There are many different reasons why your schedule could be hectic. Maybe you have recently become a father, so there’s a baby often crying for attention. Perhaps you are running a business and rushing to meet all of your clients’ demands. If you seem to find yourself constantly short of time, then whatever the actual reasons why, efforts to keep your food healthy could too easily go out of the window. Here are some tips for preventing yourself nutritionally going off the rails.
Blend up some succulent smoothies
Smoothies can be very exciting, not least because you can have a lot of control over what goes in them. Therefore, many of the best ingredients for your dream smoothie might already be in your house – and this would take away the need for you to make a trip just to buy them. CEO and entrepreneur Chelsea Berler advises, in a HuffPost article, that your base for a smoothie should always be cucumbers. However, besides that, you largely have free rein in picking the ingredients.
Don’t leave junk food around the house
Diet expert Jessica Jones has insisted, in an article for Self, that you should never leave nutritionally poor food simply lying around your residence. When you are very busy, you won’t always have enough time to go on a hunt specifically for healthy food; thus, in a rush, you could end up simply grabbing the nasty stuff. Eating healthily can be much easier when that adverse food is out of sight.
Never, ever skip breakfast
Upon waking in the morning, your body will have gone without food for much longer than it usually does during the day. Therefore, you need to “break” that “fast” – that’s where the word “breakfast” originally came from. A breakfast provides fresh energy for helping you handle that busy day ahead. If you lack time to make a standard breakfast, there remain other, palatable options. Why not go for plain Greek yoghurt with fruit or a wholegrain toast slice topped with almond butter and banana?
Arrange for healthy food to be delivered to your door
There are various diet delivery services to choose from, though one common problem with them is that they don’t always present particularly healthy options. One admirable exception is Better Body Box. The food that this company can daily send to UK addresses includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks – all of which nutritious. Better Body Box’s service is promoted by Prestige Boot Camp, which runs fitness camps on which you could learn new eating habits and enjoy weight loss.
Choose simple, rather than complicated, recipes
One bad practice you might be following without even realizing it is following unnecessarily complicated recipes. Doing this can drain precious time, even if you do it only during evenings. Stick to rudimentary recipes where the ingredients number no more than five to ten and can be easily sourced. Trying to be too clever with your food-making can bring on frustration and a feel of defeat.