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  When Singapore enacted its stay-at-home measures for 2 months, a survey done by the Singapore Management University found that the social satisfaction levels for senior citizens dipped by about 4%. Among those affected, senior citizens who were living alone felt the greatest impact. It’s not hard to imagine why – the senior citizens who lived alone either relied on their family members to visit or they met their peers within their neighbourhood while they go about their daily routines. However, during the stay-at-home measures, family members were discouraged from visiting their elderly family members. Furthermore, senior citizens were encouraged to stay at home more often to minimise their risk of contracting the virus. With such sudden disruptions to their daily routines over a prolonged period, many senior citizens have found it difficult to return to their daily lifestyles. Thus, more than ever, we need to check in with our senior family members, especially if they’re living ...

  Healthy living is the ongoing trend for the 21 st  century and most people are seriously switching up their lifestyles for healthier living. People are now working out more, eating the right foods, cutting down on sugar and fats. Even government bodies and agencies are also actively promoting healthy living by raising sugar tax among many other initiatives. But when it comes to food, we all know how easy it is for us to slip right back to our unhealthy habits of consuming sugar and oils. While they may not be as unhealthy as before, the accumulation of such diets is still going to cause us inconveniences in the future. Obesity and many other health conditions are still relevant in our society. However, it is also apparent that there are many healthy food operators appearing in the market. Food trends are also slowly inclining towards healthier choices. It is no doubt that people are starting to eat healthily. However, there is one option that has always been in the market fo...

  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...

  As a kid, you never had worries about what to eat or where to eat. All you have to do is wait for lunch or dinner and the food is ready on the table for you. But as working adults, you scratch your head all day thinking what is good for lunch or dinner. And if there is nothing available near you, you turn to your food delivery apps to order the same old dishes. If this sounds like you, then you should really try out  Tingkat catering  as your next meal of choice.  Tingkat in Singapore  operates on a 20-day cycle, weekdays only. This gives you some breathing space to dine out on weekends with your friends and family. Most catering companies in Singapore offer  Tingkat delivery services . However, some of them only offer one meal per day. It could be lunch or dinner, so you have to take note before ordering one. Most of this Tingkat delivery have soup as part of their meals, so if you are a soup lover,  Tingkat  is definitely one of the bette...

  Tingkat in Singapore  has been gaining popularity ever since people started focusing more on their career, resulting in less time to prepare and cook their meals.  Tingkat  is often touted as healthy meals with no MSG and there is a slight shift in preference for healthier foods in recent years. But there are also many reasons why people are now preferring Tingkat to home-cooked or even takeaways. Cheap and Affordable Probably one of the cheapest Tingkat in Singapore and that’s  Select Catering . It only sets you back at around $160 for 2 pax on a 20 days package. An average  Tingkat service  provider would set you close to $200 for the same package. Not only is Select Catering one of the cheapest, but they also provide you with a lot of local favourites such as Hainanese Chicken Rice, Fried Hokkien Mee, Curry Chicken and Prawn Hokkien Mee. These foods are usually available on at a premium offered by other  Tingkat caterers . Convenience Do you ...

  There are many joys to cooking but at the same time the pain in washing, the amount of time buying groceries and preparing ingredients, thinking of what to cook, and the lack of diversity put people off cooking. The obvious alternative to cooking would be eating outside home but is it going to be sustainable? Surely not, but how else are we going to survive in Singapore? Fret not, we have  Tingkat delivery services  available in Singapore to help you out! Costs The costs of having a  Tingkat dinner  or  Tingkat lunch delivery  can be somewhat similar to the typical cost of a takeaway meal. What’s more is that the price per pax drops when you order for more people. In a typical household of 4 pax, the average cost per pax for a  Tingkat meal  is around $5.50, which is relatively cheap for most food choices. If your budget is really tight, you can consider  Le Xin Catering  as they are one of the  best Tingkat in Singapore . Va...

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 availabl...

Tingkat catering is a food subscription service that serves lunch or dinner in metal tiffin. People rely on such food subscription service when they have no time to cook or are sick of food that is served outside. Most of these service providers have no problem delivering Tingkat to HDBs, but what about those who live in private property such as condominiums? Don’t worry, there are still tingkat caterers out there who still deliver to condos albeit with some extra charges. Le Xin Catering Le Xin Catering, having one of the best  tingkat delivery services  and  best catering tingkat menu , provides island-wide delivery services except to places such as Jurong Island, the CBD, industrial and factory areas. So mainly residentials! But what about condos? Yes, they do  tingkat delivery to condo   as well. However, there will be a $17 surcharge if they were to deliver all the way to your doorstep. This additional fee is waived off if the food is left at the co...

Yes, the million-dollar question for most of us and their boyfriend/girlfriend. With so many F&B outlets opening up within a stone throw away from residences, why do people still ask such silly questions? That’s right because we spend 80% of the time eating out from the same place!! So, what are some alternatives to this madness where we are constantly eating the same thing over and over again? Food delivery services Yes, food delivery services such as GrabFood, Foodpanda and Deliveroo are on the rise and their loyalty rewards are pretty tempting. GrabPoints (Grab) and Discount coupons (Foodpanda/Deliveroo). With a few taps on the screen of your smart devices, you can wait at the comfort of your home for the food to arrive. How easy is that? Moreover, the choices are plenty. You can get food from places you would never want to set foot on, probably because of the distance. But now, with technology that is not a problem anymore. But it may not make financial sense if you do ...