Now I know that shift work eating habits are definitely not the best. In fact, one of the things that most shift workers become addicted to is processed foods.
How do I know? Well as a shift work veteran of 15 years, I know that we’re always in search of the quickest and easiest thing to eat because quite frankly, we’re so tired most of the time that we really can’t be bothered to cook anything properly.
Sounding familiar to you?
Well I’m about to share with you some information that will hopefully shock you enough into reducing your consumption of processed foods, and help inspire you to eat much more nutritious and high energy foods instead.
You see, whenever foods actually undergo processing, you are essentially changing the original content and the amount of nutrients that are found in these foods. Most pre-packaged, plastic wrapped or microwaveable foods have gone through a multitude of processes before they end up on the supermarket shelf.
These foods have little or no nutritional value.
The scary thing is that the food industry allows more than 3000 food additives to be used in the processing of food. And just because many of these additives and chemicals used in the processing of our foods are deemed safe, it does not mean that they are.
So things like chemicals, food additives, sweeteners, artificial flavours, colouring agents, dyes, preservatives, acids, and even bleaching agents are ending up inside our bodies via these easy-to-prepare packaged foods.
So the next time you come home from work and you reach for a ready made packaged meal or a tin of something – read the label first (I’ll talk more about food labelling in another post), and find out exactly what’s inside it, or even better – eat something that hasn’t been cooked, boiled, stewed, or microwaved to death!
Now I also suggest that you take a good hard look inside your fridge and pantry. The bottom of your fridge should be overflowing with fresh produce, and your pantry should not be stocked full of crisps, biscuits and crackers. Slowly start introducing more and more raw foods into your diet and reduce the amount of processed foods that you buy.
Because if it’s not in your shopping trolley, then it’s not going to make it into your fridge or pantry which will eliminate all temptation!
So as a shift worker I want to remind you that it’s incredibly easy not to look after yourself and eat the wrong foods. I know because I did that myself for many, many years!
Instead, give your body high performance fuel that is going to help improve your energy levels and boost your immune system – something that most shift workers are so desperately in need of.
Like to learn some more about shift work eating habits? Then you might want to read – “Why Shift Workers Are So Tired, Unhealthy & Unhappy- And What YOU Can Do to Fix It!”
This Free Report is a hands on report written from one shift worker to another and it’s going to open your eyes to a completely different way of coping with Shift Work. Here’s the link: Healthy Shift Worker