WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Learn to love leftovers

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to learn

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<v Speaker 1>to love leftovers. When you are working in an office,

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<v Speaker 1>you may have gone out for lunch every day. You

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<v Speaker 1>may have thought that packing leftovers for lunch was unexciting

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<v Speaker 1>or even unappetizing. If you're working from home. Now, let

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<v Speaker 1>me encourage you to rethink this assumption. As a veteran

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<v Speaker 1>remote worker, I'm here to tell you that leftovers are great,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you've been eating turkey sandwiches every day for

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<v Speaker 1>the last eight weeks, you may be ready to believe me.

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<v Speaker 1>Here are some reasons to love leftovers. First, dinner fare

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<v Speaker 1>tends to be heartier than standard lunch fair, so if

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<v Speaker 1>you're effectively eating dinner a second time for lunch, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to wind up more satisfied. You may be less

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<v Speaker 1>likely to graze on cookies or chips. Second, something that

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<v Speaker 1>requires a fork and knife is more likely to force

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<v Speaker 1>you to take a real break, which is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>A real break makes your mind sharper for afternoon work,

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<v Speaker 1>so you won't waste time reading the same document over

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<v Speaker 1>and over. I mean, unless you're having the equivalent of

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<v Speaker 1>Thanksgiving dinner, as you're leftovers, most normal dinners won't put

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<v Speaker 1>you in a food coma. Third, since dinner is the

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<v Speaker 1>meal most likely to feature vegetables, eating leftovers for lunch

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<v Speaker 1>means that now two meals feature vegetables each day. Have

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<v Speaker 1>freed at breakfast and fruit for a snack, and you

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<v Speaker 1>are winning at the nutritional game. Fourth, preparing leftovers tends

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<v Speaker 1>to take less time than making a sandwich. Just throw

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<v Speaker 1>the leftovers on a plate, hate them up in the microwave,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're ready to go. And finally, eating leftovers means

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<v Speaker 1>you probably waste less food, a good thing when no

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<v Speaker 1>one wants to go to the grocery store more often

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<v Speaker 1>than necessary. So if you're ready to quit the turkey sandwiches,

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<v Speaker 1>here's how to build a leftover's habit. If you don't

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<v Speaker 1>already own some order a handful of plastic storage containers,

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<v Speaker 1>then suss out how often you normally cook. You probably

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<v Speaker 1>aren't going to increase this number significantly. So for many

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<v Speaker 1>people cooking four dinners a week, which includes Saturdays and

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<v Speaker 1>Sundays might be fine for at least some of these.

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<v Speaker 1>Choose from options that tend to naturally make leftovers. A

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<v Speaker 1>beef or pork roast, roast chicken casseroles, lasagna, enchiladas, or

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<v Speaker 1>a pot of hardy soup. A big batch of roasted

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<v Speaker 1>veggies can live for days and combine with many things,

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<v Speaker 1>as can a big batch of rice or beans, make

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<v Speaker 1>a little more than your family needs for any given meal.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't plate everything. People can serve themselves from central bowls

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<v Speaker 1>or from pots on the stove, since you probably won't

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<v Speaker 1>rescue food from individual plates. Ideally, you can combine leftovers

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<v Speaker 1>from multiple meals in tasty ways. For instance, I've stretched

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<v Speaker 1>leftover soup by mixing it with leftover rice. The other day,

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<v Speaker 1>my lunch consisted of steak leftover from Saturday night and

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<v Speaker 1>Brussels sprouts leftover from Friday. And if you get take

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<v Speaker 1>out or delivery multiple nights per week, well, no judgment.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also order a little bit extra there too.

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<v Speaker 1>Many restaurant portions are so large that I tend to

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<v Speaker 1>assume they're building the next day's lunch into the deal. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's possible that some family members are more excited about

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<v Speaker 1>leftovers than others. But that's fine as long as some

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<v Speaker 1>people eat the leftovers. The others can make themselves peanut

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<v Speaker 1>butter sandwiches and fruit, and the person enjoying the hot,

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<v Speaker 1>tasty lunch can just shake their heads at everyone else's silliness.

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<v Speaker 1>Leftovers present the opportunity to have a satisfying meal with

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<v Speaker 1>approximately zero extra work. What are your favorite work from

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<v Speaker 1>home lunches. You can let me know at Laura at

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<v Speaker 1>Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in the New

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