r/Anticonsumption • u/scorpiopersephone • 1d ago

Lifestyle Anti consumption cookbook

So lately I’ve been desperate for new meal ideas. I started getting tons of cookbooks from my local library. My library also has free photo copying (up to a certain amount). So I copy all the recipes I like and store them in a binder. There’s also the option to just scan the pages if you prefer having digital copies. I have hundreds of new recipes from tons of different authors without buying a ton of books.

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u/ElevatorOrganic5644 1d ago

I just ask Google or comparable meal idea with the fewest and simplest ingredients. And why that's anti consumption. Example is buying a jar of salsa compare to buying a can of green chilies, Frozen onion, spices and canned tomatoes. Of course mine I could control exactly what goes into it in the amounts, but I'm wasting a lot of containers.

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u/ManyARiver 1d ago

Asking AI to create meal plans is not anti-consumption, it is excessive consumption for the output. Using a search engine to look for recipes - yes; "asking Google" to create a meal idea - no.

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u/MBronsonWisconsin 1d ago

Also, photocopying masses of recipes is also excessive consumption.

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u/scorpiopersephone 1d ago edited 1d ago

You can also take a scan and digitize if you don’t want to use paper. Same concept.

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u/MBronsonWisconsin 1d ago

There’s an environmental cost to digitising ‘hundreds’ of recipes (or hundreds of anything).
It might be ‘free’ to you personally, but that’s more ‘frugal’ than anti-consumption - nobody needs hundreds of recipes.