Tips Cooking Instant Food More Delicious and Nutritious, Suitable as Self-Quarantine Menu Ala Anak Kos

Kapanlagi.com - Instant food has always been a staple for some people, like anak kos. The cooking process of this type of food is relatively practical and easy. However, behind the convenience, instant food is often considered unhealthy. But, there's no need to worry because there are tips to cook instant food to make it tastier and more nutritious.

The assessment of instant food as unhealthy food is not without reason. This type of food generally contains preservatives that can have an impact on body health. However, at least by applying tips to cook instant food to make it tastier and more nutritious, instant food is no longer just about filling the stomach.

Here are some tips to cook instant food to make it tastier and more nutritious:

1. Cooking Instant Noodles

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Instant noodles may be one of the most popular and favorite types of instant food. This instant food can be so popular because it has various flavor variants. So, anyone can eat according to their favorite flavor variant.

Instant noodles are often labeled as unhealthy food, not only because of the preservatives, but also because of the low nutritional content. In fact, instant noodles tend to contain high saturated fat and sodium.

Here are some tips for cooking instant food to make it tastier and more nutritious:

1. Add vegetables

By adding vegetables to instant noodles, it means you have added nutritional content to the food. As we know, vegetables have various nutritional content ranging from various types of vitamins, protein, iron, and so on depending on the type of vegetable.

You don't need to add a lot of vegetables, just a few types of vegetables that you like.

2. Add toppings

Well, in addition to vegetables as accompaniments, you can also add toppings to your instant noodles. Toppings can be anything you like. However, it would be better if the toppings chosen are nutritious foods such as eggs or tofu.

3. Reduce the use of instant seasonings

Did you know that excessive sodium in instant noodles is mostly found in the seasoning packet? Therefore, it is advisable to reduce the amount of seasoning you use. To maintain the flavor of the noodles, you can compensate by reducing the broth or portion of noodles you make.

2. Cooking Canned Sardines

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Canned sardines are one of the instant foods that are widely sold in the market. Although not as popular and practical as instant noodles, you can still rely on this instant food during self-quarantine. Because the way to cook it is still relatively easy, just heat it up.

Sardines themselves already contain many nutrients, ranging from minerals, vitamins, to protein. However, there are tips to cook this instant food to make it more nutritious and delicious.

The method is quite easy, which is by adding spices such as chili, shallots, garlic, and tomatoes. Besides adding flavor, these additional spices will also increase the nutritional value of your sardine dish.

3. Instant Porridge

In addition to noodles, there are also instant porridge products available nowadays. Cooking instant porridge is even easier than cooking instant noodles. Usually, to cook this instant food, you just need to steep it in hot water.

Tips for cooking instant food to make it tastier and more nutritious, such as porridge, are not much different from cooking instant noodles:

1. You can add toppings according to your taste or adjust them to the nutritional intake you need.

2. Reduce the amount of seasoning and replace it with healthier seasonings, such as broth.

4. Cooking Oatmeal

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Oatmeal has become one of the instant foods commonly eaten for breakfast. Unfortunately, this instant cereal made from grains is not yet very popular among the Indonesian people. However, oatmeal is a complex carbohydrate that is suitable for breakfast menus.

Oatmeal contains many nutrients such as fiber, protein, vitamins, and unsaturated fats. Unfortunately, its bland taste makes this food less preferred.

However, there are tips for cooking instant food to make it more delicious and nutritious, such as combining oatmeal with various types of fruit toppings, such as bananas, strawberries, oranges, and so on. Oatmeal is also suitable when added with honey.

Those are some tips for cooking instant food to make it more delicious and nutritious. You can apply the tips above so that your food needs during self-quarantine in the dormitory can still be fulfilled. However, it is important to remember not to consume instant food too often.

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