It has been a few years since we adopted a no rice dinner strategy. Dropping rice in the menu does not mean that you have to starve or compromise healthy eating. There are many options to choose from and still enjoy a healthy and tasty meal.
My better half prepares ahead the food menu for the week. Light breakfast, regular lunch and no-rice for dinner. The advantage of preparing a menu is that there is a deliberate effort to balance the food components (eg. fish, pork/beef, chicken, variety of vegetables and fruits) and the cooking method (we usually opt for stewed, steamed or air-fried). Fortunately, there are no picky-eaters in our family. Everybody eats whatever is served on the table. The food quantity is also regulated to discourage over-eating esp. during dinner.
When buying food items during grocery day, the menu serves as the reference for the grocery list. This prevents buying stuff that we don't need. We do stock up on items that are often used (like feta cheese, olives, vegetables for salads, dressings, etc).
This is an example of our week-long dinner menu . Alvin and I usually cap off dinner with a hot calamansi-ginger/turmeric tea, or other herbal tea.
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