Estéema\" post_id=\"2134633\" time=\"1717491996\" user_id=\"66413:Some of the 2nd lot of trash can be recycled? e.g. paper, plastic boxes.
I throw at least 2 thrash bags a day - one for fish bones, chicken fats, etc; the other for thrash such as paper, plasters, wrappers, fruit boxes, etc. I ensure that every dry trash bins fr all bedrooms wld be emptied into the main trash bag & we throw only one, unless those bedroom trash bags are soiled.
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RE: Supermarkets in talks to charge for plastic bags
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RE: Supermarkets in talks to charge for plastic bags
ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2134619\" time=\"1717489156\" user_id=\"3:
Plastic bags can be recycled, so you can bag them up and put them in the blue bins.
I never pay for any plastic bags since I bought some garbage bags for a few bucks. The roll never seems to end :shock: . So even if I get some free plastic bags, they all go to the trash immediately (and not as trash bags)
https://www.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source/our-services/waste-management/list-of-items-that-are-recyclable-and-not.pdf -
RE: ME TIME!
doodbug\" post_id=\"2134613\" time=\"1717485349\" user_id=\"13281:
I'm coming from a different angle - SAHM who is firm that I will not be a slave to meals, neither do we have the means to eat out often if we want healthy food. Since my kids have seen me cook most meals all their lives, they assume that most meals will be cooked and eaten at home. But since they have a mother who doesn't really enjoy cooking and has low standards where food is concerned, they have grown up eating my one-dish meals without complaints. My husband has set the example of never complaining or asking for fancier meals, and the girls have followed his example. They have seen that making healthy, relatively OK one-dish meals doesn't require a great deal planning or preparation or cleaning up, and they have watched me cook ahead, and use shortcuts a lot! So my daughter will probably cook some meals once she has her own home, though not every day. I guess my family is quite unique in foodie Singapore in that they are willing to accept low standards in food.
I am a working mom and I have a helper. The only reason why I have homecooked food, is because I have a helper.
I used to cook on Sundays as my helper has every Sunday off. But frankly, it did not give me great joy or what. It's easier for me to tapao and assemble a potpourri of food from outside for the family to enjoy.
A lot of prep work goes behind cooking. If I am to cook a one dish meal, sometimes, the family would probably prefer assembling their own one dish meals from outside, whether it be a poke bowl to a don don donki bento box or whatever. Cooking multiple dishes entails a lot of planning, prep and cleaning up. I decided I won't spend my Sundays doing so. It's different when I leave the workforce, of course. -
RE: ME TIME!
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2134626\" time=\"1717490428\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2134626 time=1717490428 user_id=53606]
Their standards are often higher than women's! But that is because they don't do it often. Make them do it every week, for years on end, and it will be different, I'm sure. The main issue, I feel, is the expectation that women should carry the \"mental burden\" of housecare and childcare. I've escaped having to fight that issue because I became a SAHM or only worked part-time, and willingly took on that part of the family work since I didn't have to work outside the home 8 hrs a day. But if I'd had to work full-time, I think I would either have employed a maid, or fought hard to convince my husband to do more at home. I believe that things will change for some couples of the next generation.
Actually the men are fully capable of washing toilets. One of DS’ VIA tasks was to wash the school toilet. And during NS also need to make own bed and scrub toilet bowl to impeccable standards,
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RE: Supermarkets in talks to charge for plastic bags
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134609\" time=\"1717484970\" user_id=\"14025:
I use the big bags (rice, toilet paper) for my recycling!
Even the big thick plastic bags for 2kg or 5kg rice, I use them for my trash as well. -
RE: ME TIME!
Estéema\" post_id=\"2134606\" time=\"1717484300\" user_id=\"66413:
Not sure if this is the right interpretation of the situation, but I think many young people are spoiled by good food from outside, and food cooked by maids at home (and families often expect more dishes and fancier food since the maid is cooking). They don't have the concept of healthy food cooked with the minimum of fuss. And since they don't see their mothers cooking (usually the mothers are also working), they just don't expect to have to plan and cook meals themselves. And from that sentence above, I would say that men are even less likely to cook daily meals.
But s’times I wonder why the young ones don’t try to cook some meals at home to balance off days they’ve to eat out? -
RE: Supermarkets in talks to charge for plastic bags
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2134605\" time=\"1717484153\" user_id=\"14025:
I buy online from Fairprice every 3 weeks or so, and get at least 5-6 big plastic bags each time. Anyone who needs plastic bags, I will be happy to give them away! I use one each time I go to a supermarket in-person (for frozen food) and reusable bags for the rest. So they just keep increasing!
This charging of plastic bags in supermarkets has been implemented for quite a while.
How have you been coping?
I do see more pple just pay the 5 cents to bag their grocery.
For trash, I use the produce bags which fruits and veg come in, bread bags, and other small bags that we accumulate with other purchases. If I run out, I have a pack of small trash bags as a backup.
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RE: ME TIME!
zac's mum\" post_id=\"2134599\" time=\"1717477844\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2134599 time=1717477844 user_id=53606]
Don't hawkers get their main ingredients daily? Anyway, if we want healthier hawker food, besides reducing fat, salt and sugar, we should really encourage sensible amounts of veg instead of the minimal amounts we get now.
I suspect it’s because fresh veggies turn bad quickly, so it’s a liability for the stall holders. Cucumbers can be stored longer, but usually the leafy veggies put in the noodle soup are pak choy, which can’t really be bought & kept in bulk. Tomatoes as well.[/quote] -
RE: ME TIME!
MyPillow\" post_id=\"2134588\" time=\"1717469775\" user_id=\"70594:
I am wearing progressives, but even then find some of the words too small. Maybe I need them changed!thats what i m doing, i m not wearing progressive lens cos sometimes i still wear contact lens (worst cant take out to see menu but i 爱美, no choice - so cannt see manual menu or digital must expand big .
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RE: ME TIME!
doodbug\" post_id=\"2134579\" time=\"1717466933\" user_id=\"13281:
I agree. I've been puzzled for years why veg has been disappearing from our hawker meals in Singapore. Veg portions in even restaurants and caifan stalls are getting smaller. And when they are part of a meal like with noodles, chicken rice etc, they have all but vanished. Since meat is more expensive than veg, pound for pound, it can't be because of costs. Is the average Singaporean's aversion to veg because we don't eat it enough, or are hawkers giving us what the majority want?
I know I probably am in the minority who is of the view that it is actually easier for me to get a nutritionally balanced (those who are counting macros will understand what I mean) meal in Western Europe (excludes Scandinavia & Switzerland) at a more affordable price than in Singapore. Most hawker food is not nutritionally balanced. I can get a bowl of fishball noodles at $5 (it won't be $5 at food courts), but that doesn't go anywhere in fulfilling protein, vitamins or mineral needs for the day. Yes it does fulfil the carbohydrates requirements. You do need 40g of protein a day. Most hawker dishes, even if there is one serving of protein, require adding a portion of veg, plus a fruit, to make a balanced meal.
In many Western countries, filled sandwiches and wraps are typically filled substantially with veg and meat, which makes for a balanced meal.