Healthy lunch break, at home and in the office

Thelunch break is a fundamental moment during the day, both from a nutritional point of view and to be able to "disconnect" from work and dedicate an hour of leisure and relaxation to oneself relax, to recharge your batteries and restore your energy levels.

Unfortunately, lunch is often considered a waste of time because it cuts the daily routine in half and many are satisfied with a quick snack or a sandwich, with the risk of feeling exhausted during the afternoon, losing concentration and arriving terribly hungry at dinner.

But how to eat to have the boost necessary to tick off all the commitments from the diary by the evening... without weighing yourself down? And how do habits change between smart working, distanced breaks and school in DAD? Here are some ideas for a healthy lunch break, at home and in the office.

Smart working: “schisceta” even at home

Once upon a time there was the "schisceta", a Milanese term now in common use even for those who are not from the area: a nice word, which helps us understand the somewhat approximate idea of ​​a meal that has spent the whole morning in a backpack or in a PC bag, only to come out a little "crushed", precisely, at the moment of consume it.

The truth, however, is that even meals in the office or at university can be balanced and delicious, if well prepared and well preserved. A good airtight container, perhaps divided into compartments, can be useful and also pleasing to the eye, to organize your meals without necessarily having to consume mixed "mappazzoni".

Today many people are in smart working: is schisceta therefore obsolete? Absolutely not, on the contrary, it can bea valid ally in optimizing the time and ingredients available, even at home. If you have something tasty ready to consume, you won't be forced to rush to cook something botched between a conference call and a webinar! Or worse, find yourself perplexed and stuck in front of a half-empty refrigerator, when it's now two in the afternoon and hunger is calling.

Lunch break and ready meals: meal-prep or online orders

It is defined as meal-prep a very popular technique today, namely the organization of the week's meals in advance, especially lunch.

It is an optimization not only of time but, often, also a way to create balanced meals at a macronutrient level, also integrating them with the precious micronutrients and antioxidants of one's own superfood favorites.

A valid alternative to meal-prep are online services that allow you to order perfectly balanced and personalized meals, with subscription formulas that guarantee you receive everything you need for the week and no longer have to worry about cooking. Healthy food at home, therefore, like the one proposed by the brand Nutribees.

Superfood a lunch break full of energy!

How to integrate superfoods into your lunch break? They are often seen as ingredients more suitable for breakfast, to accompany smoothie bowl, muesli and yogurt, but in reality some are truly versatile and also lend themselves to savory recipes.

An example above all is coconut oil, an ideal vegetable fat for replacing butter in many preparations and for giving an exotic touch to your healthy lunch break, for giving an intoxicating scent to oriental-inspired dishes.

moringa oleifera powder, however, is a spice beneficial, rich in micronutrients and naturally energizing, which can give an extra touch to even simple vegetable recipes, such as salads, roasted potatoes and sautéed vegetables.

The idea of ​​using the most delicious superfood, organic cocoa from raw beans, to create not only desserts at the end of the meal but real main courses: the fresh cocoa pasta, for example, is a chef's touch that will amaze your family.