Discover simple habits for busy moms to prioritize their health this Mother’s Day. From meal planning to addressing emotional eating, find easy ways to stay healthy and happy.
March 20, 2023
Healthy Eating Habits for Busy Moms
A mom may have made perfectly cut organic vegetables and fruits, whimsically shaped sandwiches, or elaborate kid-friendly charcuterie boards on any given day.
But, what about her own health? How much time and resources does she spend on taking care of herself? A mom would be lucky to fit in a workout once a week if she has a busy schedule. It feels like a luxury for a mother to take the time to prepare her own nutritious lunch rather than eating her children's leftovers or fast food.
Mother’s day is the perfect time for you to start taking control of your health and get rid of unhealthy habits. We will discuss several habits a mother can adopt, in order to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
Prepare a Weekly Meal Plan and Grocery List
If you prepare an early meal plan for the coming week, and you have each meal planned as well as the ingredients, staple items, and necessities listed for the meals and snacks, there is no need to purchase anything that you don’t need. You can also consider purchasing a meal plan if you prefer receiving healthy cooked meals, without wasting any time or effort.
This can help in making your shopping trip quicker, save time and money, and discourage those not-so-healthy on a whim purchases.
Drink Plenty Of Water
This one may seem obvious, but water plays a main role in many aspects of our health. It’s entirely possible that what you think is hunger is actually thirst.
Staying well hydrated will help your body tell the difference between hunger pangs and thirst and also assist in multiple other functions throughout the day.
Try out our detox water for a full hydrating experience.
Prepare Your Snacks Your Way
You should definitely take time out of the day to prepare your own set of snacks, considering that you don’t like your kid’s-approved snacks, you may not be setting yourself up for success.
Not having viable adult-approved healthy snack options can lead to unhealthier eating habits.
Address Emotional Eating
Your everyday life may become significantly more stressful after becoming a mother. It can create struggles you never realized you could have. Some days, it's just all about survival, particularly when your kids are young. The ups and downs of motherhood can drive moms to the brink of frustration, loneliness, and despair. In these difficult times, mothers may turn to food for comfort rather than to satiate their hunger. Thus, emotional eating is unleashed, and things only get worse from there.
Hence, to tackle the situation, a mother should ask herself “Am I physically hungry? How else can I deal with this emotion?”
Like any habit, developing healthy eating habits requires time. As you gradually implement these adjustments in small steps, practice kindness and patience toward yourself.
Our meal plans can be great assistance for a mom to keep up with her busy lifestyle, at the same time to adopt healthy eating habits.
Happy Mother’s Day from Fitlab! May all mothers always be happy and healthy.
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Questions you might ask
Fitlab offers a wide variety of meal plans to make sure we cover the needs of almost everyone from athletes to busy professionals, moms, kids and individuals who wish to lose weight or simply maintain a healthier lifestyle. Fitlab also caters to some medical conditions such as Diabetes, Hypertension, PCOS, and Metabolic Syndrome.
In such a situation, reaching out to our sales team is the solution. They'll provide expert advice to help you select the most suitable option. You can also book a consultation with our nutritionist for further assessment and assistance. If your requirements can be accommodated by Fitlab then one of the listed meal plans will definitely align with your needs.
Yes. We try our best to accommodate food modification requests whenever possible, but certain ingredients are integral to the dish and we will be unable to remove them. In the event we can’t remove a certain ingredient from a dish, you can choose another meal or double up on a single meal on that day. You can view the ingredient list while choosing your meals, so you can avoid a meal with any dislikes or allergens. We currently do not provide gluten-free, dairy-free or keto meal plans.
The menu is updated every 2 weeks and new meals are added to our meal list every month. You can always choose and change your meals as many times as you wish easily from your dashboard 48 hrs prior to the desired change date. Our cut-off time is 5:00 pm.
You can do that by taking a quiz. You can also use our calorie calculator to calculate your daily caloric needs, this will help you choose the right meal plan variation. And if you think you need further assistance, our Nutritionist is a click away, you can easily book a consultation through our website or app.
We cannot build our meals according to certain macros provided by the client. However, our lunch and dinner come in three different sizes already to cover the needs of everyone, and for the snacks, breakfast, and side salads it’s one size. But you can always customize your plan to add, remove or replace any meal you think is out of range for your fitness goal.
Yes, the energy in Calories and macros in grams of protein, fat and carbohydrates for each meal are provided on both the website and the label on the meal.
It is generally safe to consume ready-to-eat food within 3 days if it has been properly stored. We recommend that you consume the meal within 2 days to ensure the best quality and freshness.
The label includes serving instructions, where we suggest the optimal way to enjoy the meal. However, feel free to consume the meal the way you like it. For heating, you can either choose a microwave or a stovetop. The average heating time for the microwave would be 60-90 seconds.
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