Tips & Tricks for the on-the-go eating.
- Fresh fruit
- Crunchy vegetables
- Source of protein
- Turkey/chicken breast
- Tuna, salmon, halibut
- Cheese
- Lean beef
- Tofu
- Beans
- Eggs
- Nuts & seeds
- Source of dairy (or dairy alternate)
- Cheese
- Yogurt
- Milk
- Starchy food
- Brown rice/wild rice
- Oats
- Quinoa
- Bread
- Oatmeal
- Whole wheat pasta
- Pretzels
- Don’t skip breakfast. Doing so can cause your metabolism to slow down, decreased energy & concentration levels, decreased blood sugar, mid-morning cravings, and it affects your weight loss.
- To make the morning go more smoothly, try doing as much as possible the night before.
- If you are making sandwiches the night before, put any vegetable in a separate bag, this will prevent the bread from getting soggy.
- Keep a basket of on the-go snacks like Nature Valley Bars, Larabars,FiberPlus Bars and fruit near the door so the kids can grab one on the way out for a snack later in the day.
- Make snacks interesting. Have a wide variety of foods to choose from.
- Be Prepared. Have snacks ready for when you get hungry. Keep healthy snacks with you at all times, that way it’s less likely that you’ll pick something unhealthy.
