Under $3
家常便饭/Easy Homecooking: Sliced Pork with Garlic Sprouts
This is a popular dish you see at economical rice stalls. If you’re not familiar with ‘economical rice’, it is simply rice eaten with small portions of side dishes. You select 2-3 dishes to go with your rice and a meal of 1 meat and 2 vegetables typically cost $2.80 – $3.20. I guess they’re so named because it’s a cheap way to eat.
Low carb lunch idea: Grilled Cauliflower Steaks
Do you have colleagues who snort at you bringing a salad to work, tease you for not eating carbs, or guilt-trip you for making healthier choices? IGNORE THEM. They just need to justify their own unhealthy eating habits by making YOU feel bad. At the end of the day, the body is ours, and we can do without that chicken rice. I am very thankful that I have supportive colleagues who have similar eating habits. We discuss lunch ideas everyday and think of new ways to cook familiar ingredients. This way, eating healthy becomes fun and will never be boring. That said, we do enjoy a cupcake or two occasionally,…
