Diet Delivery: Plan Eat Review

I live in Manila and work in Makati so I commute an average of 3-4 hours everyday. With that, I barely have time to cook meals for myself . Now, my office relocated in Makati Ave so its even more difficult to buy affordable and good meals. So in my search for a food delivery service that will suit my needs, I came across Plan Eat.

Plan Eat offers 1200, 1500, 1800 and 2000 calorie meals. The different meal plans contain the same set of meal, they just vary in quantity. I order the 1200 calorie per day set since I haven't been visiting the gym lately, my only exercise perhaps is when I'm malling haha :) The set is worth Php1,200.00 which is good for 5 days plus Php 100.00 for the delivery. They deliver the food on the day of consumption so when I get to my office building at around 8:30AM, my food is already waiting for me.

This is not my first time to try diet delivery. I have tried Dear Diet before (failed to do a review) but they charge Php1,700.00 (inclusive of delivery) for 1200cal meal. It's still cheap compared to other diet delivery services but with Plan Eat, I get to save Php400.00 more.

So for my first week with Plan Eat, below are the meals that I received from them.

DAY 1

Breakfast: Green Tea Chocochip Muffin

AM Snack: Apple

Lunch: Sausage, Lettuce and Tomato Pasta

PM Snack: Cassava Cake

Dinner: Grilled Oriental Chicken with Red Rice and Cucumber Coleslaw

What I Love: The Green Tea muffin, sorry I am sucker for anything green tea/matcha.

DAY 2

Breakfast: Tocilog

AM Snack: Banana

Lunch: Chicken Raisin Pomodoro Pasta

PM Snack: Chia Pandan Pudding

Dinner: Thai Patties with Cream of Spinach and Bun

What I Love: The Tocilog made me sing with glee, I feel like I not on a diet because I get to eat tocino. The Chia Pandan pudding was also very good.

DAY 3

Breakfast: Chicken and Egg Arrozcaldo

AM Snack: Banana

Lunch: Pesto Burger

PM Snack: Coffee Flan

Dinner: Swedish Meatball with Mushroom gravy, veggies and brown rice

What I Love: The Coffee flan, it was sooo good. I am really loving their snacks!

DAY 4

Breakfast: Tuna Wild Chestnut Breakfast rice

AM Snack: Apple

Lunch: Chicken, Sundried Tomato and Eggplant Angel Hair Pasta

PM Snack: Mango Curry Pande-Pizza

Dinner: Beef Stroganoff with veggies and Dinner Roll

What I Love: Again the snack won, the Mango Curry Pande-Pizza. It was just genius! I love the curry and mango combination.

DAY 5

Breakfast: Chicken Caesar Wrap

AM Snack: Apple

Lunch: Tilapia Fillet with Lemon butter sauce, veggies and brown rice

PM Snack: Pinoy Ensaymada

Dinner: Mom's Baked Mac

What I Love: The Baked Mac, it was tasty and has a generous amount of cheese.

Overall, I am pleased with my meals with Plan Eat. I am also glad that the set comes with 1 sachet of instant coffee so I still get to enjoy coffee everyday. I would recommend Plan Eat to those who are interested to try calorie counting and are looking for affordable meals. Having food on delivery certainly was convenient for me since I don't need to worry on my meals plus I get to be surprised what will I get everyday. Some people may find the meat servings quite small but hey that's what calorie counting is about right?

Uniquely Singapore 2016: Day 3

We are now in Day 3 of my Singapore trip.

This is the last full day I will be in SG so I really want to cover as much in my itinerary.

What better way to start the a day full of activities, but with a tasty and SG approved breakfast.

Here I had hawker-style kaya toast, soft boiled eggs and kopi. And as if the kaya toast wasn't enough, I also had some rolled pancakes. It really caught my attention because for only SGD 0.50, you get a decent serving of pancake and you get to choose what flavor for the filling. They have chocolate, matcha, red bean and custard. I got chocolate :)

Our first stop, Haw Par Villa!

This interesting park is named after the Aw brothers who created Tiger Balm ointment and entrance is totally free.
Located on a hill in Pasir Panjang, Haw Par Villa is not your usual theme park. It showcases pagodas, buddha, chinese mythology and folklore and other creatures that might give you the creeps.

They say touching Buddha's tummy brings good fortune.

Entrance to Ten Courts of Hell
WARNING: Graphic exhibit inside.

From Pasir Panjang, we went directly to Chinatown.

Aside from shopping for pasalubong, I really want to visit Chinatown because it is near two temples.

Being a Sociology major, I think it's normal that I have keen interest in different cultures.

 First temple is the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

This massive architecture is not only a place of worship but also has a museum which houses sacred artifacts, a theater, the Sacred Hall where the centerpiece is what is believed is Buddha's canine tooth and a rooftop garden with a pagoda and Buddha prayer wheel.

Next is the Sri Mariamman (Hindu) Temple.

This is the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore and is now considered as a national monument.

For sure, you will not miss the 'gopuram' at the entrance gate, it is a 6-tier tower and detailed with dieties and other fabeled beings. There was no activity when we visited but still it was worth to see Hindu art and culture. From my research, the main festival in this temple is the fire walking ceremony usually held on October or November.

