
Bringing lunch to work every day sure does save more than a few bucks and keeps you healthy at the same time. It's such an easy everyday saving trick, and it's a great option for those trying to cut costs on their daily expenses. Here are a few tips that get me through the week。
每天自帶午餐去辦公室不僅可以節省開銷,而且可以吃得健康。這種每天節約一點點的方法很簡單,對那些想節省開支的人來說很有益處。下面為你一周的帶飯工作準備了一些實用的小貼士。
1.Mental Meal Plan:
1.腦中先要有個計劃:
What do you want to eat for the rest of the week? Give it some thought before you make a trip to the grocery store to buy some ingredients. For inspiration, flip through Yum's list of delicious work lunches. While you're grocery shopping, read our savvy tricks for saving money at the supermarket。
這周剩下的幾天里你打算吃些什么?在去商店買菜之前,先想一想要做什么吃的。為你的美味午飯單好好地計劃一下。這樣,去買菜的時候,就可以照著你的清單來買,而不會浪費錢了。
2.Prep on Sunday:
2.周日就做好準備:
Buy all the ingredients you need on Sunday so that you won't have to desperately scramble around the night before. If you're planning on making one dish that you'll be eating all week (such as soup), you can either keep it refrigerated or, depending on what type of dish it is, you can also choose to freeze it in five ziploc packets that you can ration out throughout the week。
在星期天就把要用到的所有食材都買好。這樣你就用不著在帶飯前一晚上心急火燎地沖出去買菜了。如果你打算做一道可以吃上一周的菜的話(比如做一道湯),那么你就應該把菜提前做好了放在冰箱里冷藏。根據不同的菜式,你也可以選擇用帶拉鏈的保鮮袋把食物分成小份來儲藏。這樣你一個禮拜的飯都不成問題了。
3.Keep It Separate:
3.分開存放:
If you want to keep your lunch fresh, try to keep the pieces separate and assemble it right before you're having lunch. This works best for meals such as salads and sandwiches - soggy bread and vegetables are not appetizing!
如果你想保持午飯的新鮮口感,那就把每一種食物都分開存放。這個方法對于沙拉和三明治這樣的食物特別管用,因為軟綿綿的面包和蔬菜很難引起人的食欲。
4.Lunch Etiquette:
4.吃飯禮節:
Cover your food if you're heating it up in the office microwave, because you don't want the smell to linger. And remember to eat your meals away from your desk if they're smelly so you won't bother your neighbors。
如果你要使用辦公室的微波爐來加熱食物的話,那就把保鮮盒的蓋子蓋上,你總不想食物的味道殘留在辦公室里吧。還有一點要記住,如果你帶的飯是重口味的,那就不要在辦公桌前吃飯,以免影響到你的同事。