If you’re moving to a new city, an abundance of adventure awaits you. The biggest challenge for most newbies in a city, though, is adapting to the change in food habits, and finding out how they can make this transition easier on themselves.
If you’ve recently moved to a new city and are wondering how to go about making scrumptious memories in your new home, here’s our survival guide, written just for you.
Opt For Tiffin Services
When you move to a new city there are tons of things you have to take care of, and food can take a backseat in the process. It’s hard to go grocery shopping when your home is still not set up, and you’re just taking your first steps towards being a responsible adult.
Going to fancy restaurants on a daily basis is out of the question, what with the exorbitant prices and processed foods being served these days.
So, basically, the main issue here is - how can you procure healthy, nutritious food at decent rates without burning a hole in your pockets? Simple- by opting for a tiffin service!
There are various tiffin services available in each city that serve homemade food at pocket-friendly prices. Since you can’t risk your health, especially if you have a full-time job, tiffin services offer a great alternative to cooking your own food.
If you need specialised tiffin services that cater to your needs and schedule, you can try looking for a tiffin service provider through UrbanClap. This lifestyle app offers a wide selection of tiffin service providers, filtered according to your food preference, budget, location and other such factors.
Being Neighbourly
You should definitely interact with your neighbours, and talk to them about your food situation. You never know if they might be willing to cook an extra portion of their meals from time to time.
What’s more likely, though, is that you’ll be directed to the cheap canteens in the area. They might even know someone who makes home cooked food, that you can buy at an affordable rate.
You could then figure out the logistics of arranging your meals, and work out the details of whether you need to go pick the food up, or if they could have it delivered to you.
Convenient Meals
If you can’t find anyone around who’ll handle the cooking for you, don’t fret. There are innumerable recipes for quick meals that you can throw together with basic staples you can get from a convenience store.
You could throw together a basic sandwich with bread, cheese and a few vegetables, and this won’t take you longer than 15 minutes.
Tinned pasta sauces are pretty easily available now as well, so add these to your grocery list. Just boil some ready made pasta, add the sauce and maybe some carrots and mushrooms, and you’ll be set for the day.
Even ready-to-eat curries that you can get in your supermarket work out cheaper than eating out every day. Making a little aata or rice doesn’t take long, especially if you have a pressure cooker. The ready made curries can be stored for a long while if unopened, so you could stock up for the week.
Call In The Experts
If you really don’t have the time (or the energy) to think about your food at all, then you could hire a cook. It might be more expensive than a tiffin service, but a good cook will be able to make you just about anything you want, and you’ll have food on the table (or in the fridge) when you get home from work.
Hiring a cook is also a great idea if you’re worried about eating healthy.
You could work out a meal plan with a dietician, who you can find using UrbanClap, and tell your cook exactly what you need made for each meal. All you’ll have to do is remember to do your grocery shopping every weekend, and your meals will be taken care of.
Moving to a new city can be disconcerting, but now that you know how you can manage your meals, settling in should be a breeze.
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