Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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Three Easy Steps for an Energy-Full Lunch!
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Thanks to RealAge.com (link), here is a great three step routine for ensuring a energy-stocked lunch!Do you feel sluggish after eating a heavy lunch at your desk? Are you always trying to figure out what to eat for a "light lunch" when you go out with the boss? Well, follow these three steps and you'll be ensured to feel energized no matter who you're eating with or where you are eating!
1. Quality carbs: Build your meal out of complex carbs -- the kind that are digested slowly to give you a longer, steadier stream of energy. Just about any high-fiber carb will do, including beans, brown rice, whole-grain bread, quinoa, and veggies like brussels sprouts and eggplant.
2. Healthy fat: You'll need a bit of healthy fat to help your body absorb all the goodness of certain fat-soluble nutrients in your meal (like vitamins A, D, and E). Fats also help you feel full longer. Try topping soups and salads with chopped walnuts and drizzling some olive oil on your whole-wheat pasta. Sandwich lovers, replace your mayo with a few slices of creamy avocado.
3. Lean protein: Dr. Oz recommends making your meal "mostly veggie" and then adding some lean protein to give it a little more lasting power. Skinless chicken, lean meats, fish, tofu, eggs, and beans are all primo sources of healthful protein
What do you usually have for lunch? Do you feel tired after you eat midday, or do you feel energized?
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These are all excellent tips--apply them to breakfast in particular and you'll have energy for your entire day.
I never eat light during lunch because that's the only time of day I can eat more than a banana without my digestive system feeling miserable. It's only just that I indulge a bit. I usually feel energized during the afternoon though so no worries.
i think you have some great meal options, i totally agree ! as far as fitting in a healthy meal its hard, grab a ready to drink protein shake p0 im having one as my in between ...for my mails from eas myoplex, 25 grams of protein 1gram of sugar and nearr to nothing calories
mmm that picture looks so good.
I used to pack really good lunches along these lines but since I started working downtown I have been eating out way too much. Of course I feel tired throughout my shift, my brain even starts to feel fuzzy.
When I used to pack lunches, I would pack salad, fruit, whole cans of tuna, hardboiled eggs... things high in fiber and protien are the best.
School lunches do not allow this. A baked potato with melted cheese and bacon bits does not a healthy meal make.
hmm, good advice. Today, I had a pesto chicken wrap. I think that's pretty good...
@treelights@xanga - exactly why i bring my lunch. (also, i'm worried our school food isn't actually food.)
typically, i have a turkey and hommus sandwich with a fruit, a veggie, and some almonds.
@soyeahthatswhathappened@xanga - that sounds delicious.
Many of my peers joke that our hamburgers are not real meat, but made of soy. But I always tell them that there is a noticeable difference between fake meat and low-quality meat.
Besides, I don't think our school could afford to buy such luxuries. But crap meat no one else wants? Indeed, they can afford that!
So as you can see, you're not the only one with this concern.
Dear HealthKicker, your food looks delicious and I want to put it in my mouth. BTW I could reakky use the energy. I sure do love my naps.
Vegetables dont fill me up though, im still starving after my meal... o_O
I love avocado in my sammich. Mostly cause I hate mayo.
Nice post.
- KUnoichi
beans, brown rice, whole-grain bread, quinoa, and veggies like brussels sprouts and eggplant
Yuck ):
I'm good with everything else I think.. I just need to find some way for me to eat some more of those carbs :P