【双语学习】如何宅在家，又吃的便宜？

从过年起，由于疫情的影响，全国多地政府下令让人们在家隔离。由此，荒野猎人的情景开始每家每户上演——不洗头不洗脸、一套睡衣“走天下”、一日三餐无缝式衔接，等等。民以食为天，憋在家的人们开始厨艺比拼——炸油条、拌凉皮、电饭锅蒸蛋糕、炸牛奶…一时间，无数优秀厨师涌现。但也有很多人表示，自从宅在家里，吃就成为了最大的一笔开销，“外卖已经全部吃过一轮了”。究竟如何能宅在家里又吃的便宜健康呢？快来和小编一起看看这篇英文新闻吧！

你今晚打算出去吃饭（最近还是别出去吃了）还是留在家里省一点钱呢?现在想要在一家好的餐厅，哪怕只是个披萨店，吃一顿饭也可能会花掉一大笔钱，所以为自己做饭从经济学来看是一件很有意义的事。但是随着食品价格的上涨，一个精明的购物者要学会合理控制食品账单，这也是很重要的。

如今，大小百货超市的货架上摆满了各种诱人的食品:无论是面包、牛奶等日常必需品，还是芒果、牛油果等较为昂贵的水果都在诱惑着每一个“吃货”。另外，还有如速冻牛排、披萨、汉堡肉等价格不菲的方便食品。然而，如果我们感到手头拮据，我们可以想出一些方法来让钱包里的钱买到更多东西。

据BBC美食网站报道，这一切都取决于我们是否能改变自己的消费习惯。该公司声称，想要在自己的预算之内烹饪出既能填饱肚子又能带来美味的食物是很容易的，也就是利用一些小窍门——比如买更便宜的肉类，“利用少量的剩菜做出一顿能填饱肚子的饭”。

很多人最喜欢的一种消遣方式就是在手头紧的时候购买特价商品，比如BOGOF（Buy one, get one free），即特惠商品买一送一。然而，当涉及到像新鲜水果和蔬菜这样易腐的食品时，这个妙招就变成麻烦了。在英国，大约有39%的家庭食物垃圾是水果和蔬菜，这都是买一送一带来的后果。所以，我们要适量购买，而不要因为贪心而储备太多东西。妥善“囤货”并在食谱中充分利用它们才是真正的高手。

另外，食物浪费是一个大问题，小心购物也可以减少我们扔掉的数量，不要“眼大肚子小”。在苏格兰的爱丁堡，人们可以去一家回收食品店，既可以减少浪费，又不会花光所有的钱。在这里，人们可以按照自己想要的价格付款购买食物，这样既能省掉一笔开销，又能做到不浪费食物。当然，这些食品已经超过了“最佳食用日期”，如果不是因为涉及食品安全问题，真的希望中国也可以借鉴这种经验。

最后，为了让我们的“现金流量表”看起来更加漂亮，我们能做的最大贡献就是减少咖啡和午餐的外卖，自己动手，不仅丰衣足食，还能让你的财务状况变得更加健康!

【原文出处】CHINADAILY

【原文】

Are you planning to eat out tonight or are you going to stay in to save the pennies? A meal out at a good restaurant or even a pizza parlour can set you back a small fortune, so cooking for yourself makes financial sense. But with the rise in food prices, it's important to be a savvy shopper to keep your food bill in check.

These days our supermarket shelves are packed with a tempting array of food items: from the daily staples, like bread and milk, to the exotic, like mangoes and saffron. There's also the option of buying ready meals — convenient food that comes at a price. However, if you're feeling the pinch, there are things you can do to make the money you spend on food go further.

According to the BBC Food website, it's all about changing your habits. It claims that cooking filling and tasty meals on a budget is easy. It suggests a number of "tricks" such as using cheaper cuts of meat, "bulk out small amounts of meat with less expensive proteins" and "transform small amounts of leftovers into a filling meal".

A favourite pastime of mine to help when money is tight is to stock up on items that are on special offer — such as BOGOF deals (Buy one, get one free). However, this is more of a problem when it comes to perishable items like fresh fruit and vegetables. In the UK, about 39 percent of household food waste is fruit and veg. So it's a good idea not to stock up on too much of these things. Store them carefully and make the most of them in all your recipes.

Food waste is a big problem generally so shopping carefully can also reduce the amount we throw away. And in Edinburgh in Scotland, it's possible to reduce waste and not break the bank by visiting a recycled food shop, which has been set up to prevent surplus food from shops ending up in the bin. The Food Sharing Hub allows people to pay as much as they want for the rescued food, which is past its "best before date".

Of course, the biggest thing you can do to help your cash flow is to cut back on takeaway coffees and lunches. Making your own is usually healthier for you and your finances!