Delivered Meals

One thing I know is I am just tired of cooking. Cooking every meal for three weeks straight was exhausting. And I was someone who cooked dinner almost every single night. But now being forced to cook every meal and sometimes snack, it just doesn’t seem worth it anymore. I want to eat tasty, delicious foods. But I don’t want to be the one spending forty-five minutes to cook the meal. The obvious solution, and the one I think many people are turning to, is carryout or curbside pickup from their favorite local restaurants.

Carrying out from a local restaurant not only benefits the customer because they are getting a great meal without having to cook themselves, and the restaurant owners get to stay in business during this difficult time. If you haven’t checked out your local restaurants to see if they have curbside pickup, I definitely recommend that you do. Luckily, these restaurants are still getting their packaging supplies from companies. The delivery may be a little bit slower, so they have to make due with what they have sometimes.

The most common takeout containers that restaurants use are food containers. These containers are made specifically for handling food. The styrofoam containers are durable and will prevent leaks even against liquid sauces. There are also different sizes of containers for different kinds of foods. There is a three compartment container that allows for the separation of three different foods. A sandwich size container is also available for any type of sandwich, sub, or hoagie. Then there are smaller containers for desserts or sides.

Another option for packaging supplies for a restaurant is a food service film wrap. This device feeds plastic cling wrap out so an employee can wrap the sandwich or burger in the plastic wrap. The sandwich can then be placed directly into a paper bag to be ready for pickup. This keeps everything nice and clean from the time the food is finished cooking until it is unwrapped at the customer’s house.

Some companies are even switching their business to specifically serve lunch and dinner boxes. They only make a few options each day and then the customer is able to pick between several different entrees, sides, and desserts. The deli box is then packed by an employee with the selected entree, side, and dessert. This way people can easily and quickly just order ahead and then pick up a few boxes for the family for a meal.

Some great DIY Gifting Ideas

The holidays are getting closer than ever, and the element of money is often something that many of us struggle with. We want to give our loved ones the world, but we might only be able to afford a little bit. But are there ways to really give someone something that they love, even by using simple packaging supplies? There is, and this chapter will go over some simple, cheap DIY ideas for this holiday season.

The first, is to get some packaging supplies such as cards and paper, and create a cookie envelope.  This is something that can cost very little, but it looks great.  You simply get some cookies, get some of this packaging or you can make your own by cutting out a heart and then adhering it together, either with adhesive or some buttons and string, and then, you have a great package. This speaks a lot to many, and you can include something amazing in a small package.

Then there are envelopes. This is one of the readily available packaging supplies out there, and they’re simple to obtain.  What you need to get is an envelope in some shade of pink and red, some glue, some scissors, and a gold gel pen.  You can cut out some designs and then color them in, or just color them directly onto there. This is great if you’re giving a card, but you don’t really have one that communicates the pizazz that other holiday cards might have.

Printable wrapping paper is something that you should look into as well. This is something that you can typically print out from the store, or even on your home computer.  If you feel like the Christmas wrapping that is out there is slightly bland and now what you’re looking for, then don’t despair, for you can find some great designs in this case.  you can typically look online, such as through Paper Crave, and you might find some great and kooky sort of images you can use as a medium. This is a simple, yet effective means to create cheap and helpful wrapping paper this holiday season. 

Finally, there is the element of creating your own labels for various jars and such. If you are gifting some food to others, you can create some printable sorts of labels, or you can go out and get some of that dark chalkboard paper and write on there what you want to say. These are typically found at the hobby store, and you can adhere them with glue or adhesive, and these work great if you’re stuck on what to get someone, or if you feel that the gift idea is a bit bland.

These holiday gift ideas will help you if you feel like there is nothing out there for you to choose. They’re simple, effective, and cheap, and since many of these supplies are around the home, it might not even cost you anything at all to do this.