Is Eating Out as Convenient as We Think?

 

Over the past decade, Singaporeans have been eating out more and more often. A 2018 Nielsen survey polled 202 respondents to find that 24% of them have indicated that they eat out daily, while over 55% of them eat out on a weekly basis. Of the 3 meals per day, dinner was the meal that was usually consumed out of home.

It’s hardly surprising, given our busy lifestyles and the fast-paced society here in Singapore. Eating out is the most convenient solution to resolving our daily needs, and the wide variety of affordable food in Singapore means that we are spoilt for choice.

At the same time, it can be hard to gauge how much food we should order when eating out. We just know that we’re starving by the time we finally grab a seat at a crowded hawker centre. Plus, while there may be different portion sizes available, it can still be hard to gauge how hungry we feel to how much we plan to eat.

And sometimes, what if the food isn’t to your taste, or you’ve ordered more than you can eat? It’s not uncommon to see plates of unfinished food being left on the table. Now that food waste is one of the five largest sources of wastes in Singapore, more efforts are being taken to tackle the issue to achieve Singapore’s goal of being a Zero Waste Nation. Just last year, the National Environment Agency launched an outreach program to tackle food waste in hawker centres, with plans to expand to more hawker centres and supermarkets.

Moreover, eating out also means that you can’t always enjoy the food at your own pace, especially when the food establishment has to turn over tables to meet demand. With safe distancing measures, tablespace has become more limited than ever. While some establishments will politely ask you to leave, people in hawker centres and food courts will stand by the table and shoot dirty looks until you get up and go. This all puts unnecessary pressure on what should be an enjoyable time of the day!

A solution then is to eat at home. But without time to cook, one of the cheapest options that we can look at is tingkat delivery.

Why have tingkat catering? For starters, you can choose the number of people for the meal, from one person to a family of 5 people. Instead of worrying about overeating and not having to waste food, you can have better control over your portion sizes with tingkat services.

Secondly, the best tingkat in Singapore will usually allow you to have special requests, such as if you have any dietary restrictions. Or, if you simply prefer to leave out the chilli from your dish. It can be helpful if you need to adhere to special dietary requirements like not having seafood, pork, or curry. 338 Catering is one tingkat caterer that accommodates special requests like the above.

Lastly, with tingkat delivery services you can enjoy an overall healthier meal as compared to when you eat out. Caterers like Le Xin Catering offer tingkat meals that are low in salt, cholesterol, and use only pure vegetable oil and no MSGs, all while being light on the wallet. Other tingkat caterers offering healthy tingkat menus include FattyDaddyFattyMummy, Mom’s Cooking, and Xin Yi Pin Catering. Plus, caterers usually offer a wide variety of dishes for every meal that changes every day and every month, so you can be assured that you will never get tired of the food!

With tingkat delivery, you can save yourself from the queues and the stresses of having to find seats and queue for food at the hawker centre. You can simply order tingkat lunch delivery and tingkat dinner straight to your home, and just in time for when your stomach needs it! Plus, you can enjoy your family meals in the comfort and peace of your own home, and at your own time – nobody’s going to be rushing you anymore!