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For those of us who can't face eating first thing, or who have a 10-minute flat morning routine, eating a good breakfast before leaving home may not be an option. But you can still get in a healthy start to the day at your desk! And we're not talking fast food options either.
If you have kitchen facilities at work, great – you can get creative! If not, don't worry, it's just about being prepared. Take your fruit, yogurt and bran in to the office to eat mid-morning when you feel ready for food. Or wizz up a smoothie the night before and enjoy at your desk while working through your morning emails.
To give you some ideas, here's how we do it.
Vegetable omelette
Serves 1 - 353 kcals per serving
Kcals |
Fat |
Sat fat |
Carbs |
Sugar |
Protein |
Salt |
353 |
24.9g |
10.1g |
9.7g |
8.1g |
23.3g |
0.99g |
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ medium onion, diced
- ¼ red pepper, diced
- 80g mushrooms, sliced
- 2 medium eggs
- Dash of semi-skimmed milk
- 30g grated mature cheddar
- 1 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
- Black pepper to season
Method
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot, add all the veg and reduce the heat to low.
- Add a tbsp of water to help soften the veg and leave to cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Meanwhile, pop the grill on low and whisk up the eggs and milk in a bowl.
- Pour the eggs over the veg until covered and leave to slowly cook through for 5 minutes, checking the underneath isn't burning.
- Sprinkle the cheddar, parsley and black pepper over the top, then pop the pan under the grill for 2-3 minutes to finish cooking the top and melt the cheese.
Fruit and veg smoothie
Serves 1 - 286 kcals per serving
Kcals |
Fat |
Sat fat |
Carbs |
Sugar |
Protein |
Salt |
286 |
5.2g |
0.9g |
46.1g |
33.4g |
12.6g |
0.36g |
Ingredients
- ½ medium banana, chopped
- 100g pineapple, chopped
- ½ medium apple, chopped
- 80g frozen mixed berries
- 1 frozen spinach cube
- 30g beetroot, chopped
- 10g milled flaxseed
- 100g 0% fat natural Greek yogurt
- Water
Method
- Put all the ingredients in to a blender with 200ml of water. Blitz until well combined.
- Check the consistency and add more water to get to the desired consistency if too thick.
Brantastic brekkie
Serves 1 - 292 kcals per serving
Kcals |
Fat |
Sat fat |
Carbs |
Sugar |
Protein |
Salt |
292 |
7.3g |
4.1g |
38.0g |
26.0g |
12.6g |
0.55g |
Ingredients
- 1 medium apple, chopped
- 130g low fat natural yogurt
- 40g All Bran
Method
- Put the chopped apple in a bowl.
- Top with the yogurt, then the All Bran.
*It gets in over a third of the recommended daily amount of fibre in one bowl!
Egg muffins & apple
Serves 1 - 263 kcals per serving
Kcals |
Fat |
Sat fat |
Carbs |
Sugar |
Protein |
Salt |
263 |
14.2g |
3.9g |
13.9g |
13.8g |
20.3g |
0.93g |
Ingredients
- 3 medium eggs
- Handful of spinach, roughly chopped
- 40g red pepper, chopped
- Small pinch of salt and pepper to season
- 1 medium apple
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 5.
- Beat the eggs and season.
- Pour equally into muffin cases (you may want to spray the cases with Frylight first).
- Add the spinach and pepper to the egg.
- Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until cooked through.
- Serve with a delicious, juicy apple on the side!
Tip – these taste great eaten cold as a snack later in the day.
Philly bagel with fruit
Serves 1 - 279 kcals per serving
Kcals |
Fat |
Sat fat |
Carbs |
Sugar |
Protein |
Salt |
279 |
6.3g |
2.8g |
43.3g |
22.0g |
11.6g |
0.75g |
Ingredients
- 1 Warburtons Seeded Thin Protein Bagel
- 30g Philadelphia Light
- 4 slices cucumber
- 2 slices tomato, halved
- 100g red seedless grapes
Method
- Toast the bagel.
- Spread each slice with 15g Philadelphia.
- Top one slice with the cucumber and the other with tomato.
- Serve with a bunch of grapes, or other fruit of your choice.
Nutritionist Beth Furness (ANutr), holding a BSc in Nutrition and Health, is deeply dedicated to applying evidence-based knowledge to all aspects of nutrition. Her passion lies in fostering healthy relationships with food, ensuring that everyone maintains a balanced and sustainable approach to nutrition.