【🇯🇵4 AM MOM ROUTINE FAIL! 】The REAL Morning Life of a Japanese Family

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: short-grain rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while short-grain rice is often less expensive.

grilled fish

🥗Healthier: baked fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Baked fish is lower in fat, and canned fish is budget-friendly.

miso

🥗Healthier: low-sodium miso

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Low-sodium miso is healthier, while soy sauce can be a cheaper alternative.

Wake up at 4:00 a.m. and splash cold water on face.

Perform basic skin care with toner and lotion.

Put in contacts.

Clean last night's dishes, rinsing and loading them into the dishwasher.

Cook rice for breakfast.

Fill a traditional iron kettle (Tetsubin) with water for hot water.

Reheat cold O-sayu (hot water) in the Tetsubin.

Prepare breakfast: miso soup with daikon radish and green onion, onigiri, tamagoyaki, and stir fry of lotus root, carrot, and pork.

Crack eggs for tamagoyaki with help from daughter Emma.

Season beaten eggs with mentsuyu.

Cook seasoned eggs in a Tamagoyaki pan.

Add miso paste into Dashi broth to finish the miso soup.

Prepare baby food for Hina by microwaving soft rice with steamed and frozen chicken and vegetable stocks.

Fluff rice from the rice cooker to make onigiri.

Make onigiri with Tsukudani inside, shaping them as requested by Emma.

Plate leftovers from last night's dinner for breakfast.

Call family to eat breakfast together.

Encourage family to put hands together and say 'Itadakimasu' before eating.

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