Not much to save

In addition to the daily tray of rice, the lunch box to take to work also has a special attraction for the sisters love the kitchen. Because everyone wants to have delicious, quality, nutritious lunches for a long working day. So every time I see someone bragging about making a lunch box for themselves or a loved one to bring to work, people admire it so much.

A series of delicious and neat lunch boxes that Huyen Tran’s sister-in-law (Hanoi)) prepare for my husband to bring to work below is an example.

It is known that her sister-in-law started cooking rice for her husband to bring to work from about May 2020 – the first time of social distancing. Previously, Tran’s husband refused to take it away due to the size of many bags, but later, partly because disease, afraid to go out to eat in crowded places and partly because the rice cooked by his wife is of better quality, so he has no opinion.

Every day, Tran often gets up at 6am to make lunch for her husband and breakfast for the whole family. This is not too difficult for the sister-in-law because: “I used to get up early. My food was also prepared and prepared in advance, so the next day I cook it and it only takes 30-40 minutes. If I wake up later, I will wake up later. cook something as simple as boiling or steaming. My husband is also afraid that his wife will have a hard time, so sometimes he tells me to stop, but because I can arrange it, I still cook.”.

In addition, to save more time, my sister-in-law also has a small but powerful secret, which is to pre-cut and put in the freezer spices such as onions or garlic. Thanks to that, when using it, it is not difficult to pick up and peel, very quickly.

About the menu for each meal, Ms. Tran prepares herself according to her husband’s preferences and eating habits: “MotherI rarely consult because there are many dishes I know my husband will like and loveI’m also pretty easy-going about eating. Sometimes when I’m so confused, I go to Love the kitchen to learn from my sisters. As for some dishes he doesn’t like like fish and beans, I’ll cook for dinner to eat with family give enough quality”.

According to Huyen Tran’s observations, preparing lunch boxes for her husband to take away does not save much money for lunch compared to eating out, but she still cooks it because it ensures hygiene and quality. “Perhaps it can help. Because my husband got off work quite late, in the past, when I ate at the restaurant around 4 pm, I was hungry, or had to eat bread to fight hunger.” – sister-in-law revealed.

Before storm situation like the current priceMs. Tran confided: “My family has rice sponsored by my grandmother and sometimes grandparents on both sides send vegetables. With food as well as home appliances, I often go to the supermarket on weekends and often have promotions. I bought a little more to use during the week, so it’s not more expensive. But there is still a large increase in meat and gasoline.”.

For dishes that include both meat and vegetables such as bitter gourd with meat or beef with potatoes, Ms. Tran only makes one dish but puts it in 2 boxes.

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