With the new house in the works and everything going on Ive been trying to really crack down on spending habits while still eating healthy….and I have very little time each day to put towards preparing and eating.  This kind of leaves me in a rough situation at times.  Its easy to get two out of the three but the third piece is always the hardest.

-A5 B12 in the vending machine doesn’t count as healthy

-Packing a complicated lunch at home is great, but a lot of times I just don’t have the time

-Getting quick healthy food is pretty expensive and hard to find

Ive come up with a program to keep myself as satiated as possible while still taking very little time and remaining in budget.

1. Eat Breakfast
This solves way more problems than you would think.  Not only does it reduce cravings for bad food later in the day, it keeps you more full so you have less to eat later on.  I can eat a bowl of kashi in like 4 minutes and let me tell you, thats a filling bit of cereal right there.

2.  Stock up your desk
Get some healthy snacks and put them in your desk.
-Nuts
-Crackers
-Canned Tuna
-Protein Bars

3.  Stock up your fridge and freezer at work
My personal favorite is lean cuisines.  They are cheap, fast, and healthy.  Plus there are all different flavors so you don’t really get bored of eating the same things.  Buy some fruit for the week and toss that in there too.  If you don’t have a fridge at work, get a mini fridge and put it in your office or cube.  When I worked at HP I had one in my cube and I never once had anyone complain about it.  Infact, people always wanted to borrow some space – my manager included.

4) Meal shakes
I personally drink protein shakes, but you can go even further and drink entire meal replacement shakes.  They tend to be inexpensive and can be bought (and stored) in bulk.

5) Drink a lot of water
As Americans we consume way more daily calories than we need and so it wouldn’t hurt to eat a little less throughout the day.  We tend to mistake hunger sometimes for slight dehydration.  Plus drinking water is free and good for you.

6) Forget everything you know about 3 meals a day
Its wrong and unhealthy.  Most people are surprised to know that snacking and mini meals throughout the day is healthier and will make you feel better.  Bulk healthy snacks and meals also tend to be cheaper than going out for some huge meal at lunch…not to mention it takes up much less time.

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