Healthy eating in 2021

 

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 seasoning used such as the sugar, oil and salt. But not everyone has the luxury of time to cook for themselves. People will then try to look for cheap and healthy food outside. But most of the time, they succumb to other foods that they can find outside that are cheap and delicious.

Tingkat Singapore has been in the market for a long time, but it is seldom seen with the younger generation as it feels very traditional. In a sense, tingkat delivery uses plastic containers or tiffins to store their food which are not Instagram-worthy as compared to fancy looking bowls. Nonetheless, it could be a healthier and cheaper choice of food.

Tingkat services are plenty in Singapore with different kinds of specialisation in their menu. And most of them do not have MSG included inside their tingkat which makes it healthy, comparable with home-cooked meals. Tingkat lunch delivery is available as well even if you are an office worker or tingkat dinner after work is possible as well. Arrangements can always be made, and they are often very flexible. If you are not convinced by the prices and the food standards, you can always opt for a tingkat trial with any of your favourite tingkat caterers.