Do you sometimes feel that you are constantly busy, not even having time to think straight, much less prepare
healthy meals? Healthful eating requires planning. This is even more important when a hectic schedule puts you on the run. Take a few minutes to read the
ideas below. Incorporate the Healthy Eating on the Run Solutions that fit your
lifestyle and it will help you to have healthy foods available wherever life may take you.
Healthy Eating on the Run Solutions
Don’t count on healthy food choices to be available at sporting events, amusement parks, zoos, the airport,
your family reunion, the high school pot luck, or anywhere else. Take your favorite,
easy to pack healthful foods and drinks with you. Research indicates that small
frequent meals help to prevent obesity. Plan for quick and easy snacks and meals
throughout the day.
Take the guesswork out of “What’s for dinner tonight?” Plan ahead by making out a menu for
the entire month. This will save you time-you know what to shop for, can
thaw out food ahead of time, and cut back on trips to the grocery store for last minute items.
You will save money by preparing more meals at home. And most importantly,
you will be better nourished. Home cooked meals tend to be lower in fat and calories
than fast food meals. Add steamed veggies or fresh cut fruit for a well-balanced
meal to nourish you and your family.
Keep a cooler in your car during summer months. Quickly add some
healthy beverages and snacks and you are raring to go to a baseball game, run errands, spend a day shopping, travel to visit
family, or just commute to your job.
Stock your refrigerator with 100% juice boxes, low-fat milk boxes, water bottles, or individual containers of
non-caloric beverages so you can quickly grab a drink on the run.
Brown bag your lunch. Avoid the cafeteria lines or running out
for fast food by taking your own lunch. This also helps you to control impulse
eating that may happen if you don’t plan ahead.
Freeze water bottles to take with you on a hot summer day.
Stock your home with individual servings of carrot sticks, jerky, cheese and crackers, light cheese sticks,
protein bars (2 grams or less added sugar), ready to drink protein drinks (2 grams or less added sugar), soy nuts, and fresh
fruit.
Start your day with a breakfast smoothie. Quick, easy and loaded
with nutrition; sip on it while driving to work or blow-drying your hair. You
can add a protein supplement to boost the protein content or double the recipe and freeze half of it for a frozen afternoon
or evening treat.
