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The Biggest Prague Lockdown Changes – 2. How to Stay Well-Fed?

Welcome to the Prague Lockdown mini-series where I share with you my 6 biggest changes caused by the Prague lockdown, how I dealt with them, and some tips which you can try too. This time let’s focus on how to stay well-fed.

How to Stay Well-Fed?

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

François de la Rochefoucauld

At the beginning of the Prague lockdown, I made many new decisions about my schedule and activities every day. So when it came to decisions about eating, I was happy to take any shortcut. What will we have for dinner tonight? – I don’t know, what about damejidlo?

When my boyfriend and I took stock of our situation after a month, we realized that we spent a lot of money on food delivery. The solution sounded easy. Let’s cook more at home! What we missed was that it requires a certain amount of planning.

I would open the fridge on a workday having only a few minutes to eat and be blank about what I could make so fast. And so once, when Alex came back from the third grocery run in one week I suggested, “Hey, why don’t we write down things to last us a week or two and give a chance to Tesco grocery delivery together with our bi-weekly veggies delivery from the bio-farm in Žatec?”

Hit the jackpot! When I combine it with a plan of what I will cook and eat at least a day in advance, I don’t go hungry and I save time when I need it. However, such efforts deserve some reward. And so twice a week, we treat ourselves to a special dinner date and have our meals delivered.

TIPS:

1.Plan and make more of your meals.

2.Consider grocery delivery services such as Tesco or Rohlik.cz.

3.Eat fresh vegetables and greens. Here’s where you can get your fresh local veggies.

How to Cope and Stay Sane and Happy amid the Prague Lockdown?

And how do you stay well-fed? A lot of you joined in the discussion on my Facebook page and shared your tips. Do you have some more tips on how to deal with the Prague lockdown? Keep the conversation going! 

Read the other posts in the series:

  1. How to Find the Equilibrium?
  2. How to Stay Well-Fed?
  3. How to Stay Active?
  4. How to Stay in Touch?
  5. How to Work from Home?
  6. How to Keep Up To Date?

Do you miss one resource that is tailor-made for expats living in Prague and will address Covid-19-related issues without an unnecessary fluff? I got you! Here’s a Prague Covid-19 Guide that I prepared for you.

In this guide, I will show you how to navigate life in Prague during the pandemic if you are an English speaker. 

We will cover all essential topics, and you will get quick access to information on: 

How to keep up with what’s going on if I don’t speak Czech?

Where to get reliable and up-to-date information?

What to do in any COVID-19 induced situation?

On top of that, I share how I dealt with the most common day-to-day situations that have changed during the pandemic and offer a couple of tips you can try too.