Ah, the silver lining to lactose intolerance and a general distaste for sweets.

I’d like to think that my diet would improve with unlimited access to fresh food. Most of my, uh, dietary compromises are the byproduct of price and convenience; I’d love to run to the store whenever I’d like to get whatever’s fresh and delicious, and not need to stock up when the sales are running, but that’s an easy way to add an unintentional $200 onto your food budget.

But for me, cooking’s a hobby. It’s something I need to do, rather than something I have to do, because it’s how I unwind at the end of the day. It’s easy to see how people would fall back on convenience foods.