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  In Singapore, food waste concerns are on the rise. Last year, we threw out 744 million kg of food – the weight of about 51,000 double-decker buses! The sheer amount of food wastage is troubling in two ways. One, because it adds to the limited space in Singapore’s only landfill. Two, because Singapore must import most of its food due to our limited land resources to grow our own, we’re wasting a significant number of resources and energy that goes into growing, processing, and transporting food for our consumption. This in turn also increases our carbon footprint, as we’ll have to find ways to dispose of the wastage in an environmentally safe manner. What can we do as consumers? For starters, food waste at the consumer level tends to be because we buy too much for our own consumption, and then throw it out once it hits the best-by dates. Another way is when we order too much food when we are eating out at buffets or hawker centres and find ourselves unable to finish our food. In b...

  No matter how busy our lives have become, it’s more important than ever to eat together as a family. As mental health becomes a growing concern, mealtimes are the best way to check in on our family members and their mental well-being. Plus, there are many advantages to eating together at home, especially if you have young children in the family. Children can pick up good table manners during mealtimes   No one likes a messy eater at the table or someone who unashamedly snatches up all the abalone pieces during the annual reunion dinners. Because young children learn by observing their family members, it is up to parents (and grandparents or older siblings) to be good role models for them. This includes important concepts such as filial piety and respecting one’s elders, especially before big family gatherings! Having shared meals together also allows children to learn lifelong habits which will benefit them in future social situations. However, when you find that your childr...

  In recent years, there’s a growing awareness of the alarming amount of plastic pollution that we produce. In 2019, to cut down on the amount of plastic waste, more than 270 food and beverage outlets in Singapore phased out their use of disposable plastic straws.   However, plastic straws are not the only culprit either. Think of the plastic forks, spoons, and plastic wrapping around our disposable wooden chopsticks. We throw away all these whenever we take away our food. Most of the time, you receive your food in plastic or Styrofoam containers too. Even for local delights like Hainanese chicken rice, or our beloved black carrot cake, they’re in a paper wrapping lined with plastic that can’t be reused. Not to mention all the takeaway iced coffee and tea we buy every day.   A survey led by students from the National University of Singapore found that we generated an extra 1,334 tonnes of plastic waste from our takeaway and delivery meals during the 2-month circuit b...

  If you have been busy with your work and other schedules, your eating habits are not going to be as fulfilling as before. As a kid, you may have enjoyed the benefits of home-cooked food, but as you grow older, you start to eat out more often and your foods are getting less healthy as the days go by. What if there is a way to get back into the healthier way of eating? What if there is a way to eat home-cooked food without actually cooking at home?! Of course, there is a way and it is called a  Tingkat !! Tingkat catering  has always been part of many society’s histories and it is still in use by many communities as well. It is simply a metallic form of lunchbox then can keep the food warm and nice. Mostly used by construction workers who used to work from day to night in some countries, so that their food can still taste fresh and warm. In Singapore, we have them as a solution to our lack of cooking. Home-cooked food has always been part of every Singaporean’s childhood....

  Are you looking to eat healthier for the new year, but you’re not sure where to start? Instead of throwing yourself into eating super clean meals off the bat, it helps to start small and expand your diet and your palate. What most people tend to overlook when they start a new diet is whether they’ll enjoy the experience. If we jump into a new diet when we’ve never tried out health foods like quinoa or cauliflower rice, we might get turned off dieting entirely if we try to force ourselves to enjoy the experience. Moreover, when you work on accustoming yourself to different dishes, you can enjoy new culinary delights at every meal. Most of us love sticking to the food that we’re used to because it brings us comfort and we enjoy eating it. However, variety is the spice of life, and constantly eating the same few foods can lead to fatigue and boredom. With all the new food fads in Singapore nowadays, it’s the best time to try out all the different types of food. You might find your n...

  Healthy living has been the mantra for many in the 21 st  century as there is rising issues like obesity, cancer and many other diet-related health issues. The health promotion board of Singapore has also tried to advocate healthy eating and even have initiatives on displaying an HPB logo on foods that are considered healthy (less sugar, less salt, less oil). They can be seen on products or even food stalls at hawker centres. When it comes to food, people often try to save as much money as possible. And eating healthily all the time isn’t exactly a cheap thing to do. In fact, for most places, eating healthy can be quite costly. With the recent trend of having “bowls”, a concept of having a mixture of healthy ingredients with lean meat as part of their protein intake, these bowls usually cost close to $10 or more per meal. Of course, there are also other ways of eating healthy, such as cooking for your own meals. By cooking your own meals, you get to control the amount of sea...

