5 Healthy Snacks to Eat at Work

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5 Healthy Snacks to Eat at Work
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• Is the everyday increasing work pressure causing
  you to skip meals? Do you often find yourself in
  some burger joint or café at the end of the day
  to satisfy your hunger?

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• Do breaks in between work mean tons of coffee and
  tea for you? Well, you may not like this but you
  are creating trouble for yourself. Skipping meals
  and eating junk may have long-term repercussions
  on your health. It may either lead to
  malnourishment or obesity.

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• Why would want to trade your health for a few
  quick bites of junk between work? Here is a list
  of food items that you can munch on during office
  hours. These snacks are not only healthy but easy
  to prepare as well, so now you can strike a
  perfect balance between your busy schedule and
  health.

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Boiled eggs with salt and pepper

• It has been often seen that diabetics are also
  patients of high blood pressure. Therefore, it
  becomes important that you control the salt
  intake along with your sugar intake.

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• You do not need to have bland food. You can
  season your food with unsalted oregano, pepper,
  lemon juice, thyme, rosemary, basil, nutmeg,
  mace, cumin seeds, asafoetida, carom seeds,
  fennel seeds etc.

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• All you need to do is boil eggs and you have the
  perfect snacks awaiting you. Eggs have a lot of
  protein and are a rich source of vitamin B12.

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• Easy to cook and full of nutrition, eggs are a
  good choice of snack food. (However, this is one
  snack not to be over-indulged in. 2 eggs a day is
  fine, but you can eat more if you are eating only
  egg-whites)

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Cucumbers

• Heard the phrase - as cool as a cucumber? If
  work pressure is stressing you out, blow off some
  steam by munching on some cool cucumbers.

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• Rich in vitamins and low on fats, cucumbers are
  the way to go this summer.

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Boiled corn

• How does a bowl of boiled corn sound to you? Add
  a drop of butter and some salt and you have a
  tasty snack awaiting you. Corn is rich in
  protein, iron and vitamin B6, and makes for a
  salubrious diet.

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Fruit salad

• Are you a fan of fruits? Then this is the best
  option for you. You dont need to cook or prepare
  a thing. Just buy some fresh fruits from the
  market and you are good to go.

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• If you are in the mood for something more then
  you can cut some fruits and dip it in milk and
  fat-free cream and prepare a special fruit cream
  salad to snack on.

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Oatmeal

• Easy and quick to make, oats are an interesting
  option for snacks. Full of fiber and protein,
  oats are the perfect combination of health and
  ease.

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• By now you would be convinced that it is easy
  enough to have a healthy snack even when you
  dont have enough time. So the next time you feel
  hungry at office you know what to have!

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DISCLAIMER

• People with high blood pressure are recommended
  to limit their salt intake as per their doctors
  advice. Fresh oregano, thyme, rosemary and
  coriander can also be used as alternatives to
  salt.

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