消費のリアリズムを追求する料理大好き男子です（笑）。
　自分で料理するのは健康長寿にとって有益という情報に接し我が意を得たりと喜び気味。男子の料理好きは「こだわり系」のケースが多いようですが、わたしの場合はそういう趣味はあんまり無く、むしろ「主婦目線」的コスパ最優先興味が同時に健康に良いという領域だと思える。
　仕事人生で夫婦共働きだったので必然的に料理は数寄もあってわたしの割合が高かった。洗濯は全自動に入れるだけとはいえ、干してたたんでという業務はカミさんに預けっぱなしの人生。
　買い物はだいたい夫婦で週に１度、買い出しに出掛けます。写真はコスパ優先で贔屓にしているスーパーのお米最新価格情報。先日は別の店で5kg-2,500円を切る価格でしたが、本日は10kg-5,990円。ですが令和７年度産・北海道産銘柄米なので、単純比較では金額高めだけれど、銘柄も考えればという現場情報。
　早い銘柄は８月には新年度産米が出荷されはじめるので、さてどういう展開になるのでしょうね。わが家は生産者直で購入しているので、こういう調査は高齢者としての社会参加的領域。生活感覚を維持し続けることは、こころの健康を保つ大きな要素とも考えられますね。
　一方家系史探究では次兄と活発なLINEでやり取り。兄貴たちも80歳超えながらスマホが大きな連絡手段となってくれている。長兄に関しては指が太すぎて（笑）入力はダメですが、見る方はちゃんとチェックできている様子。次兄は家系史を出版物としてまとめた経験を持っているのでパソコンも使えるのですが、なぜか、WEBへの接続はできていない・・・。このあたり、電子機器との付き合い方に団塊世代とそのすぐ後世代とで、微妙に違いがある。
　まぁスマホでも連絡自体はできるので問題はないけれど表現で長文が送れるかどうか、に影響は出てきますね。末弟として情報の場の充実に努めながら交信を維持発展させたい。このLINEもわたしが場所を作り、各自に使い方を説明しながら運用してきていますが、みんな慣れると「家族LINE」として機能してくれている。
　まぁ、このインフラ整備が「家系史探究」という場の社会的誘因要件なのでしょうね。高齢期の情報感度維持にも、こういう環境は意味があるだろうと思います。

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[Rice Price Trends Watch: Lowest Price—5,990 yen per 10 kg / Reiwa 7 Harvest]
“Rice Price Check” helps you stay in touch with everyday life. Exploring your family history also helps keep your mind sharp—and helps you maintain a sense of being “active” as you age. …

　I’m a guy who loves cooking and strives for realism in my eating habits (lol).
　When I came across information stating that cooking for yourself is beneficial for a long, healthy life, I was delighted—it really struck a chord with me. While men who enjoy cooking often tend to be the “meticulous” type, that’s not really my style. Instead, I’m more interested in the “housewife’s perspective”—prioritizing value for money—which I believe naturally leads to healthier choices.
　Since both my wife and I worked throughout our careers, I naturally took on a larger share of the cooking out of necessity. As for laundry, even though I just toss the clothes into the fully automatic washer, I’ve left the tasks of hanging them out to dry and folding them entirely to my wife my whole life.
　We usually go grocery shopping together once a week. The photo shows the latest rice prices at the supermarket I frequent because of its great value. The other day, I saw 5 kg for under 2,500 yen at another store, but today it’s 10 kg for 5,990 yen. However, since this is a branded rice from Hokkaido harvested in Reiwa 7, it’s a bit pricier in a direct comparison, but that’s the on-the-ground information when you factor in the brand.
　For early varieties, shipments of the new harvest start as early as August, so I wonder how things will play out. Since our family buys directly from the producers, this kind of research is part of my social engagement as a senior citizen. I think maintaining a sense of everyday life is a major factor in preserving mental health.
　Meanwhile, regarding our family history research, I’ve been having lively exchanges with my second-eldest brother via LINE. Even though my brothers are over 80, smartphones have become a major means of communication for them. As for my eldest brother, his fingers are too thick (laughs) to type, but he seems to be able to check messages just fine. My second-eldest brother has experience compiling our family history into a published book, so he can use a computer, but for some reason, he can’t connect to the internet… In this regard, there’s a subtle difference in how the baby boomer generation and the generation immediately following them interact with electronic devices.
Well, since we can still communicate via smartphone, it’s not a problem, but it does affect whether we can send long messages. As the youngest brother, I want to enrich our information-sharing space while maintaining and developing our communication. I set up this LINE group and have been managing it while explaining how to use it to everyone, but once they got used to it, it’s been functioning well as our “family LINE.”
　I suppose setting up this infrastructure is a necessary social incentive for our “family history research” efforts. I also believe an environment like this is meaningful for maintaining information literacy in old age.

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Posted on 8月 1st, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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