Eating healthy is hard in and of itself. Doing it when you’re busy is even harder. It can even feel like eating healthy on the go is impossible.

But it’s, not with our five tips. Get prepared to say no to temptation and say yes to staying on plan – read on below!

1. If You Fail to Plan You Plan to Fail

When you’re trying to eat healthily, it can seem like the world is against you. There are fast food restaurants everywhere and coffee shops even have a case full of sugary treats.

Vending machines aren’t much better, the best choice in most are a small, over-salted bag of nuts.

If you get caught empty handed with an empty stomach, you don’t have much of a choice for healthy eating.

So, you’ll turn to a sugary alternative, telling yourself “just this once”. Then that becomes a day-long binge and the cycle goes on.

Sound familiar?

It’s a trap so many people fall into. The solution? Always have something healthy on hand. Even if that means going online and getting a whole box of The Good Sort of snacks that never leave your car.

Stash a few snacks in your purse and in your desk for good measure.

2. Choose Nutrient Dense Foods

Think about the difference between eating a bowl of oatmeal for Christmas and buying one of those sugary pastries. Which leaves you hungry two hours later and craving more sugar?

The pastry. That’s because while it’s high in calories, it’s low in nutrients. Your goal is to find something that’s low in calories but high in nutrients – like an apple.

The more nutrients you eat, the less the calories matter so to speak. You’ll eat better and you’ll eat less by sticking to nutrient dense foods.

3. Plan Your Menu

If you’ve ever been on Instagram, you’ve seen a photo of what looks like a thousand Tupperware filled with meals for the week. You don’t have time for that!

But did you know that meal prepping can be as simple as marinating chicken breasts in different sauces and putting them in the fridge already sliced?

Then, when it’s time to make dinner, all you have to do is cook them.

4. Brew Your Own Coffee

We’ve already talked about temptation at coffee shops and cafes. That goes for what they’re putting in your coffee as well. Those flavors are all sugar and most drinks are made with full-fat milk.

Bring your own from home and save calories/money.

5. Premake Smoothies

When you’re preparing those chicken breasts, cut some fruit too. Or buy bags of fruit mix in the frozen section. Throw the fruit in your blender cup and leave it in the freezer.

In the morning all you’ll have to do is add the liquid and blend it up!

Eating Healthy on the Go

Even if you can only see yourself using one of these tips, that’s better than facing the world of temptation alone. Eating healthy on the go is possible if you prepare and stick to your guns.

Use these tips and add an extra workout to your week and you’ll be good to go!