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Eating on the go

In today's frantic world, few people eat all their meals at the table. If they get one meal a day at home, they’re lucky. In most cities, fast food does brisk business and it's not uncommon to see people rushing through the streets, munching furiously on anything they can hold in one hand. Find out how to eat healthy while on the go...

It's the same almost everywhere. There are kids to drive around, work, meetings to attend, friends to see, the gym, school, committees to chair and families to spend time with. Eating well is a challenge, to say the least.

In the midst of this controlled chaos, there also seems to be an unwritten law stating that the quality of food decreases as portability and accessibility increase.

So, when we grab a meal on-the-go, we're often faced with horrible sugar-laden foods, processed meat sandwiches, stagnant salad or sandwich bars, office snack machines, fast food chains and other standard ‘take-me-with-you-as-you-travel’ food. And let's not even mention what you’re offered on an aeroplane.

So what should you do?

Become a pro at creating healthy, nutritious, satisfying meals with a limited amount of time.

Here are some suggestions for how to do just that:

1. Think Ahead. We get into trouble when we wait until starvation hits before taking action. And, who’s going to win when you come face-to-face with an office snack machine at four o’clock? Don’t answer that. The truth is, a little planning goes a long way, so if you know you're going to be stuck in a meeting all afternoon, take along something you can eat quickly and discreetly to keep your blood sugar from plummeting and your cravings at bay.
2. Lettuce is a great container. You can wrap some leftover chicken in a lettuce leaf and eat it in the car, or anywhere else. Throw on some tomatoes, and a little olive oil and you've got a decent mini-meal. A couple of leaves of red-leaf lettuce make a great 'wrap' and the contents are limited only by your imagination.

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