At the end of every year, I like to reflect and see what new habits I want to start in the new year. This year has been a crazy one, and it's fair to say that I've been in a bit of a slump over the last few months. But I want to start the new year fresh, so I'm planning what good habits I want to take into 2021.

Here are my top 3 habits I want to form and my plan to make them stick:

New Habit #1 - Start Cooking More Diverse Recipes

One of my favorite things to do is try out new food. I couldn't go out to eat as much this year, so I ended up surviving on frozen food and takeout. As you can imagine, this got very repetitive and meal time became boring (not to mention unhealthy).

My friend recommended HelloFresh, a meal kit delivery service that delivers pre-portioned ingredients to your doorstep every week. Plus, you get to choose your meals from their packed menu each week which includes tons of international cuisines. There's Indian, Korean, Mediterranean, Greek, Mexican, and tons more. (The Beef & Oyster Sauce Stir-Fry with Garlic Brown Rice looked delicious!)

I could pause or cancel the subscription at any time so I decided to try it out, and I'm so glad I did. I've been cooking healthier home-cooked meals, all while trying new cuisines every week! My favorite so far was the Korean Beef Tacos. Mmm.

New Habit #2 - Spend Less Money

Considering I wasn't going out or traveling at all this year, I still spent a surprising amount of money, and a huge chunk of it was on takeout. At first, it was a convenient way to make fewer trips to the grocery store, but it became a part of my routine in the evenings, and my bank account has suffered.

Now that I'm signed up to HelloFresh I'm saving so much money. I went with the Meat & Veggie plan for 2 people, 4 meals a week. It cost just $10.69 per serving (Which is less than half what I was spending on takeout) plus I used my leftovers for lunch the next day! Their meals are always the perfect size, so there's never any food waste.

New Habit #3 - Get Into a Better Weekly Routine

This year has been a lazy year for me. After a few weeks of WFH, I started getting up later, making less effort to do exercise, and eating badly. Now, I've started to get up and go for a walk every day before work, and it's so good to clear my head.

Now that I'm making more home-cooked meals, I have more energy. Every evening after work, I look forward to making my HelloFresh recipe. The fact that the ingredients are pre-portioned and come with an easy-to-follow recipe card, means that I can get dinner on the table in as little as 30 minutes.

HelloFresh has been a game-changer for me. Not only have I been saving money, but I've been eating more wholesome and international cuisines. Getting ingredients delivered to my door every week is beyond convenient, and I can cut my trips to the supermarket down to once a week.

I feel a sense of accomplishment every time I sit down to eat a meal I've made from scratch, thanks to HelloFresh. It has definitely helped me form better habits, I'd highly recommend trying it.

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