I'm saddened too by the blind mass-consuming. So many complain, fairly enough, of how expensive can be food nowadays but when I look what they fill their caddies with (not mentionning their children) it really makes me furious...!
Ok it demands a bit time to cook something, but so few actually, and your health, your mind and your wallet feel so much better. And in the end even your time is better used that way (I'm not losing it when I cook, that I'm sure).
Our society has turned a virtual comfort into real slavery... And we're not finished with this yet.
My last falafel dish must weight almost 1 Kilo and it didn't cost much than 2 Euros and 1 hour to be made... You've got what to do for almost a week with that.