Gold? Gold in rarity, gold in worth! As one calamity after another hits the country, crops are of concern in quality and quantity…outcome: high cost! Price increase!
Vegetables’ being a good nutrient and mineral source is one amongst the many that needed to be served on the table by all moms. It being low in calorie but rich in fiber is also a daily need by health and fitness buffs. The deprived also resort to veggies as main meal or as extender since they are most economical than the protein sources, meat, poultry and seafood’s.
We cannot and should not do without it. And so, as I do, try shifting to other vegetables that is not as affected as the others. We may try replacing some we used to put together in a meal as an ingredient with another. It may seem unusually inappropriate, but think that you just got used to that specific veg instead of the commonly used. Take for example the cabbage that we are used to putting in our soupy one dish meal Nilaga (boiled) that is really expensive lately since they are coming mostly from Baguio (one of the most affected area with the Typhoon Ondoy), we can instead use pechay (Chinese cabbage) that is a lot cheaper. In short, we have to be a little more imaginative to the switching’s.
Another advice is to start with the backyard planting, which actually should have been done even before these calamities. It a mighty idea but people just don’t see the importance and the sensibility of doing such. And mind you, you don’t need a big space for it. One can do it in pots even. Just try it, and you’ll see how rewarding it is to see it grow because of you ;)
Vegetables’ being a good nutrient and mineral source is one amongst the many that needed to be served on the table by all moms. It being low in calorie but rich in fiber is also a daily need by health and fitness buffs. The deprived also resort to veggies as main meal or as extender since they are most economical than the protein sources, meat, poultry and seafood’s.
We cannot and should not do without it. And so, as I do, try shifting to other vegetables that is not as affected as the others. We may try replacing some we used to put together in a meal as an ingredient with another. It may seem unusually inappropriate, but think that you just got used to that specific veg instead of the commonly used. Take for example the cabbage that we are used to putting in our soupy one dish meal Nilaga (boiled) that is really expensive lately since they are coming mostly from Baguio (one of the most affected area with the Typhoon Ondoy), we can instead use pechay (Chinese cabbage) that is a lot cheaper. In short, we have to be a little more imaginative to the switching’s.
Another advice is to start with the backyard planting, which actually should have been done even before these calamities. It a mighty idea but people just don’t see the importance and the sensibility of doing such. And mind you, you don’t need a big space for it. One can do it in pots even. Just try it, and you’ll see how rewarding it is to see it grow because of you ;)
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