Stay home. Work from home (WFH). Home schooling. With so much time at home it’s easy to eat healthy right? Hmmm…not so much. Americans are now working an extra 3 hours a day, not to mention the time spent on other duties as assigned if your kids are home too.
It’s tough to take a break. The Zoom meetings are way too long and the fridge is way too close. So while grabbing a handful of chips or cookies is the easy choice, it’s not doing much for our energy, our ability to focus nor for our immune systems.
Try these top 4 tips for healthy eating when working from home.
1. Eat Real Food
When snacking and preparing meals eat real food. You may be thinking, really, that’s your million dollar advice? Yes!
It seems so basic yet so much of our food is processed that the lines have been blurred. It’s easy to forget what’s real and what is not. As a nutritionist once reminded me, “…protein bars are not a food group…they’re not real food…”
What is real food? Foods that you can find in nature, grown on a farm, can be hunted or caught. Foods like fresh fruit, eggs, chicken, fish, nuts, veggies...
2. Meal Prep
Groan…I know…who has time? But I promise meal prepping will make you feel better, save you time and money and make it a lot easier to make good food choices.
You don’t have to spend your whole weekend cooking or have the entire week planned. Just taking an hour to chop veggies and fruit, cook some chicken and hard boiled eggs will make your life a whole lot easier. Plus they all serve double duty - delectable, stand alone snacks or ingredients in everything from salad to stir-fry.
3. Portion Meals
If you find yourself mindlessly eating Tastykakes over the sink or grazing from a bag of chips at your desk then you may want to try portioning meals and snacks to improve your nutrition and avoid overeating.
Here’s a rough guide:
Proteins: A palm-sized serving for women and two palm-sized portions for men — such as meat, fish, poultry and beans
Vegetables and salads: A fist-sized portion for women and two fist-sized portions for men
Carbs: One cupped-hand portion for women and two for men — such as whole grains and starchy vegetables
Fats: One thumb-sized portion for women and two for men — such as butter, oils and nuts
Yumbox offers all kinds of fun products and ideas to make portioning meals easy for kids and adults.
4. Hire a Professional
What is the value of your time? Time is money. If you simply have too much on your plate then it may be time for professional help.
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