Few days ago a friend asked me how to eat healthy when you have no time and after I gave him the same tips you find in this article, I realized that too many people consider that eating healthy takes a lot of time. And sometimes it seems that way.
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Everything has to be done fast these days, and we have a natural tendency to put everything on autopilot mode, to cover as many activities as possible. One of them is how, and what we eat and all these talks make us believe that everything is complicated.
In fact, there is no need to invest a lot of time in a healthy lifestyle. And it comes with lots of benefits too:
- You keep your weight
- You have energy to do all those tasks, without help form caffeine
- You sleep more deeply
- You have a clear mind
1. Eat The Same Breakfast Every Day
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Find a breakfast you prefer and stick with it. In this way, you’ll always have healthy ingredients in your hand and save time and energy on thinking what to eat each morning.
You can choose:
- Chia pudding with chocolate that you can prepare the evening before (all that you have to do is to mix 3-4 tablespoons of chia, 1 tablespoon of cocoa, 2 teaspoons of carob powder and 1 teaspoon of honey in 300 ml of vegetable milk and leave it in the fridge).[Chia Seed Pudding Recipe here]
- A salad of your favorite fruits
- Almond milk with oatmeal, nuts and flax seeds muesli.
- Almond milk (or any other nuts) is very easy to prepare: put 100g of overnight hydrated nuts and 1L of water in a blender and mix for 2-3 minutes (5 minutes if the mixer has less than 600W). The chia or cereal pudding doesn’t need to be strained, so it will save you a lot of time.
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2. Pick A Day To Prepare Few Meals
It’s true that a healthy lifestyle involves fresh food, and yet, there are some dishes that you can prepare in advance to ease your work during the week.
Every Sunday you could:
- prepare 2 salad dressings in larger quantities
- boil some quinoa, black beans, and lentils
- make a hummus
- buy seasonal vegetables and greens
3. Keep The Snacks As Simple As Possible
Preparing snacks should not take too long. Here are some options:
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- 1 or 2 fruits
- celery and almond butter-put the dried almonds in the food processor and blend until it turns into butter, then add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and a half teaspoon of salt and mix again until it has a smooth texture. Spread it on celery rounds.
- carrots and hummus
- rice rounds and avocado
4. Drink A Green Smoothie Every Day
Green smoothies are full of nutrients and antioxidants and can last for a whole day if kept in a sealed bottle.
Read also about: Anti-Inflammatory Green Smoothie With Turmeric Recipe
One of the simplest green smoothie recipes is this:
- a handful of fresh parsley
- ½ banana
- one orange
- one kiwi and 200-300ml of water
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Eating healthy is not complicated, nor time-consuming. You only need few moments to plan your week ahead and a little focus on this subject.
Follow the above steps, and you’ll see instant results.