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Adding Zip to your Step with Food!
by Patty Liston
Do you feel tired in the morning? Get a fatigue slump in the afternoon?
Trouble unwinding in the evening? Do we have some ideas for you! High energy eating has become an art form, with nutritionists giving us lots of ideas on how to stay “up” throughout the day and still be able to get our required sleep at night. Here are a few ideas we’ve uncovered.
- Eat small, frequent meals for energy. A protein bar during a low energy slump may be just what you need.
- Avoid sugary or starchy refined foods that cause rapid spikes followed by crashes to low levels.
- Eat an orange or fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning. They have energizing vitamin C.
- Try a bowl of oatmeal with raisins or dried blueberries/cranberries. Add 2 Tbsp. of ground flax meal and wheat germ.
- Try a short burst of exercise before leaving your home in the morning. Even a 5-10 minute walk or jog gets the juices going.
- Keep track of what you eat at lunch and how you feel afterwards. Dairy, red meat, corn, fried foods, require more energy to digest.
- At night, take some time for yourself. If you are particularly stressed, try a hot tub soak with geranium and jasmine oil which helps fight tension and low moods.
- Tuna, turkey, milk, yogurt, whole grains and seeds all promote better sleep as they contain high tryptophan counts. (Think Thanksgiving Day naps after the turkey).
Try some of these ideas and let us know how they work for you.
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