How often does this happen to you: You wake up and realize that you tapped the snooze button a few times too many. So, you bolt into the shower, into your clothes and then out the door. Thinking that you’ll grab breakfast “on the road” or just skip it altogether, you leave for the day with little more than a mouthful or two of coffee in your stomach.
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If that is a familiar scenario, here are some great suggestions for creating a healthier routine, building your metabolism and giving yourself enough nutrition to function effectively at work, home, or anywhere else.
Tackling The Morning Rush Hour
Now, we could give you lots of sage advice about meal planning and cooking ahead of time so that you can grab something from the fridge or pantry as you rush out the door, but that isn’t always going to work. Life often has a way of interfering with our plans. And that means you should have a good backup strategy.
What sort of backup strategy? Knowing where to pick up pre-prepared food to eat while on the go can save you from having to visit the snack machine at the office. Health food stores in Wilmington, such as Tidal Creek Co-op, are a good resource when you have just a few minutes to run in and grab something for breakfast.
Healthy Food Can Also Be “Fast” Food
Why settle for low quality foods and beverages that are likely to do more harm than good when you can get a hot breakfast, a hand-packed meal to go, or a nutritious smoothie? The options are endless at the Co-op and weÕre open at 8 am so you can grab some snacks before work! Imagine the difference in your overall sense of health and well-being when you skip the donut and sugary juice and instead eat foods that use the best ingredients from local farms near Wilmington.
Of course, you can eat at the salad bar or hot bar for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (we just started serving breakfast and dinner!), or check out our new Co-op Caf Menu and get a fresh sandwich to go. There are no rules, except that it should be a seriously nutritious and fresh meal that you enjoy each morning.
A smoothie full of local fruits and vegetables, healthy dairy products, or vegan alternatives, and packed with flavor is an amazing way to kick off every morning. This sort of smoothie can be whipped up fresh and picked up in the same amount of time it would take to get a fast food “meal.”
Click here to check out the new smoothie menu. However, if you have some time, why not sit at the Co-op Caf and enjoy a breakfast that is as healthy as it is relaxing and nourishing? A smoothie is always a good breakfast for those with less than five minutes to enjoy a meal, but our hot bar may surprise you with the diversity of options that can also stand in for the most important meal of the day. Stop by the hot bar and explore the options the next time you are looking for a nutritious meal during the day.