By Ifesinachi
If you’re like me, you probably need a calorie boost to take you from thou-sleep-get-off-me-zone to automated-work-mode-A-list-zone, so you can deliver those great results at the office.
What can help you get there?
Breakfast!
According to John L. Ivy, PhD, of the University of Texas at Austin: “Breakfast is a critical meal, because it influences practically every dimension of our being during the course of the day, including how we perform physically and mentally. Breakfast immediately raises the body’s energy level and restores the blood glucose level to normal after an overnight fast”.
This means, breakfast can help you save the day!
However, in between jumping into crazy traffic at the crack of dawn and settling in at the office right at the stroke of eight in the morning, there is hardly enough time to put together a meal. I have taken the liberty to compile a list of ‘shortcut breakfast options’ for an additional energy boost.
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Oat Meal
Oat meals are great for breakfast and super easy to make. Just add water, stick into the microwave for 30 seconds, and voila!
However, they can get boring.
Electrify your bowl of oatmeal by adding a variety of fruits you can pick up on the way to your office. A few slices of bananas in your oatmeal, for example, can make that bowl of yum become a bowl of yummy goodness your body will love.
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Salads
The great thing about salads is that you don’t have to think too much to put a plate together. Just dice or shred little bits of what you like, and you’ve got something to eat!
For example, diced avocados, tomatoes, lettuce leaves, chicken, and a healthy dollop of salad dressing can keep your energy levels up for the rest of the day.
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Yoghourts
Again, this needs no cooking, just creativity.
Spice up your yoghourts with a variety of fruits to fortify yourself against hunger pangs that can come knocking later in the day. Plus, yoghourts are a great source of protein as well.
Your turn. What shortcut breakfast options would you recommend for your colleagues at the office?
