Prepping your meals and getting organised at the beginning of the week can be a real saviour when it comes to sticking to your goals and eating nourishing, delicious food. I know that lot’s of us lead very busy lives and are always rushing around from one place to the next, which can sometimes mean that our good eating habits can take a back seat at times. A great way to insure that this doesn’t happen, is to set aside a little bit of extra time a couple of times a week or in the evenings to prepare some meals & snacks and organise yourself for the week ahead.
Something that I would highly recommend preparing, if you’re short on time in the morning, is breakfast. This could be something really quick and simple like: bircher muesli or a smoothie; that you can then grab take with you on the way to work the following morning. Things like this are ideal because they’re really speedy and fuss free to throw together, so you won’t have to spend large periods of time in the kitchen. Okay, so here are a few of our key tips, that we find really helpful for balancing a healthy diet with our busy schedules.
Planning:
This can come in really handy, especially when it comes to doing your food shop, as you can plan out exactly what you’re going to need for your weeks meals. Not only will this hopefully make the food shop a little quicker and slightly less painful, but you might even find it to be more budget friendly too. You could simply dedicate some time on a Sunday to decide what meals you want to make throughout the week.
Variation:
Preparing your meals is all good and well, but to avoid tucking into the same dishes repeatedly, making sure to include variation into your diet can be important! It’s also beneficial to help insuring that you’re including a wide range of different nutrients into your diet. The Buddha’s awakening breakfast range offer six different flavours, including a whole host of incredible superior ingredients. Depending on what mood you’re in on the day, there’s likely to be a breakfast mix to suit exactly that! Whether you fancy something rich, indulgent and chocolatey or fresh, fruity and vibrant!
Declutter:
When’s the last time you actually had a proper sort out of your kitchen cupboards? It’s likely that most of us have a few tins or packets of something or another that we’ve completely forgotten existed, sitting in the depths of the far corner of the kitchen cupboard. Streamlining and de- cluttering your food cupboards is a great way to insure that you’re only purchasing things you really need and that you’re then able to stock them filled with foods that will help you reach your goals. Of course, these can vary depending on exactly what those goals are; but making sure that you’re kitchen is stocked full of delicious, healthy food options, will help to make meal times a lot more inspiring and exciting if you provide yourself with lots of options.
Travel friendly food:
One hurdle that many of us often face, is eating whilst out and about on the go. Although there are now lots of amazing healthy food options that you can pick up in stores and cafes, these can quite often be a lot more expensive than bringing a packed lunch along with you. Investing in some good Tupperware to take your meals and snacks around with you is a great place to start with this. Another thing that can be really helpful, is making sure that you’re stocked up with lots of grab and go meals and snacks, for those times when you really don’t have the time to prepare something yourself. This is another time that these breakfast mixes come into play for us, as they’re so easy to carry around with you on the go- and can simply be mixed with some almond milk at your desk for a seriously fast and tasty breakfast. Making sure that you have lots of convenient, delicious and nutritious options will help to avoid reaching for crisps and sweets from the vending machine to replace actual meals. We all have those times when the mid-morning and afternoon hunger cravings really kick in and you just want something right there and then. The Buddha’s Awakening mixes are perfect for such occasions and will help to keep you feeling full and energised until your next meal.
