Between meals
Drink a jug of fresh water (filtered) between breakfast and lunch, and between lunch and dinner, or have a pot of herbal tea such as peppermint, Triple E or Summer Delight, hot or cold, throughout the morning. This is a lovely alternative to coffee, and is great to offer your colleagues and clients when they visit the office.
Lunch
For a hot lunch, fish or chicken are excellent choices. You might also consider some form of legumes; for example, lentil soup or a legume curry. Try to include a variety of cooked or raw vegetables and choose a variety of proteins across your week. It’s best to avoid eating red meat daily due to its high uric acid levels.
Pasta with a good quality protein on top, such as fish or meat,
accompanied by a salad is always a good option.
Soup makes a great lunch in the winter months. It not only warms you up, it’s also a good way of getting more vegetables into your diet.
Choose a healthy sandwich (have two or three if you’ re hungry) made from a good quality bread (preferably with whole grains, not white bread). Filling options include: chicken, tuna, salmon, egg or beef with three different raw vegetables or more. Go for a variety of colours, such as tomato (red), beetroot (deep red), carrot (orange), lettuce or rocket (green), cucumber or potato salad (white). This provides a variety of anti-oxidants in your diet.
I always encourage my clients to vary their diet as much as possible and to try different foods to those they normally eat.
Whatever happens, it’s vital to have a lunch break and eat a proper meal to keep your energy levels up for a busy afternoon. A fruit salad will metabolise in 30 minutes as it is predominantly made up of sugar, and you will be left hungry and craving more unhealthy sugars later. Fruit can be eaten after a proper lunch.
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