We live in a fast pace world that focuses on staying productive. With a busy work, home, and life schedule, it is often difficult to find time to pause and eat. According to IBIS World opens in a new window, fast food is already a $293 Billion industry in the United States alone and is expected to continue to grow. It is time to stop opting for unhealthy quick options when it comes to our eating habits. With a bit of planning it is easy to eat healthy while still keeping food breaks short. Here are a few healthy meal ideas for when time is limited.
Make a Salad
Not only are salads healthy, they are also easy to make. There are thousands of different types of salads you can experiment with, so mix it up! A couple of simple but delicious salads that are straightforward to make include Chickpea Salad opens in a new window and Sesame Cucumber Salad opens in a new window. Even if you are too lazy to put together your own salad, there are countless salad kits and premade salads you can get almost anywhere.
Make yourself a Wrap or a Sandwich
A simple and cost-effective way to eat healthy, when time is of the essence, is making a sandwich or wrap. Bored of your bland peanut butter sandwich every 
day? Don’t limit yourself. Try something new like an Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich opens in a new window or a California Turkey Club Wrap opens in a new window.
Order Food from Healthy Delivery Services
Even if you don’t have time to make yourself a sandwich or a salad, that doesn’t mean you have to fall into the fast-food trap. Take advantage of Apple Spice’s lunch box delivery service opens in a new window. Apple Spice has many locations nationwide that provide fast efficient delivery services so that a healthy meal is always just a call or click away opens in a new window. From superb sandwiches to fresh salads, our diverse menus are sure to have an option for everyone.
Although it is often hard to find time to prepare a meal in our day and age, that is no excuse for eating unhealthily. Eating healthier will make you feel better, give you more energy, and help you focus. So, it is time to start planning a bit better, so you can avoid eating at fast-food restaurants.
