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Home Economics; Friday, Second Period [01/14].
"With a subject as diverse and varied as Home Economics," Ignis started, wasting no time getting right into thing when once the period had begun, "and especially with a group as diverse in skills and experiences as this one, it can often be difficult to know just where to begin. But, with a little inspiratation from my colleague and fellow teacher," here, he spared a nod toward where Goose had joined them that morning assuming he actually did show up, "I thought we would start at what is essentially the foundation for many aspects of this subject, with a firm focus on the economics part, and that is the act of supplying food and materials for the household, or, as I suppose it more colloquially called, grocery shopping.
"Which may," he continued, "at first, seem like a simple process. One must simply go to the store, collect what they need, pay for the purchases, and be on their way. But a successfull home manager will understand that there is often a bit more nuance to it, and that certain tips and tricks can be executed to get the most out of your budget, to shop smarter, not harder, and to reduce an excess of waste for a more efficiently run household overall."
And with that introduction out of the way, it was time for Ignis to go into great detail about his thoughts and advice on how to enhance one's grocery shopping experience, putting an emphasis specifially on keeping in mind's one budget, always making a list and considering your weekly dinner plans, keeping in mind the limited shelf-life on perishable foods, always keeping an eye out for sales and coupons and planning accordingly, and to do one's best to 'shop the perimeter,' that is because most of the freshest, healthiest food tended to be situatied on the outside aisles and areas of your typical grocery store, while the less healthy junk food is found within, though there was a lot to be said for having a few canned goods with longer shelf-life on stock, such as beans and rice.
And with that all said and after asking if there were any questions or anything any of them would like him to extrapolate on, he turned his attention to their assignment for the day.
"Today," he said, "I'd like you to try and compose a grocery list while working within a budget ofhandwavey amount. We will likely get into things like meal planning and budgeting in more detail later on in the semester, but for now, we'll say you'll be doing your shopping for the next three days, so keep in mind those three days when you make your list. Feel free to work with each other if you'd like, and, for next week, I'd like you to visit our local grocery retailer and 'mock-shop' your list. I've emailed Miss Smith to let her know about the assignment so she can alert her staff, and they'll send you off with a mock-reciept of your trip that we'll go over next week to see how you did. Do keep in mind the advice discussed in class today, and, if there are no more question, I'll let you get to work."
"Which may," he continued, "at first, seem like a simple process. One must simply go to the store, collect what they need, pay for the purchases, and be on their way. But a successfull home manager will understand that there is often a bit more nuance to it, and that certain tips and tricks can be executed to get the most out of your budget, to shop smarter, not harder, and to reduce an excess of waste for a more efficiently run household overall."
And with that introduction out of the way, it was time for Ignis to go into great detail about his thoughts and advice on how to enhance one's grocery shopping experience, putting an emphasis specifially on keeping in mind's one budget, always making a list and considering your weekly dinner plans, keeping in mind the limited shelf-life on perishable foods, always keeping an eye out for sales and coupons and planning accordingly, and to do one's best to 'shop the perimeter,' that is because most of the freshest, healthiest food tended to be situatied on the outside aisles and areas of your typical grocery store, while the less healthy junk food is found within, though there was a lot to be said for having a few canned goods with longer shelf-life on stock, such as beans and rice.
And with that all said and after asking if there were any questions or anything any of them would like him to extrapolate on, he turned his attention to their assignment for the day.
"Today," he said, "I'd like you to try and compose a grocery list while working within a budget of
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He tried to follow as best he could but things like weekly dinner plans was an entirely foreign concept to him since Goose practically lived on takeout and so his confusion was setting in fairly early as he listened.
"Um ... how do you go about setting up a weekly dinner plan or grocery shopping list in general - er... if you only have say takeout in your fridge?" Goose asked a bit sheepishly since he basically had no proper food at all in his apartment.
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He nodded, small but encouraging. "So this will certainly be a venture into something new< then, won't it?" he said. "Start with that list first: a list of potential meals for the next...let's say three days. Decide on that, and the figure out what you'll need to make those things, and, even more important..." Now, why would Ignis feel the need to emphasis this part, hmm? , "stick to that plan."
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Goose really had no idea how much was involved in this.
Even though Goose very rarely stuck to plans…it was a good thing he wasn’t responsible for most of the mission planning.
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“I…” she looked embarrassed as she admitted it, “I actually don’t know how expensive things are to um … make a shopping list and stick to a budget,”
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"And that," he offered, "is when prioritization can come in handy, Ms. Jones. Instead of focusing in cost, you can structure your list to put necessity first. What do you need the most for the upcoming week? That way, no matter the cost, you can cover those first, and if you run out of money before you run out of the list, hopefully what remains unpurchased are items that can wait for the next time."
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"Coffee," he said, speaking aloud as he wrote. "Bread, cereals..."
He continued with a few more things that required no cooking, mostly snacks.
"...fruit," no cooking needed, "eggs..." you just cracked them and put them in a frying pan, right? "Hmm."
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No squirrel stew or possum burgers on the menu this week!
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Her list was heavy on potatoes, cabbage, and things in cans.
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And there was no way in hell he was just going to let Gladio's Cup NoodleTM take over their pantry!
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