13/11/2025
😶🌫️Feeling like your energy (and patience) are running on fumes? 😅 The end of the year can drain you — but your plate can help you bounce back, or at least help you to survive the next few weeks. Here’s how to eat for calm, focus, and steady energy through the chaos.🥳
🧠 3. Support your nervous system:
🥦Magnesium: leafy greens, pumpkin seeds, almonds, dark chocolate (70%+)
🥚B vitamins: eggs, dairy, chicken, tuna, wholegrains.
🍓Vitamin C: citrus, peppers, berries
🐟Omega-3s: tuna, salmon, walnuts, flaxseed for mood and focus
🥗 1. Keep blood sugar steady
😵💫Stress and fatigue worsen when blood sugar fluctuates.
🥙Eat regularly (3 balanced meals, snacks depending on your lifestyle/requirements).
🐟🍞🥑Include protein + fibre + healthy fat at each meal (e.g, eggs + toast + avo; chicken + brown rice + veg; tuna salad, wholewheat wrap).
🍿🍠Swap refined carbs for slow-releasing carbs like oats, sweet potato, brown rice, and wholegrain bread, popcorn.
♥️My go-to tips:♥️
🔪1. Cook in bulk. This saves time and energy and you know the family dinner of tomorrow is sorted!
🥘2. One-pot Casseroles. Throwing everything into one pot - easy - why not! You cover all food groups and limit clean-up afterward. Add Brown Rice, Stock, Protein and Veggies!
🍚3. Pre-cook wholegrains and store in the fridge. This saves time for 3-4 future meals. Made quinoa - great, you are sorted for tonight's chicken salad, tomorrow's beef sosaties and veg and you can use the rest with meatballs in 2 days time.
🐔4. Rotisserie Chicken - Use with veg and whole grains. Then, Chicken salad, whole-wheat wrap, and if there are still leftovers, a chicken mayo whole-wheat sandwich for the win!
🥚5. Eggs are wonderful! Use for breakfast, snack, lunch or dinner! Prepare a supper frittata with added vegetables in just a few minutes!
