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How have your eating habits been since we have been quarantine? Do you find yourself thinking more about what you are eating throughout the day and/ or what your diet consists of? While we all try to maintain a healthy diet pre- quarantine and even more now, we now have more time to think about what we are putting into our bodies. Let’s think back when we all had to report to the office on daily basis, or if you didn’t have go everyday  but had to report occasionally and you were in a rush to get to work, you either grabbed whatever frozen food you had in the freezer so you had a lunch, your cup of coffee and ran out the house. Many times when we would do that and I speak from experience, we find that the food isn’t the healthiest, doesn’t keep us full so we end up snacking (yes, we know you have a snack drawer). So now that you are at home you can make yourself a healthier meal for breakfast and lunch, and best of all you can take your time to enjoy your meal!

Creating and maintain a healthy diet is good for your health and your family’s health. No more rushing out the door or waking up super early to make sure the kid’s lunches are packed, take this time to re-establish your health and fuel your body with proper nutrients. Fueling your body with proper nutrients can help you get through your workday, even more so at home. In our previous blog “Keeping it Together” and “Maintaining a work-life balance” we talked about how to make time for yourself mentally and physically and also talked about the importance of creating an office space at home so you can keep that work life balance.  

Now that we have you thinking about your eating habits, let’s talk about what we all love – food. Food is so important, but it is so easy to pick up the wrong snacks that can make you feel sluggish throughout the day and not fill you up. Here are some recommendations you can try out that!

Breakfast:

• Oatmeal
  • Oatmeal can be eaten for breakfast or as a snack. 1 cup of oats is all you need, and you can mix it with cinnamon, bananas, or mixed berries! Also, Oatmeal has many benefits, full of Vitamins and minerals, good source of protein, improves digestion, aids in weight loss, keeps you full, keeps blood sugar balanced and much more!
• Famous Avocado Toast
  • Who doesn’t like Avocados? This super easy breakfast idea can also be done as a snack or lunch! You can get creative and add a fried egg on top of your toast with your favorite seasoning or just keep it simple and use pepper and salt!
• Scrambled Eggs with sides of Tomato and Avocado slices
  • Super easy and always delicious, kid friendly too!

Snacks:

• Peanut butter & Banana Sandwich
• Trail mix
  • Try a blend of Cashews, dried cranberries, almonds, dark chocolate, walnuts!
• Fresh smoothie
  • You can buy frozen fruit at your nearest grocery store and when you are craving a smoothie (especially during the summer months) just toss in a cup of frozen fruit with water or juice and blend away!
• Apples and Peanut Butter or Carrots and Peanut butter
  • Kids love this!

Lunch:

• Nice Green Salad (you can add your choice of protein if you want)
• Protein and veggies
• Sandwich with sides of fruit
• Power bowls
  • Packed with Quinoa, kidney beans, corn, sweet potato, veggies – you can make it to your liking!

There are so many heart healthy ideas that can keep you on track while working from home and aid in maintaining your energy level, so you stay productive. We hope that these few recommendations have helped you. Keeping your refrigerator looking colorful will also aid in keeping your healthy diet on track!

Thank you to all our heroes out on the front lines working hard, saving lives and keeping us safe. 

HSP Appreciates you!