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Here are some tips to improve your office eating habits:
Don't skip breakfast
Eating breakfast helps you manage both your hunger (um, moods) and food intake throughout the day. Eating breakfast will also help control the portion you eat at lunch as you won’t be completely ravenous at this point.
Smoothies are the ultimate quick and easy breakfast on the go – just be sure not to go for sugary options and rather focus on clean eating, e.g. yogurt smoothies with only fruit added. No extras like syrups.
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Plan your meals
Coming prepared will help you avoid getting too hungry and might just stop you from indulging in cravings. Choose meals and snacks with a combination of good carbohydrates, healthy fats and lean proteins to boost your metabolism – this will also help to increase your energy.
Add more water to your diet
Start each morning with a full bottle or jug of water at your desk and make an effort to drink water often throughout the day. You won’t only stay hydrated and energised, but as an added bonus you also might lose a few centimeters according to Health24.
Ditch the junk
Empty your candy jar and get rid of unhealthy snacks stashed in your desk. The less you’re tempted by junk food, the healthier you’ll eat. Instead of sweets, opt for dried fruit, packaged tuna, and nuts.
Try oat and cranberry cookies or chewy sugar-free banana, chocolate and macadamia nut bars.
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Don’t skip lunch
Make time for meals. It’s easy to forget to eat when you’re slammed at the office. Take off at least 30 minutes each day to walk away from your desk and eat a healthy meal.
Leftovers are a great meal idea. Make an extra portion when you’re cooking dinner each night, and you’ll have a healthy lunch to take to the office the next day.
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Eat out smart
Bringing healthy, home-cooked food to the office is one of the best ways to keep your nutrition on track. But sometimes marathon meetings and late nights make eating out hard to avoid.
So try to steer clear of some popular fast-food chains and look at the nutrition facts, you'll see that salads and other foods you might expect to be healthy aren't always the best options. It's all that dressing!
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