The fashion of Tuppers at home

We all know how important it is to follow a healthy diet to be in good health. There are those who like to cook and who find it a waste of time, but it is necessary. Due to the current lifestyle, where the day should have more than 24 hours to reach everything, many companies that bring you the tupperware home or work.

What are you offering?

• reviewed by nutritionists.
• Homemade recipes, similar to those of "grandmother".
• Made with fresh and good quality food.
• Economic prices.
• I ship to homes or work.

Advantages of home tuppers

• Time saving: avoiding shopping, cooking and cleaning saves a lot of time, which can be spent on other tasks.
• Less food waste: the portions are adjusted to the needs of the adult, so it will not be an excessive dish and we will avoid throwing away the leftovers.
• Adequate ration: the menus are calculated in a balanced way, providing calories and nutrients in a balanced way.

Disadvantages of home tuppers

• You generate more waste: the menus arrive at your home in disposable containers, generating a greater amount of new waste for each dish.
• Extra spending: the weekly average is approximately 70 euros (7 meals a week), which means an extra € 280 per month.

How should the menu be to be balanced?

• Must be taken 2 servings of vegetables per day, spread over lunch and dinner. So there should always be a plate with a lot of vegetables, the vegetables should represent half of the meal.
• They must be chosen between 2-4 servings of legumes a week, preferably cooked with vegetables.
• They must be chosen between 3-4 servings of fish per week, varying between small and medium-sized white and blue fish (2 servings per week must be blue fish).
• The cereal (pasta, rice, bread ...) must be chosen at least in the middle of the plates in the form of whole grain, that is, whole grains. The potato is an excellent carbohydrate that can be present several days of the week.
• They can be taken between 3-4 eggs a week.
• Choose white meats more frequently (chicken, turkey, rabbit ...), and only once a week red meat.
• Have 3 pieces of fruit a day, that the dishes are cooked with, take nuts 4-7 times a week and drink water as the main drink.

The food should be in season and proximity, since they are better because they have better taste, smell and nutritional quality.

Healthy weekly menu example

Harvard plate method

Following the Harvard plate or plate method is the best choice, as it is the easier way to eat a balanced diet, choose those dishes that offer you the following distribution:

• 50% vegetables: You should try to eat fresh, seasonal and locally sourced. They provide little energy and many vitamins, minerals and fiber.
• 25% whole grains and tubers: this group includes potatoes, sweet potatoes, bread, rice, corn, quinoa ... preferably whole grains. Legumes can also occupy this quadrant, because in addition to their high protein content, they also provide complex carbohydrates. Carbohydrates mainly provide energy, in addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber.
• 25% lean meats, fish, eggs and legumes (chickpeas, beans, lentils, peas ...): Fatty meats, sausages, cured, smoked ... are excluded for occasional consumption due to their high content of saturated fat. They mainly provide protein.

The Tuppers at home may be an option for those people who end up eating anything as long as they don't cook, and who generally tend to be unhealthy foods rich in saturated fats and sugars, also for those who eat at the office, and many days do not take a tupperware with them. It should be assessed whether or not they compensate the expense, but if comply with the conditions of a balanced diet They are another option when choosing what to eat.

• Tuppers at home allow us to save time that we would spend going shopping, cooking and cleaning later, so it can be dedicated to other tasks.
• We must choose the dishes following the criteria of a balanced diet: two servings of vegetables should be taken a day, divided into lunch and dinner. So there should always be a plate with a lot of vegetables, the vegetables should represent half of the meal.
• Tuppers at home can be an option for those who end up eating anything as long as they do not cook, and as a general rule they are usually unhealthy foods rich in saturated fats and sugars.

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