Easiest Way To Get All The Nutrients I Need?!
Easiest Way To Get All The Nutrients I Need?
I dont have the time to cook.. I need to be able to grab something and be out the door. I really care about nutrition though and want a healthy diet.
Answers:
If you really don't have time at all, a multi-vitamin could be useful to you as it could to any person on the go.
I suggest getting a juicer. You can get all the servings of veggies you need in a day into a small glass.
Also, do you have any time on the weekends? One or two days off a week? Make a big veggie, rice or barley and bean stew. You have your proteins, whole grains (use brown rice) and veggie vitamins.
Buy yourself a nice Thermos and fill it up to take with you each day. Other great dish is Saag Pannier... make a big pot of that and you can have spinach, tomatoes, pita to eat it on and tofu if you add it.
The key to any balanced diet is a variety of foods.
You should have the most whole grains in a day.. so find some snacks that use whole wheat. Take veggies and fruits you like when you go to places. Bring some hummus because it has protein.
And finally, another quick and useful thing you can do is to eat a breakfast. Fortified cereal wont take long and will give you lots of nutrients. There is even fortified rice and soymilk you can use.
Keep a jug of low-sodium V8 around. Don't depend on it as a means of getting *all* your veggies, but you at least get a bit.
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I am on-the-go too.
Eat anything and everything you like (except my brain)
Lots of fruit everyday.
Protein is very important to keep you going throughout the day, so a "meal replacement" bar like a Power Bar or Cliff Bar might be a good option. Vitamin Water can be a good source of other daily vitamins, also drink at least one glass of skim milk a day.
Other healthy meals and snacks include:
Yogurt and Granola
Carrot Sticks and Hummus
String Cheese, Crackers and an Apple
Tuna salad with Grapes on a Pita
Almonds, Dried Cranberries and Cottage Cheese
Drink lots of Water!
It is also very important to take a multi-vitamin daily.
APPLES- digestive aid, vitamin C, fibre
PEARS- fibre, potassium
BANANA- dietary fibre, potassium
DRIED FRUITS- boosted level of vitamin C, beta carotene, potassium & iron because of the drying process
CUCUMBER SLICES- fibre
BELL PEPPER SLICES- vitamin C, beta carotene, some B complex vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron
NUTS- rich in B complex, vitamin E, phorphorus, iron
PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH- benifits of nuts + extra iron and fibre is using whole grain bread, whole wheat bread.
CARROTS(baby carrots for extra convenience)- lots of vitamin A
HUMMUS(buy some a spread on crackers, bread, etc)- protein, vitamin C & E, potassium
COUSCOUS(only takes 5-10 minutes to prepare)- iron, dietary fibre, selenium, zinc
get a blander and start with putting in vegetables,fruits and yogurt