In our lives as rushed, and busy professionals, we take for granted what matters the most – our health. A half-eaten breakfast because you’ll be late to work, a skipped lunch because you have meeting to go to, a dinner of stale pizza because you are too tired to cook for yourself after a long day. These things don’t seem to matter to us as long as youth is on our side, but in the longer term (and in our immediate lives as well!) the repercussions could be truly disastrous. No matter how hard we are expected to work, and no matter how busy we are, taking care of what we eat needs to top our priority list. #Takecharge of your kitchen and your health, by incorporating these hacks for healthier eating!
1. Easy and Healthy Recipes Folder – This is a method I myself have tried and tested. There are a couple of culinary apps (browse playstore for an infinite number of them), I have downloaded, and while I commute to and from work, I spend some time going through them and saving all the easy and doable recipes on to an Evernote notebook.
2. Plan your meals for the week – Just like you plan your tasks and priorities for the week, do the same for your meals. Make a meal plan for the week. Go shopping for the ingredients based on the meal plan.
3. Cook in Advance - Plan the quantities of what you cook in such a way so that you could probably cook every alternate day. This way, you not only ensure you eat less from outside, but also get a chance to hone your culinary skills if you believe you are a terrible cook! The most important advantage – you save time!
4. Shop Healthy, (Ch)eat Healthy – Even if you don’t feel like cooking healthy food from scratch, cheat healthy. And you can cheat healthy, only when you shop healthy. Limit junk as much as you can. Make it a habit to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables. Supplement white bread with brown bread. Keep sprouts at home, so you can add a dash of lemon, some chat masala, salt and peanuts and pass it off as dinner (once in awhile!) One of my personal favorites is the Safola masala oats. Filling, healthy and tasty as well!
5. Multivitamins – It is important to include some form of multivitamins along with our meals, because no matter how hard we try, we may miss out on some essential nutrients our body needs. It is always healthy to incorporate some sort of generic multivitamin into our eating habits. What is most recommended however is to visit a doctor and ensure if you need specific vitamins because of any deficiency your body might be facing.
Taking charge of your life begins with taking charge of yourself. And taking charge of your own health is the most crucial aspect of beginning to take charge of yourself. Are you ready?
What are some of your favorite kitchen hacks?