From culture and art, we now go to experience a different kind of high.

Next is the ION Sky at ION Orchard Mall.

At 56 floors above Orchard Road, you will get a 360 view of Singapore.

Entrance for this observatory is free but it can closed for private events so its better to check the date of your visit.

And since we are already at ION Orchard, I have to visit the Sephora store here.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the largest Sephora store in Asia so you can just imagine how excited I am.

I may have bored my friend here as I ecstatically browse through aisles of makeup, but what is a girl to do? Hehe.. 

However, I left the store empty-handed because products that I planned to purchase are either out of stock or not available in Singapore.

And in my last day here at SG, Fred and I got lost. Yes dear readers, LOST. 

What I remember is that we took a bus and was supposed to get off at this bus stop but missed it because we both fell asleep. We got off at the next bus stop that our bus was approaching hoping we are not yet that far.

Because of all the walking that we did that day, you can just imagine how hungry Fred and I was.

We decided to have at ___________. I am truly sorry, I never got the name of the restaurant that we ate but what I remember is that the food was really great. This mystery restaurant is in a quiet neighborhood and serve Singaporean and Malaysian cuisine. We ordered Fish Curry and Fragrant Pork and paired it with some rice.

Fish Curry

The Fish Curry was no joke. It was sooo good but the serving is good for a whole family!
It was priced at SGD 25.00-30.00 so you might say that we could have realized that the serving was more for us two,
but as I said we are really hungry so we just ordered what we thought tastes good.
Nonetheless we finished the whole bowl, it was that good :)

Fragrant Pork

Our last and unexpected stop for the day is Clarke Quay. Here you get a glimpse of night-life in Singapore. 

Instead of having drinks at a bar here, we opted to buy beer at a convenience store and found a good spot at the bay. 

Over beer, Fred and I talked about life, goals in the future and whatever we can talk about. And there I realized, more than the sights, experience, food etc., it is also the people close to me that made this trip truly memorable :)

So that's it, my whole Singapore trip! If you are planning to visit SG, I hope my posts helped you decide which place to visit.  I will soon be posting individual entries for the "main attractions" that I visited so stay tune for that!

Uniquely Singapore 2016: Day 2

"Travel is Rebellion In Its Purest Form..." 

Here we go with my Day 2 at Singapore! First stop is Haji Lane :)

Haji Lane is a tiny lane in a muslim quarter and is a haven for fashionistas or anyone looking for something hip, quirky, sassy and unique. If you are not attentive enough, you can easily miss this lane, err, or not coz a lot of tourist are heading this lane. This place is part of my "must-see, must-visit" for this trip.

I've read a lot of good reviews about Haji Lane and the place certainly did not disappoint.
The lane is packed with cafe's and little shops housing eclectic and interesting pieces, may it be a furniture or handicraft, a floral dress or spunky accessories.  

I am Haji Lane hehehe

Cafe's and shops are beautifully painted. I see every angle of Haji Lane, Instagram worthy.

I vow that when I get back to SG, I'll devote 1 day for Haji Lane only..shopping time!

Not far from Haji Lane is Suntec City. Fred wants me to experience the Fountain of Wealth there. Unfortunately, it was closed that day. Still, it was a beautiful piece of architecture so picture picture :)

Btw, this reminds me of those "shower/fountain" that I see in BGC, Taguig.

I told Fred that I want to visit the Gardens by the Bay, particularly see the Super Trees show at night. I had no idea that there are other attractions there such as Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. Good thing Fred bought tickets for those :)

The Flower Dome is a huge greenhouse (and looks like a hug beehive for me hehe) that houses different species of plants and flowers. I believe that they change the "exhibit" of flowers depending on the theme. On the day of our visit, construction was still on going for the Orchid themed exhibit. Nonetheless, there were many beautiful flowers to see.

Dracarys hehehe

Next is the Cloud Forest which is kind of  similar to the Flower Dome since it is also a greenhouse. However, it mimics the feel of the forest or being in a mountain and it is quite chilly inside because of the mist.It also houses the Cloud Walk which makes you feel like you're walking in the sky.

After Cloud Forest, we were just in time for the Super Tree Show! Yey! We found a good spot where we can see the show up close and of course picture time!

After the show, my company decided we'll have dinner at Makansutra. On our way there, we chanced upon the Wonder Full Light and Water Show at Marina Bay Sands. It was interesting and I was amazed how the water served as "projector" for the show.

Now going to Makansutra, I was really famished from all the walking that we did. Thankfully, there is this ice cream cart that serves ice cream sandwich (bar of ice cream with wafer). I got the matcha ice cream and this treat is soo sulit for only SGD 1.20.

It's a weekend that day so its no surprise that Makansutra was jam-packed.

Makansutra is a food hub where you can choose from different concessionaires. It's just like eating at a hawker. 

The Merlion

Our last stop was Merlion (of course). I'm glad that we went there late in the evening because it was no longer crowded. Other's may find it a bit too touristy but for me this is like a seal of my trip to SG.

So that's it for Day 2! More to see in my Day 3! 

Paradiso Palawan: Baker's Hill

Last stop of our Palawan trip, Baker's Hill!J

 Oh yeah! Finally trying that famous Tamilok!! J

More spiced vinegar for more flavor!