Spring is here, bringing warmer weather, longer days and perhaps the urge to spring clean. With a plenty of new, fresh produce in season, it’s a great time to ramp up your clean eating and sneak some healthy meals into your daily routine.

Here are 4 simple ways to spring clean your eating habits and help keep you going through work, workouts and play.

Breakfast: upgrade to high-fibre

Oats are the perfect way to round out the most important meal of the day, giving you slow burning energy whilst also lowering your cholesterol. Soaking or cooking them in the form of a hearty bowl of porridge or overnight oats topped with fresh or dried fruits makes them easier to digest, and super tasty. Other healthy cereals and seeds to try for brekkie include rolled spelt, steel-cut oats and chia seeds.

Where to order:

Start your day right with an Original Acai Bowl from Acai Brothers, a blend of acai, banana and coconut water. Or order Pitch and Fork’s House-made Granola served with banana, greek yogurt and berry compote.

Lunch: add complex carbs

Speaking of carbs, quinoa, barley, brown rice, and starchy veggies like sweet potato, corn and beetroot can give your lunchtime salad a much needed carb-boost and keep you feeling full throughout the day. And if you work out regularly, it’ll have the added bonus of staving off the dreaded 3pm sugar cravings.

Where to order:

Spudbar’s Sweet Potato, Grains and Feta Salad is a delicious, hearty salad on a leafy base, topped with feta. Or try the Haloumi Bowl from West End Charcoal, a mix of golden fried halloumi, lettuce, beetroot relish, and slaw, dressed with a lemon and yoghurt sauce.

Snacks: Juice it up

Drinking freshly-squeezed juice is a great way to quickly absorb much-needed vitamins and minerals. Look beyond the green juice to fruit juice – a great source of everything from vitamin C to folate. Need something more substantial? Smoothies are even better – they retain the fibre of the fruits and veggies you add, keeping you full and making them low GI.

Where to order:

For a refreshing green juice, order the Lean Green Juice from Charlie’s Raw Squeeze, a mix of spinach, kale, lemon, cucumber, celery and apple. Or grab a smoothie from Pineapple Express, like the Green and Clean, a blend of bananas, pineapple, kale, spinach, mint, coconut water and fresh lime

Dinner: fill up on veggies

The benefits of a plant-based diet are well documented, especially if you eat plenty of green, leafy veggies like spinach, bok choy or the ever-trendy kale. Hit up your local Thai takeaway or salad bar and ask for extra veggies for a nutrient-heavy dinner that’ll help keep your energy levels constant.  

Where to order:  

Head to Jako Japanese and Korean Restaurant for a Beef Bi Bim Bap, packed with traditional Korean veggies and pickles. Or check out Wilde Kitchen’s Spiced Beef Mince, served with fermented veggies, avocado and a fried egg.

HOW TO ORDER:

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