I grew up when our food was cooked from scratch, and we never went out to eat; we were too poor, it was cheaper to eat home-cooked food. Also, no food was wasted. If there were any leftovers, we fed the scraps to the chickens and pigs. On holidays everyone made a dish and brought homemade food to the celebrations. Everyone had a garden and livestock. The extended family would help the butcher chickens or pigs and take home some meat. One family would grow potatoes, and the extended family would help with planting and harvest. Everyone that helped got a share of the crop. We didn't have to depend on grocery stores to eat.