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There are so many reasons to cook at home and yet, it is alarming to note that urban dwellers are not having much of it. Studies have revealed that having home-cooked meals as a family regularly leads to healthier and happier beings, especially the kids. A close knitted family through daily get together meals would also most likely to have grown up children who are less likely to abuse alcohol, drugs and smoking in their teenage years. Having home-cooked meals on a regular basis also tend to be healthier as we naturally consume less sugar and processed foods as compared to outside food. Preservatives, MSG, sugar, salt are commonly found in most outside foods for various commercial reasons which usually result in lower energy levels and poor mental health. Having home-cooked meals five or more days a week is even associated with a longer lifespan. Communal meals not only can make us feel happier but also brings along better mental health benefits in the long term. The reason bei...

There are so many reasons to cook at home and yet, it is alarming to note that urban dwellers are not having much of it. Studies has revealed that having home-cooked meals as a family regularly leads to healthier and happier beings, especially the kids. A close knitted family through daily get together meals would also most likely to have grown up children who are less likely to abuse alcohol, drugs and smoking in their teenage years. Having home-cooked meals on a regular basis also tends to be healthier as we naturally consume less sugar and processed foods as compared to outside food. Preservatives, MSG, sugar, salt are commonly found in most outside foods for various commercial reasons which usually result in lower energy levels and poor mental health. Having home-cooked meals five or more days a week is even associated with a longer lifespan. Communal meals not only can make us feel happier but also brings along better mental health benefits in the long term. The reason bei...

1. Save Money! Having homemade foods is usually much cheaper than eating out at a restaurant, buying takeaways from roadside stalls or hawkers and buying processed canned foods from super-marts. To do so, one needs to go into some form of preparation should you be keen to embark on this home-cooked journey; Plan several days of meals to save more by buying in larger quantity Make a grocery list and never purchase extra food when tempted by great offers Some leftovers such as rice and soup can be frozen in the fridge and reheated for future consumption, though advise to be consumed within the next 2-3 days. This is possible as most home-cooked food are without additives and MSG. 2. Save Time! Yes, you never heard it wrongly! Home cooking does save time! It might seem to most that driving to a nearby eatery, packing from hawkers, grabbing a quick meal are the usual solutions especially when you are in a hurry. In reality, it can be much faster to cook something at home, es...

I spend most of my income on food so I tried to save money by cooking meals as often as I can. Every month, I tell myself I will spend only $5 on each meal but the few food choices that fit my budget are so limited that it makes it hard to stick to my budget. $5 for a meal is perfectly feasible if I cook but, who has the time? As each month passed by, I came to realize that more and more factors stood in the way of my financial goals. It’s hard to reject meeting up with friends after work. It’s hard to tell yourself not to go to that one-time Hanabi Festival at SingPost Centre. And it’s hard to say no to colleagues for dinner after work. I end up having to starve myself towards the end of the month to keep to my budget. There will always be social pressures or lifestyle habits that tempt you spend more than you need to. I’ve learnt that being disciplined means knowing the difference between what is necessary, what is not, and how to control yourself. So, I tried an unconventiona...

As a working middle income family with kids living in a cosmopolitan city such as Singapore, you are faced with daily challenges such as sending your kids to schools on time, commuting to work in crowded public transport, rushing for a quick bite among the lunch crowd, work challenges faced in workplace, getting knock off on time to pick up the kids, and finally, rushing home to get dinner ready. Yes, this is the lifestyle of the average working class living in Singapore. With this much of activities in a full day, it really kind of drains your energy by the time you are settled down on the bed. Where’s the work-life balance we are talking here? It is no surprise that the younger generations are getting married late, and not to say having kids while they are still fighting for a career. It is however a totally different story altogether for those born in the 70s & 80s like myself. We are faced with the mentioned challenges on a daily basis. Topics will always hover aro...

A bowl of piping hot soup is the essence of a good meals for everyone. It is also a nutrition powerhouse, packed with vitamins , proteins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. For the Chinese, double boiled soup is a must have for almost every meal and this is as important as rice in our diet. That is the same for Korean, they love kimchi soup and the ginseng chicken soup. Actually Chinese soup has alot more varieties than any other culture in the world and the method of cooking soup is almost same for anywhere- throwing all the ingredients in the slow cooker or a pressure cooker. Soup is easy to prepare. After putting all the ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning, a steaming pot of soup will be waiting for the entire family in the evening. And the options for soup of the day are limitless! Soup has medicinal value, have you heard of cooling soup ? Yes, ingredients such as old cucumber and winter melon have cooling effect on the body. So having the right soup for the rig...

If you are looking for a convenient daily meal delivery service, then you would probably be searching online for the “cheapest Tingkat singapore ”  or “best Tingkat delivery”. There are so many  Tingkat delivery service   providers in Singapore that you may get confused on where to look in the first place. So, here’s a simplified guide for your quick online search that may help you identify the Tingkat delivery service that is right for you! 1.      1.                         Does it matter if I search Tingkat delivery or Tingkat catering? It doesn’t matter if you search Tingkat delivery or Tingkat catering unless you are looking at the ads. Ads on google search are the top 4 results generated and there is a little ad box at the bottom to tell you that it is an ad. That means that these results are at the top because someone paid for it to be at the top. It doesn’t mean that it is ...

I’ve watched my fair share of Tasty videos while scrolling through my social media feed and they share short cooking videos that make preparing your own meals look so quick and easy. But the sad truth is that it is never simple. Grocery shopping and prepping the ingredients before getting down to the actual cooking takes time and effort. Experience and talent can teach you how to mix in random ingredients you have in the fridge to get a decent meal but who has the time to learn? Hence, for those of us who cannot cook to save our lives, Tingkat delivery services are a welcomed experience. Like any food delivery service, you submit an order online and food is delivered to you for your dinner meals every weekday. These services are known to get boring after a while because the caterers tend to serve the same dishes and over time, the predictability overweighs the convenience of having your meals delivered to you at an extremely affordable price.Out of the 15 brands that I have tasted,...

Tingkat is a food delivery service that combines home-cooked food with convenience — no cooking or washing up on your side, but the same great taste of a warm homemade meal right at your doorstep. It’s like having someone deliver your grandmother’s superb cooking to you every evening so that you don’t need to worry about what to eat or where to eat. After a long tiring day of work and the weekday frustrations of deciding what to eat for lunch, there’s no better feeling than to be able to finally relax. With Tingkat, there’s no need to worry about dinner. There is a heavier emphasis on health today and even the Tingkat companies are following suit. Some of them have curated a special healthy Tingkat menu for the health-conscious and some have committed completely to providing healthy foods. Here are five catering companies that provides cheapest   Tingkat   in Singapore and tingkat in Singapore with no msg.  1.   Le Xin Catering Le Xin Catering...

Gone are the day when I need to slow boil soups and keep them in 5 bags of zip lock bags for my kids. I used to boil nutritious soup every Sunday and store them in the freezer. My special “soup bags” are my life saviour for the last 8 years and my Sundays will be spent buying pork ribs, corns, radish, lotus or pumpkins. These “soup bags” can be used to make porridge, noodles soup and even mac and cheese! So, I stopped doing this 4 years back when I started catering Tingkat orders and I did some trial and error before I commit. The most challenging part was to suit my kids’ taste buds and I did my research. To all moms out there, yes, kids’ well-being is our utmost priority! Luckily for most of the catering tingkat providers, they do provide tingkat trial periods before we commit to the monthly package. And now they also do flexible days and allow cancellation (of course not too last minute cancellation) Here is what I have shortlisted for the  best catering tingkat menu ...