| Whenever we get too stressed out, many of us | | | | like to munch when you're stressed out, you can |
| tend to make poor food choices that actually | | | | replace chips or other non healthy foods with |
| increase stress and cause other problems. Follow | | | | carrot sticks, celery sticks, or even sunflower |
| these simple tips to get the most out of your | | | | seeds. |
| food and avoid stress. | | | | 5. Drink your water. That means at least 8 cups a |
| 1. Always eat breakfast. Even though you may | | | | day. This helps filter stress-induced and |
| think you aren't hungry, you need to eat | | | | stress-producing toxins from your system, and |
| something. Skipping breakfast makes it harder to | | | | can also keep you energized. Being dehydrated |
| maintain the proper blood and sugar levels during | | | | can actually cause fatigue. |
| the day, so you should alwayseat something. | | | | 6. Bring your lunch to work or school. Although a |
| 2. Carry healthy snacks at all times. Keeping some | | | | lot of people prefer to eat fast food for lunch, |
| protein rich snacks in your car, office, or pocket | | | | you can save a lot of money and actually eat |
| book will help you avoid blood sugar level dips, the | | | | healthier if you take a few minutes and pack a |
| accompanying mood swings, and the fatigue. Trail | | | | lunch at home. Even if you only do this a few |
| mix, granola bars, and energy bars all have the | | | | times a week, you'll see a much better |
| nutrients you need. | | | | improvement over eating out. |
| 3. Try green tea instead. The caffeine in coffee | | | | 7. Stock your home with the good stuff. As |
| and sodas can have stress-producing effects on | | | | important as it is to get the bad food out of your |
| your system. Try to gradually wean yourself off | | | | house, it's even more important to get the good |
| of caffeine drinks (going cold turkey can leave | | | | food in! The best way to do this is to plan a |
| you with a headache, usually on the second day). | | | | menu of healthy meals, including healthy snacks, |
| Replace that coffee urge with a cup of green tea, | | | | at the beginning of the week, list the ingredients |
| which is soothing to the senses and contains lots | | | | you need, and then go shop for them. This way, |
| of antioxidants. | | | | you'll know what you want when you need it and |
| 4. Replace bad munchies with healthy ones. If you | | | | you won't have to stress over what to eat. |