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Top Ways to Eat Healthy on the Go

Posted on 26 April 2010.

Being prepared for “grab n go” is the key to healthy eating with a busy lifestyle. You want foods that provide both protein and a complex carbohydrate which will satisfy your hunger and sustain your energy. No assembly required, quick, healthy, and easy! Keeping your pantry or fridge stocked with these will give you food to grab on your way out the door.

iStock_000004023032XSmall These are truly “grab n go” at its finest

Bag of mini carrots, tub of hummus
Brown rice or oat cakes and cheese (pre-sliced low-fat cheese, or string cheese)
Whole grain crackers and beef or turkey jerky
Whole grain crackers and cottage cheese
Almonds and an apple and/or orange
Tuna pouch and pita bread
Chop vegetables in advance and place in baggies.
Slice cheese and meats ahead of time.
Wash fruits ahead of time.
Keep a few boiled eggs in the fridge

To make this on the go lifestyle easier, always have lunch bags on hand and keep a supply of napkins and plastic ware in your car, backpack, briefcase, or purse

When you do find yourself out without a snack or lunch, a great option, to avoid fast food, is a quick stop at your local grocery. Nearly all groceries have single serving salads, some even salad bars, and most have a deli and deli sandwiches. For those times when fast food is a must, consider deli sandwiches on whole grains, skip the mayo, and pile on the veggies. Healthy eating is easy, fun and with little planning can become a way of life.

4 Responses to “Top Ways to Eat Healthy on the Go”

ARDrumr says:
May 13, 2011 at 5:05 pm
In short Yes, they can eat boiled eggs for protein.
Bugs are the best source of protein for a baby bird but since I have a hard time catching them I feed them scrambled eggs too. The only way I can catch many bugs is at night around yard lights.
I try to feed my chicks naturally and antibiotic free and feed them scrambled eggs and oatmeal(plain old fashioned oats not instant) I give it to them dry and I soak it in buttermilk, they like it and do well on it. BUT I have my own milk cow and make my own buttermilk, when you have to buy it, $$ it might not be a great idea(I don't know what buttermilk sells for). When I don't have buttermilk I use water I just pour it together and in a couple minutes it is mush.
I offer them the grains I feed my Adults too: whole milo, oats, wheat, sunflower seeds & rolled barley.
green grass & sand. Sand works to grind their food like our teeth do for us.
That is the way my mom taught me to feed chicks, the way she did 30 years ago, on scrambled eggs & oatmeal. Works great!
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KG_Photography says:
October 4, 2011 at 1:07 pm
This music class < whole grain muffins and prune juice
blue_vue says:
October 26, 2011 at 2:46 am
the white rice is the worst to eat and really bad for because of the crabs and its in rich if you really want to eat the rice try the brown rice and make shure it is organic.