FAST FOOD for Sustained Energy

By Gabi Steenkamp and Celynn Erasmus

This eating-on-the-run book is not about perfect nutrition, but an attempt to address the reality that many people do not have the time or inclination to eat perfectly, but would be happy to make an effort if good nutrition could be easily accomplished within the context of their lives.

This book helps to make nutrition an easily attainable priority on a daily basis. Bite-sized nutrition facts partnered with the practical skills to optimize the use of ready-made foods, dishes and meals make it easy to get a grip on good nutrition.

Regular balanced meals are necessary to maintain stable blood sugar levels to optimize concentration and sustained energy, and are easily put together from basic ingredients as shown in the meal sections. The emphasis is on swift preparation where meals are assembled and not cooked.

Takeaways like pizza and hamburgers can be the basis of a reasonably balanced meal as long as the portion is adjusted and the missing colour from nature’s colour palette is added.

Smart snacking is an integral part of eating-on-the-run and the book includes plenty of such suggestions. For those who want to stock up on healthy home made snacks, the book includes a few quick, worthwhile recipes – biscotti, bran muffins and ginger biscuits. And for those who have to buy their meals or snacks, the appendix includes handy checklists.

The portion distortion and build-a-meal sections are a fun way to learn just how the food industry has hoodwinked us into eating more than we need, one of the reasons for the worldwide increase in waistlines and poor health. A simple movie combo could actually be the same as eating a full days food intake in one sitting.

With all this food information, the reader will be able to make better food choices and meal combinations so that good nutrition can once again be an easily achievable goal.