You know that feeling you have after a long day at work? You’re tired, cranky and VERY hungry. You need food, and you’ve got a choice about what’s for dinner tonight. You could try cooking up a storm, but that would take an hour at least. Or you could just stop at the first fast food joint on the way home because you’re too exhausted to even turn on the stove. Which will it be?
In the midst of the daily corporate grind, we tried our hardest to cook something simple and remotely nutritious (let’s be honest, its not hard to sauté some spinach). However, we’re not going to lie, there were those nights when dinner was a Hot Pocket. Maybe paired with a nice glass of Merlot? (But really though, you can’t class up a Hot Pocket).
We all know that greasy fast food is high on the yuck factor when it comes to being healthy (if you haven’t watched the movie “Supersize Me” yet, take some time to watch it – we promise you won’t look at an innocent chicken nugget the same way ever again). Putting countless preservatives (TBHQ? Dimethylpolysiloxane?) in your body just can’t be a good thing. And of course, not everyone can break the bank every night to get fancy restaurant delivery.
It’s a tough dilemma, because nowadays life moves so blindingly fast. Eating well sometimes gets shoved aside when there are looming deadlines to meet, late-night presentations to prepare, and soccer practices to get to. We end up eating just to quell our hunger rather than nourish our bodies– not because we want to, but because there’s no good alternative.
Wouldn’t it be great to have food that’s affordable, convenient AND healthy?
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