  Having   Tingkat lunch and dinner   is one of the most convenient ways of dining. No shopping for groceries, no preparation of ingredients, no need for cooking and yet, you have food ready to be consumed. With such a luxury, you would want to get that  Tingkat services  readily available for you, because some of these  Tingkat caterers   are regionally locked and do not provide islandwide deliveries. So before you jumped into any  Tingkat catering , make sure their  Tingkat delivery  can reach you, especially so if you are living in a condo, where most  Tingkat delivery services   are not obliged to cater to due to security reasons. Here are 3  best Tingkat in Singapore   for your consideration.   1.  338 Catering 338 Catering is one of the most accommodating Tingkat services out there. If you have any special dietary requirements, all you have to do is let them know and they will make sure all your meals ...

For those who do not know what a  Tingkat  or a  Tingkat catering  is, it’s basically delivered meals packed in metal tins or metal “lunchboxes” that reminds you of post-war Singapore. Nevertheless, Tingkat meals can often remind us of home-cooked food if you ever miss home-cooked food. Times have changed and people are starting to cook less and eating out more because of convenience. However, for convenience sake, we may not be taking care of our health the proper way. Outside foods usually contain more oil, salt and other forms of seasoning to enhance their flavour. Therefore,  Tingkat delivery   is a healthier choice and most convenient. Tingkat delivery services  cover your lunch and/or dinner, depending on your subscription. These subscriptions usually come in 10 days or 20 days, depending on your budget. Caterers such as Le Xin do offer a  Tingkat trial   period of 5 or 10 days to see whether you will like their food and servic...

Circuit breaker, a localized version of the lockdown, many people are found staying at home most of the time, only to leave their homes for meals. At the same time, food options are quite limited, and spending more money on food delivery services is not feasible in the long run. With laws preventing the congregation of non-familial members of the public, food options such as  buffet catering  are off the menu. However, there are always other kinds of food options catered to individuals or even family members that are not affected by the new laws introduced during this COVID-19 crisis. Tingkat catering   is one of the popular services among the older generation as they are usually not IT savvy enough to know what other food delivery options are.  Tingkat in Singapore   has been here for decades and it will continue to stay because of how it closely resembles home cooking as compared to any other food delivery options. For  Tingkat , they are...

Ever question yourself whether to cook or not after spending the whole day at work? To do your usual grocery shopping after work? Sounds like a chore isn’t it? While there are certain pros to cooking, there is a perfect alternative to it and that is  Tingkat delivery ! Let us tell you why  Tingkat Singapore  is the perfect alternative to cooking. Effort The effort spent on getting  Tingkat catering ? ZERO! You do not need to do anything other than to log on to your favourite caterer’s website and click order. It’s that simple! Compared to cooking, you have to get your own groceries and prepare them. This means, extra time spent which you totally do not have the luxury for. Variety When it comes to variety, cooking may seem like the better option. While that’s true, it also comes with additional effort!  *Read above* Besides how many recipes do you have? You are bound to eat the same dish at least twice per week. To learn new recipes, you woul...

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. Below are some of the reasons why you should have home-cooked food at the comfort of your home; 1)       This is pretty straightforward; Healthier! Outside foods are mainly sold for commercial reasons and you can expect MSG and all sorts of unhealthy condiments going into your food to make it tasty! 2)       Communal meals; humans are by and large social animals and social interactions help keep us sane and having a sense of belonging. These have long term benefits such as good mental health, lea...

In Singapore, we live in such a fast-paced, busy society. Information is constantly being directed at us from multiple sources, whether it’s TV, advertisements, online, offline or phone messages. Many of us struggle to balance work, family, friends, exercise, hobbies and passions which practically means that it is so difficult to be able to do all this and   have time to slow down, cook, and sit down for a meal. Most have used this ‘not enough time’ excuse to find the easy way out; getting takeaways for almost all meals for the day.  However, finding time to sit down, and focus on enjoying your food can have wonderful benefits for everyone. These benefits include greater enjoyment of and gratitude for each meal, increased understanding of your body’s cues for when you are actually   full vs. eating to excess, and connecting with your body to understand how food fuels and nourishes you. Here are some tips for healthy eating whether you are e...