Work life is hectic, and understandably one of the last things on your mind during office hours is how to remain nutritious throughout the day. You may be surprised to hear that there are many practical ways to remain healthy throughout the busy working day, from helpful habits to useful reminders, thankfully none of these tips will require you to completely overhaul your lifestyle, and our healthy work from home lunches can be seamlessly worked into your 9 to 5. Whether you’re working from home or cooped up in a cubicle, continue reading to discover a variety of ways in which workplace nutrition can easily be implemented into your meals for work, from sensible snacking to
meal delivery.
The Benefits Of Workplace Nutrition
A lack of energy and concentration at work can be blamed on a number of outside factors, however our performance on the job is only as good as the food we fuel our bodies with. Nutrients are critical in many functions of physical and mental health, improving general health, increasing energy and reducing fatigue. Enhanced alertness and mental performance are also associated with good nutrition, while in the long term a work environment which promotes healthy eating can prevent health risks and reduce overall costs for health insurance.
Prepare In Advance
The benefits of preparing lunch before you go into the office are countless, with the obvious advantage of cutting your calorie consumption by deciding what you eat. Meal prep before work can also save you money, with added benefits such as having more time to enjoy your lunch as you’re not waiting in line for it or visiting a local restaurant or cafe. It is important that work environments encourage and organise good nutrition to support the physical and mental wellbeing of their workers. Focusing on workplace nutrition is likely to yield benefits for the employer due to the improved attendance, morale, efficiency and productivity of employees.
Don’t Forget Breakfast
They call it the most important meal of the day for a reason, and the benefits of ensuring you don't forget your breakfast are varied. Consuming a meal in the morning kick-starts your metabolism, helps you to burn calories during the day, gives you additional energy to complete tasks and helps you focus on your targets. Adding nuts, seeds and chopped fruit to a bowl of whole grain cereal, yoghurt or porridge can help you to start the day off right, with those who skip breakfast also likelier to eat more later in the day, promoting weight gain if unhealthy foods are involved.
Educate Yourself On Healthy Eating
One way to ensure you’re on the right track when it comes to eating healthily is by educating yourself on the dos and don’ts of nutritious eating. Most of us will know what’s healthy and what's not, but nutrition is more complex than dividing good foods and bad foods. There are also lots of misconceptions about the healthy properties of some foods, for example granola bars contain more sugar than you may assume despite their reputation as a relatively healthy snack. Changes don't need to be huge and significant when you’re improving your diet - for example eggs on toast makes a healthier breakfast than jam on toast by switching sugar for protein.
Replace Coffee With Water
Dehydration can cause tiredness and poor concentration as well as headaches and irritability within the workplace, so ensuring you have a constant source of water at hand is advisable. Current recommendations are for women to drink 1.6 litres and men 2 litres of water per day. Avoid soft and fizzy drinks that are high in added sugars as well as drinking excessive amounts of coffee. Although many office goers see coffee as their beverage of choice, and one which helps them to set themselves up for the day, after the stimulating effects wear off, it’s common to feel less alert or focused. Boosted energy, fatigue prevention and improvements to memory are a few of the benefits water provides, without the drawbacks of coffee consumption.
Be Sensible With Snacking
It can be easy to binge on sugary treats throughout the day, especially when people bring in cake for a birthday or purchase office biscuits to share around. Many people turn to food for comfort when they’re stressed or bored, which might be prominent at any given moment of your workday. If there are temptingly unhealthy treats readily available to satisfy your hunger, it’s easy to see how snacking can become a habit. Similarly to lunch, the best thing you can do for your health is to dive into something you prepared earlier at home. Protein is ideal, and natural yoghurt, rice cakes and falafel are all possibilities to satisfy your hunger.
Practical Nutritious Food Delivered To The Home Workplace Or Office
Enlisting a reliable nutritious food delivery service for home or office workers is one foolproof way to feel the benefits of healthy office eating. At POW Food Ltd we are meticulous in terms of how we prepare your food. Rather than focusing on calories, macros, and specific ingredients, we think that it’s more important that the quality of the food is high. This is why nutritional consistency across all of our meals is a top priority. We’ve developed our processes over a 20 year span, in which time we have gradually honed in on creating better quality meals with well balanced ingredients. Not only does home delivery reduce the burden of collecting food from elsewhere, but you can rest assured that our recipes are packed with goodness.
Locally And Ethically Sourced Ready Meals
We use 100% ethically sourced, free-range British meat, while all fish used within our meals is sustainable and sourced from British waters. Our locally sourced, high-grade plant produce is soaked in a natural solution to remove any pesticide traces, feeding a positive work culture in the process. Below are just a selection of the ready meals that we can provide for you via our home or office food delivery service:
Chicken Tapenade
Free range chicken breasts stuffed with an olive and red pepper tapenade, served with rainbow ratatouille and sweet potato mash. A source of protein which is low in fat and salt, as well as a source of vitamin A which contributes to healthy skin, vision and immune system functions.
Sesame Crusted Tofu Teriyaki
Crust served with shiitake mushroom and fermented black bean brown rice with green
vegetables and carrots. A source of vitamin K and manganese which contributes to energy production, and rich in vitamin C which plays a role in immune system functions.
Vegan Amazonian Cacao And Three Bean Chilli
Three bean cacao chilli with black rice, English peas and sweetcorn. Low in fat and high in fibre, offering 180% of your recommended daily intake of fibre. Also high in copper, B6, phosphorus and folate which contribute to energy production and immune system health.
Best Versions Fish Pie
Sustainable British sourced fish and vegetable pie, topped with maris piper potato and cauliflower mash. Nourishing, wholesome and filling, high in protein and low in saturated fat.
Our Assortment Of Snacks
From indulgent treats to nutritious bite-sized nibbles, at POW Food Ltd, we can provide a range of snacks to your fleet of employees working from home. Our assortment includes:
Signature Superfood Snack Box
A collection of our signature nutritional snacks, including vegan and raw kale chips, rosemary and chilli mixed nuts, vegan raw beetroot flax crackers, organic gluten and dairy free brownies and vegan oat truffle balls.
Box Of Six Mixed Oat Truffle POW Balls
A selection box of six mixed matcha, chocolate protein and berry rose oat truffle POW balls.
Box Of Mixed Brownies
A box of our signature gluten and dairy free focus and balance brownies. Enriched with rosemary and goji berries drenched in orange or accompanied by chia seeds and sour cherries.
POW Food Ltd: Healthy Ready Meal Delivery And Lunches To Take To Work
If you’d like some help supporting your mind and body performance, are strapped for time, or simply don’t like cooking then POW performance healthy ready meals and plans are just for you! Delivered to your doorstep, Nationwide. We put a lot of pride in our food preparation to ensure we optimise nutritional value as well as flavour within our healthy work from home lunches.
Throughout the process, from planning to delivery, we prioritise high-quality food over macros and calories and focus on providing high-end frozen meals with nutritional consistency. Over the last 20 years, we have cultivated our processes to create superior-quality ready meals with perfectly balanced ingredients to enhance productivity and energy. We believe our chef home meals have the ideal combination of ingredients to provide you with everything you need to get through the day feeling great.
Contact us today for more information on meals for work or group catering.
