Healthy Meals to Bring to Work

In 2009, planning your meals for the day was “one of the largest and fastest growing online activities.” Planning healthy meals for work are now easier because of the smartphone application on the iPhone and Android, that help you stay informed about grocery specials, recipes, and dietary needs. Everyone needs healthy meals to bring to work, especially when their day consists of sitting at a desk and not doing any form of exercise to burn off calories.

This article from Fit and Health, written by Stephanie Crawford, lists different ways you can make healthy lunches for work. It is very useful as it lists convenient and cheap ways you can put together nutritious and filling lunches, without leaning towards junk food.

This article gives good ideas about how you can preplan you lunches, such as doing all your slicing, chopping and cooking before hand, by dividing the food in small serving containers or bags. With having preplan lunches to choose from throughout the week, allows you to have more time in the morning, and grab your lunch on the way out that will be healthy and prepared beforehand. With preplanning your lunches you are, saving money, eating healthier and refraining from the temptation to eat out and grab something convenient instead.

Try packing your own healthy meals for work beforehand and see how it goes!

How to Pack Healthy Lunches for Work


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What are some of the healthy snacks to eat at work that you would recommend?

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