I got a question concerning eating healthy when you have a busy life, and I think this is a topic that a lot of people struggle with, because they work full-time, they have other social responsibilities or children to look after.
When I started changing my eating habits, I faced that challenge also: I worked 40 hours a week at my internship, and we would always eat together at lunch. I knew I had to create a plan to keep myself on track. It is really easy for people (at work or school) to influence your eating habits, but if you have a plan, and you try not to listen to what people say, you are very likely to succeed.
My first tip is: keep it simple. I know I've said that you should experiment with your meals, but you can still keep it simple then. My breakfasts are always the same. I have protein shakes every single morning. If I have time in the morning, I will drink it in the morning. If I don't have time, I will take it with me. I am in love with my purple Coffee Bean tumbler!
Since I have 3 meals a day and 2 snacks, depending on how long I will be out, I will take some snacks with me. I find that a granola bar (not too often!), some almonds or peanuts, a hard boiled egg or fruit are easy grab-and-go snacks to carry with you.
If I am away for lunch, I will prepare something, either the night before or the morning of. When I worked at my internship, I loved to whip up a big pot of spinach with sauteed onions and tofu, the night before. Just nuke it for a few minutes the next day and that's it! It doesn't have to take up a lot of extra time, while you are cooking diner, just make extra or have an extra pot on the stove making your lunch.
If I don't feel like cooking something for lunch, or I just want something super simple, I love english muffins. They are amazing! You can do so much with it. Throw on some ketchup, a piece of cheese, 1/2 avocado and cucumber and pack some extra fruit with you to have with it.
Our diners are always extremely simple. After school or work we are not always in the mood to make big diners. We always make sure we have a shit load of turkey and chicken in our freezer, and a lot of different veggies. Frozen veggies are great. Contrary to popular belief, they are just as healthy or even healthier than fresh ones (fresh veggies lose their nutrients during transportation, frozen veggies are frozen when they are at their best, so they still contain all the healthy nutrients!). Plus, they are easier than fresh veggies. You just throw them in a pot and you're done - no cutting, no washing. As for our meat, we spice it however we want and bake it in a pan for a few minutes. Preparing diner never takes up more than 20-25 minutes.
There are also people that like to prepare all their meals on Sundays for the entire week but I haven't gone that far yet, as I have found that food goes bad over time, no matter how well you store or refrigerate it.
Try not to overthink your meals, only if you have time for that and you want to! I try to experiment with my meals on weekends, so during the week I don't have to think about it too much.
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