{"id":78,"date":"2025-02-09T20:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/?p=78"},"modified":"2025-02-09T20:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:23:56","slug":"healthy-dieting-on-a-busy-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Dieting on a Busy Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Health care professionals have busy work which makes it difficult to follow a healthy diet. Following a healthy diet is vital for clear cognitive functioning and optimal energy levels throughout the day, which makes it even more important in the healthcare sector where people\u2019s lives and wellbeing are on the line. Here are a few helpful tips for maintaining a healthy diet around a busy work schedule.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Allocate specific time slots for eating\/snacking:\u00a0<\/strong>Setting up alarms can be a helpful tool to remind yourself to eat when you are busy running around at work. It is easy to skip a meal when you are having a busy day, so keep a healthy snack like almonds close by.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Keep yourself hydrated:<\/strong>\u00a0Do not forget to take regular sips of water when you are working. The body needs water to function properly so get yourself a reusable water bottle so that you can refill on the go.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Snack through the day:<\/strong>\u00a0You will not always have time to sit and eat a proper meal when working a busy schedule, so make sure to take healthy snacks to work. Try to still get your three meals in every day and use snacks for the periods in between to keep your energy levels stable and optimal through the day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Pack your own food:<\/strong>\u00a0Nobody knows you better than yourself. Try to pack food for yourself every night after work so that you know you have enough for the next day.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Make healthier choices when going out\/take away:\u00a0<\/strong>Sometimes you might have to have a quick lunch somewhere. Choose a healthy light meal so that you can feel light on your feet and ready to complete the workday.<\/span><\/p>

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Full read here:\u00a0<\/strong>Tips for eating healthy with a busy schedule | University Health Services (<\/a>berkeley.edu<\/a>)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Health care professionals have busy work which makes it difficult to follow a healthy diet. Following a healthy diet is vital for clear cognitive functioning and optimal energy levels throughout the day, which makes it even more important in the healthcare sector where people\u2019s lives and wellbeing are on the line. Here are a few […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahpel.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}