How is everyone? yesterday I talked about healthy eating snacks
you could take to work. Today I am going to give you some ideas
on what lunches you could take.
Buying your lunches at work often means you eat less healthily
than your like, but with a little forward planning, you can eat
healthy and nutritious lunches everyday of the week.
For sandwiches keep sliced wholemeal bread in the freezer, it
will only take a few minutes to defrost. The fillings can be
prepared the night before and the sandwich put together in the
morning.
You should always use wholemeal bread it will keep you fuller
for longer and the wholemeal helps reduce your levels of bad
cholesterol.
To make it really healthy add some salad, a few crispy lettuce
leaves, finely chopped crunchy red and yellow peppers and sliced
beef tomatoes are all healthy eating choices for sandwiches.
Use spread and mayonnaise sparingly, you could try a little olive
oil on the bread instead.
Grate strong flavoured mature cheddar, you'll use less than if
you slice it.
Try tinned salmon mixed with a little vinegar and black pepper
instead of tuna mayonnaise, it's lower in fat and contains more
heart friendly omega 3.
Salads don't have to be bland and unsatisfying, think of them
as a complete meal and include some starchy food and protein.
When cooking brown rice or wholemeal pasta, add a little extra
and use it for lunch the following day. A healthy eating idea is
to add cooked or raw vegetables, use your favourites or try
something new like cooked aubergines, raw sugar snap peas or baby
spinach. Mix with tuna, chicken, a hard boiled egg or a tin of
sardines.
Heart healthy soups are perfect for winter, use lots of vegetables
and add lentils or other pulses to make the soup thicker and
more filling. Avoid adding salt, try garlic, herbs and spices
instead. Make up a batch at the weekend and freeze it in portions,
leave it in the fridge overnight to defrost, and warm through
in the morning before taking it to work in a flask.
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