Close or far from those who are dear to us, with the covid-19 pandemic we returned to “seas never sailed before”. We must reorient our radars to what is really essential and reinvent ourselves to enjoy the day to day on the return to the "new normal". Adaptation is the word of the day and can also involve your day of work meals outside home. If you decided to start lunch at work, or if you already did, find out if there are new rules and adapt to comply with it without compromising the quality of your meals . You can always adapt and simplify your meals without making them less healthy! If you do not have a specific room to eat or if there are limitations to common areas, choose meals that are easy to “eat at the desk”, for example, that can be eaten from the transport recipient and do not need a fork and knife. If you do not have a refrigerator, choose meals that can be kept at room temperature in the lunch box until it is time to eat. If the workplace is hot, use a thermal lunch box. If there is no way to warm up, prefer cold meals. Also privilege maximum reuse and minimum waste, be creative and prepare meals that include the leftover dinner of the previous day. Office lunch ideas Be creative, perhaps now more than ever, but do not create what has already been invented! Use the food wheel. Guide yourself by the proportions of each slice of the wheel, but essentially by the variety in the color palette! Use plants, herbs, and spices in your diet. 5 suggestions: Wrap of curd, smoked salmon and arugula (or lettuce); Boiled egg salad, chickpeas, parsley and red pepper (you can choose roasted pepper, already sold this way); Chicken and vegetable tortilla, cooked in the oven. If you cook the tortilla in muffin molds, you will be guaranteed individual servings; Cooked hake fish salad, cherry tomatoes, black olives, black beans and chives; Mushroom and leek omelet. And because nutrition is all that nourishes us: Get an "oxygen bubble" every day just for you. Even if it is only a few minutes, nourish yourself by reading two or three pages of a book, listening to a song or lying on the sofa just for the sheer pleasure of stopping and allowing yourself to be a few moments without doing anything; Think positively! Focus on what life has brought you and that you have already had the opportunity to enjoy and look to the future as a challenge that you will win. Author : Ana Guimarães Meet the Nutrition team of Hospital da Luz network. The content published in the Health Guide is intended for the general public and is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not replace individual medical assessment, diagnosis, or personalized clinical advice from a qualified healthcare professional. The content is produced or reviewed by physicians and other healthcare professionals at Hospital da Luz and is based on the knowledge available at the time of publication or the most recent update, as indicated at the beginning of each item.
