that you aren’t reliant on the methods that may not always be available to you. Don’t be intimidated; you don’t need to be a master chef to cook for yourself. All you need are a few go to recipes that are doable with the skills, tools, ingredients, and time that you have. For this reason, our Degree Design Lab would like to share our favorite sustainable recipes with you with the hopes that you find something you like, and that you get inspired to create a collection of recipes that work for your needs.
