Lunch That Will Keep You Going Throughout The Rest Of Your Day

Do you feel like you need a nap sometime in the afternoon, or do you get home so starved that you head straight over to the junk food cabinet for some snacking before you get dinner ready? Both of these situations could be caused by the lunch you do or don’t eat.

So, what should your healthy lunch look like? You don’t want to eat anything too heavy or it will make you sleepy. If you eat something with a lot of meat, fat and lots of carbs, your body will be busy digesting, and you’ll feel like taking a nap. The extreme of this happens on Thanksgiving, but even regular restaurant food can cause this afternoon sleepiness. Also keep in mind that most restaurant meals are actually up to 3 servings of food – making it much too easy to overeat.

At the same time, you don’t want to skip lunch. You need some food in the middle of the day to keep up your energy and keep you going the rest of the day. This also keeps you from being completely starved when late afternoon rolls around.

So what should you eat for lunch? A light meal that includes some fresh produce and lean protein. One of our favorite lunch meals is a salad. You can order a small order of a grilled chicken salad at your favorite lunch restaurant. (Tip – order a low calorie dressing on the side). Or you can make your own salad and bring it to work with you. If you do not work outside of the home, keep your refrigerator stocked with fresh salad ingredients, so you can quickly pull together an easy meal.

Here’s a small report we created with some delicious and very healthy salad recipes. As with the healthy breakfast smoothie ebook you are welcome to print it and pass it along to family and friends.
http://www.menuplanningcentral.com/healthy-salad-recipes.pdf