In an ideal world, meal planning would look like this: Meticulous weekly plans, healthy ingredients, stress-free prep, and delicious recipes.
The reality, however, is often something like this: buying too much or too little, vegetables wilted from prolonged storage and hard-to-follow recipes that never turn out as appetizing as promised.
When it comes down to it, the ordeal of meal planning seems to outweigh its benefits — but what if we told you there was a way to remove all that hassle and skip straight to reaping the rewards? Grain’s meal plans do just that — and more. Here’s how.
We satisfy your nutritional needs
Health is wealth. It’s a philosophy that’s applied to all our recipes, and so every meal box on our menu is carefully crafted with a well-balanced mix of base, protein, vegetables, toppings, and dressings. We’re not a fan of hidden calories either, so you can be assured we go low on sodium and sugar and instead make use of herbs and spices to build flavour.
Given the importance of portion control, our meal boxes come in individual servings calculated to fill you up without overdoing it. To help curb any unhealthy cravings between meals, we also offer nutritional snacks and sides. Our Perfect Hanjuku Eggs are a particular crowd-favourite. Marinated in a soy-based dressing and soft-boiled to perfection, they’re served chilled so you can store them in the fridge and enjoy them whenever you feel peckish. Those who have a sweet-tooth can opt for a fibre-rich Mixed Fruit Parcel or tangy Passionfruit Yogurt Parfait instead.
On our meal plans, lunch is served between 11AM–1PM, while dinner is delivered between 5:30–7:30PM. Such regular meal times make for better gut health and smarter meal choices, especially since we’ve all been guilty of last-minute fast-food orders at odd hours of the day.
We meet your lifestyle needs
As much as possible, we try to resist a one-size-fits-all approach. While our meal boxes are designed with variety in mind, we are aware that everyone has different tastes and dietary needs.
Whether you’re on a vegan or low-carb diet, or simply want the option of customizing every aspect of your meal, our Craft by Grain option offers the opportunity of catering to individual needs, whether you’re on our singles, couples, families, or corporate meal plan. Everyone gets to have their pick of the base, protein(s), vegetables(s), topping(s) and dressing. With an impressive array of options like Prune-Spiced Root Vegetables, Oven Baked Tempeh, Braised Cabbage and Shimeji Mushrooms, and Sous Vide Sanchoku Rump Cap — the possibilities are endless.
We take you on a culinary journey
Think meal plans are boring? Think again. Grain refreshes its menu every Wednesday, so you can look forward to a stunning array of different dishes every week.
Every ingredient used in our meal boxes is sourced fresh and prepared with the greatest care, while our recipes take inspiration from a myriad of cuisines and cultures. The Basil Thunder Tea Rice, for example, has Hakka origins, and is said to have been created during the Qin dynasty. In adding their own flair to the recipe, our chefs have switched up the original tea-based broth for nourishing dang gui, and added a fragrant mix of chye poh, fried shallots, mushrooms, and long bean for a generous mouthful of earthy, umami flavour — all while retaining the healthy, vegetarian nature of the dish.
The Tobiko Dill Aburi Salmon, meanwhile, is an inventive take on French and Japanese cuisine. Fresh salmon is brined and sous-vide with vanilla oil which imparts a delicate flavour, then generously coated in dill sauce and topped with tobiko. Roasted sesame capellini serves as the perfect base, and the refreshing crunch of apple-fennel slaw rounds off this many-layered dish.
Our tireless efforts to bring you restaurant-quality dishes means that it’s never just a meal with Grain, but rather an exploration of different flavour profiles that give you the opportunity to expand your palate from the comfort of your home — and this crucial difference is what sets our meal plans apart from the rest.
We help you save time and extra costs
When you plan your meals with us, you save on time and costs. There’s no need to agonize over your next meal, no need for multiple delivery and service fees, no big clean-up after, and most importantly — no food wastage. Not only are our meal plans flexible enough to fit your schedule, but they’re also commitment-free — subscribe one week at a time and cancel anytime.
Head over to https://grain.com.sg/meal-plans and start your meal planning today.
