Solo Bento

After trying many different methods for years, I found this to be the best way so far. Compared to the kind that only prepares the vegetables in advance and freezes them, then defrosts them, stir-fries them every day, and cleans the pots and pans, this is much more convenient, simple, and fresh. I want to share it with everyone!

Preliminary preparation: Take half a day on the weekend, go shopping for ingredients, and prepare about five dishes for weekday lunches, including meat dishes, side dishes, and vegetarian dishes.

Office worker’s daily lunch

🍳My method:

I cook the rice and meat dishes in advance on weekends, and put them in lunch boxes. I suggest putting the rice in the middle, the meat on one side, and leaving the other side for vegetables. This can prevent the flavors from mixing (don’t put anything with soup), and then freeze them.
The night before I bring my lunch, I take out a lunch box and put some vegetables on the other side, then cover it and put it in the refrigerator to thaw naturally. The next day, I don’t need too much time to heat up my lunch at the office. I usually heat it through in 4-5 minutes.

🥒Vegetable cooking tips:

To avoid the nitrite in leftover vegetables, I suggest choosing melons and fruits, such as cucumbers🥒, eggplants🍆, carrots🥕, etc. I usually cut them into small pieces and boil or steam them, then add seasonings and mix well. It takes about five to ten minutes to finish. Because there is no oil, you can just rinse the pot with water, and you don’t need to wipe the stove. It’s very convenient and fast!

🥬If you want to eat some greens, you can also use a lunch box to pack some easy-to-cook vegetables that are washed clean (such as the amaranth in the picture). Use a ziplock bag to separate the salt and chicken powder according to the amount you need. At noon in the office, add boiling water to cover the vegetables, microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, and the vegetables will be cooked. Add the salt and chicken powder and mix well, and you can eat it. This way, you can enjoy fresh vegetables, avoid the nitrite in leftover vegetables, and have a qualified low-fat meal!

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🍱Avoid food-grade PP material, glass, ceramic, and stainless steel. I prefer the ones without compartments, they are easy to wash, no corners, large capacity, no limits.

🥩Cooked meat can be frozen, the taste is the same after thawing, when paired with vegetables, choose the ones that don’t change in taste after freezing, like potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, etc.~

🍛 Frozen food suggestions: Curry beef cubes, tomato basa fish, dried tofu stir-fried pork, king oyster mushroom stir-fried pork, tomato beef, braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms, etc. If you also want to prepare dinner in advance and freeze it.you can choose corn ribs soup, tofu enoki mushroom shrimp soup, Chinese yam ribs soup, etc. After cooking, divide them into portions, put them in lunch boxes and freeze them. In the evening, take them out and microwave them on high for about 8-10 minutes, and you can eat them. The taste is no different. There are meat and vegetables, balanced nutrition, soup can also increase satiety, essential for fat loss meals.

Today I’m going to share with you some “reasonable food preservation methods” that can eliminate unnecessary waste and save time.

I bought some ingredients over the weekend, and also bought some pink tulips.

[Green vegetables]

Green vegetables with thick and green leaves and stems can be stored in a refrigerator for about a week by putting them whole into a fresh-keeping bag and placing them upright. If they are stored flat, the leaves are prone to rot and are not suitable for long-term storage. They can also be washed, dried, cut into large pieces, and frozen in a sealed bag for a month.

[Lettuce]

Wet a kitchen paper towel and stick it to the root of the lettuce, then put it in a sealed bag and refrigerate for about 7 days. After tearing the lettuce leaves, dry them and wrap them in small portions with cling film and put them in a sealed bag. When storing directly, place the root down and use the weight to prevent the leaves from rotting.

[Carrot]

If the surface of the carrot is wet, it is easy to rot. When storing, you must thoroughly wipe off the moisture. Wrap the remaining part with cling film to prevent the cut part from drying out. Put the whole carrot in a fresh-keeping bag, and put a kitchen paper towel in it to absorb the moisture of the carrot. Cut into easy-to-use shapes and put them in a sealed bag.

[Potato]

Potato is a food ingredient that can be stored for a long time. Storing it with apples at room temperature can inhibit potato sprouting. Usually, wrapping it with newspaper and keeping it at room temperature is enough, but in the summer when it is easy to sprout, it can be stored in the refrigerator. Because potatoes are not resistant to low temperatures, wrap them with newspapers and put them in a bag before refrigerating.

[Fungi]

Fungi do not freeze solid. They can be cut with a knife even when frozen, which is convenient. Washing them too much will reduce their flavor, so you can use kitchen paper to gently wipe the dirty parts, wrap them with kitchen paper and put them in a fresh-keeping bag. If freezing, put them in a sealed bag.

[Green pepper]

Remove and clean the green pepper, cut it into thin strips and put it in a sealed bag, refrigerate for about 4 days. Freeze for 1 month.

[Tomato]

When refrigerating, put them in a fresh-keeping bag and store them in the refrigerator. When freezing, wrap them individually with plastic wrap and then put them in a sealed bag.

[Yam]

When refrigerating yam, cut it in half, wrap the cut part with kitchen paper towel and secure it with a rubber band, then put it in a sealed bag. It is better to freeze it, as peeling will be very easy, and grinding it into powder will also be very simple. If there is any leftover after use, put it back in the freezer. And frozen yam will not irritate the skin.

[Pumpkin]

Pumpkin tends to rot from the seeds, so remove the seed cavity and the seeds when storing. Wrap it with plastic wrap to preserve.

[Garlic]

Garlic can be stored at room temperature, but to avoid sprouting, it is recommended to refrigerate it. Wrap it with kitchen paper or newspaper and put it in. Peel off all the skins and store them in a container in the refrigerator. Freeze in a sealed bag.

[Perilla leaves]

Put the leaves in a bottle with a small amount of water, with the stems facing down. Cover the bottle with a lid or seal it with plastic wrap, then refrigerate. Water on the leaves will cause them to rot.

[Cabbage]

When storing the whole cabbage, you can cut it into two halves, with the cut side facing down, and seal the whole thing with plastic wrap.

[Avocado]

Avocados can be stored at room temperature before it ripens. After it ripens, wrap each one with plastic wrap and put them in a fresh-keeping bag in the refrigerator to prevent over-ripening.

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One-person bento – reasonable food preservation methods