Quick recipes for the office
After the holiday season, there is usually stress in the office and the to-do list seems endless. Often there is not even time for a reasonable lunch break. The result is that you quickly reach for a piece of chocolate or unhealthy snacks.
Admittedly, eating in the office has to meet many requirements: it should be quick, give the gray cells energy, not start and, if possible, be tasty and varied.
But all of this is easier to agree than expected. With just a few tips, you can manage to eat healthy and enjoyable in the office.
Fit for the day with the right breakfast
Breakfast should be part of your daily routine every day. After all, the brain also needs a sufficiently high blood sugar level to achieve full performance. Wholemeal bread, fruit, mueslis or cornflakes are recommended. For all those who only bring one coffee down in the morning, take at least one small snack, such as a filled wholemeal bread roll, with you to the office.
For the slack in between
When blood sugar levels drop, many people fall for a quick candy bar in the office despite good resolutions. You can prevent such cravings with small and healthy snacks. Fruit or vegetables are suitable as quick snacks.
Saturated and powerful through the afternoon
Lunch should fill you up, but shouldn't be too heavy on your stomach. A varied all-rounder for lunch is the salad. Salads can be spiced up quickly and easily - for example with low-fat turkey strips, hard-boiled egg or shrimp. Instead of mayonnaise, use high-quality oils with many unsaturated fatty acids for the dressing. A warm lunch can also be prepared: the low-fat pasta dish from the previous evening can easily be kept in the fridge overnight. Most offices have a microwave or stove so you can warm it up during the next lunch break. If there is no way to warm up, you can bring a hot soup in the thermos.
But it is not only the food intake that is important to get through the day well, but also an adequate hydration of at least 1,5 liters per day. Above all, water, unsweetened teas or diluted fruit juices are healthy.
And finally, perhaps the most important tip of all: make time for each meal and concentrate on it, no matter how multitasking you are. If you stare at the screen while eating and gobble everything down carelessly, the feeling of satiety cannot keep up. The result: you consume more calories than you need to feel full. So eat slowly, chew enough and enjoy with all your senses.
