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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 683507" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>Right now her ability to cook is very limited. She is renting a room within a home, she has a single burner, which I don't like her to use due to safety reasons. She only uses it if she has to. And she has her microwave. Very tough situation.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, relatively soon, she will move to a small place and have a small kitchen. She has a basic understanding of cooking.</p><p></p><p>She has some memory problems, impulsivity problems and sometimes mood swings.</p><p></p><p>I don't think for the most part, bulk will work for her. I think at most like three servings. She could , for example, buy a package of chicken and divide it up for three meals.</p><p></p><p>Our store has buy one get one free deals. And fortunately, they have them often on the cold cereal, which yes, is ridiculously expensive and usually not that nutritious. So, I will probably encourage her to buy it at that time only since I know in my heart she won't give it up.</p><p></p><p>I like the idea of coming up with some affordable meals she likes to cook. I like the idea of remembering eggs as a good source of protein! And throw in some pre done meals too, like a few inexpensive TV dinners. This is because she can be impulsive. If she is over hungry, she won't cook, she will go out to eat and spend money she needs for other things on going out to eat. A few TV dinners might help with that.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to come up with a dollar amount. Even in my own shopping, I find that it fluctuates a lot. Sometimes I have a lot left over, other times there is nothing left at all in the refrigerator. Yesterday, I ran into the store to just pick up a few things and catch a sale.</p><p></p><p>We are very burned out from helping her (sad, but true) with various things over the years. She has mood swings, etc. But, I think in this case, we will need to go with her at first regularly and then now and then for awhile to help her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 683507, member: 4152"] Right now her ability to cook is very limited. She is renting a room within a home, she has a single burner, which I don't like her to use due to safety reasons. She only uses it if she has to. And she has her microwave. Very tough situation. Hopefully, relatively soon, she will move to a small place and have a small kitchen. She has a basic understanding of cooking. She has some memory problems, impulsivity problems and sometimes mood swings. I don't think for the most part, bulk will work for her. I think at most like three servings. She could , for example, buy a package of chicken and divide it up for three meals. Our store has buy one get one free deals. And fortunately, they have them often on the cold cereal, which yes, is ridiculously expensive and usually not that nutritious. So, I will probably encourage her to buy it at that time only since I know in my heart she won't give it up. I like the idea of coming up with some affordable meals she likes to cook. I like the idea of remembering eggs as a good source of protein! And throw in some pre done meals too, like a few inexpensive TV dinners. This is because she can be impulsive. If she is over hungry, she won't cook, she will go out to eat and spend money she needs for other things on going out to eat. A few TV dinners might help with that. It's hard to come up with a dollar amount. Even in my own shopping, I find that it fluctuates a lot. Sometimes I have a lot left over, other times there is nothing left at all in the refrigerator. Yesterday, I ran into the store to just pick up a few things and catch a sale. We are very burned out from helping her (sad, but true) with various things over the years. She has mood swings, etc. But, I think in this case, we will need to go with her at first regularly and then now and then for awhile to help her. [/QUOTE]
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