Southlake Texas Chiropractor Dr. Jennifer Beights serving Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, Roanoke, Westlake, Bedford, Hurst

Brown Bag Lunch
When you pack your lunch yourself, you can choose healthy foods instead of resorting to fast foods or unhealthy alternatives. And…brown bag lunches are generally cheaper and save you precious time that would have otherwise been wasted going out to eat during your lunch hour!

I would recommend bringing leftovers from the night before. Soups and stews make for healthy and easy lunches. Before you leave for work in the morning just heat up your leftover soup or stew and put it in a stainless steel thermos. No need to microwave or do other preparations and you have an easy lunch ready-made. Pairings to have on hand to compliment any healthy lunch are cut up fruits and vegetables (hummus dip and nut butters go great with these). Other ideas for a healthy lunch include fresh salads, hard boiled eggs, nuts dipped in raw honey, granola, raw pumpkin seeds, a quickly blended smoothie or natural yogurts or kefirs. There are also plenty of healthy bars that you can make on the weekends for your snacks and also a few that you can buy at the stores to keep you going throughout the day.

If you’re finding it difficult to be inventive, create a lunch club at work. This is an excellent antidote when boredom or time considerations make packing a daily lunch difficult. Two, three or more colleagues can take turns bringing homemade lunches for the others. This saves time several days a week for everyone.

Be Well!

-Dr. Jennifer Beights