Food shopping these past few weeks has been a literal nightmare. Nobody, regardless of their culinary skills, is going to be able to make a nutritious meal out of birthday cake, hawaiian pizza and clam chowder. Cooking has been hard lately, but it seems that people are slowly realising that panic buying is actually really selfish, and supermarkets have started to impose limits on the number of items people can take away with them, making food shopping a lot easier now than it was a few weeks ago. Hopefully, this means you’ll actually be able to fill up your fridge and cupboards (without hoarding) with plenty of healthy, nutritious ingredients that you can make delicious meals from.
When you’re spending all day at home, it can be really hard not to constantly snack on literally everything if you’re not a motivated person. But, planning out your meals, or prepping them ahead of time, can help you to make healthier choices when you get hungry, and can help prevent you from eating stuff at random.
Places like BBC Good Food, Jamie Oliver’s website, and Youtube are really great for finding recipe inspiration, no matter what ingredients you have kicking about in the kitchen and regardless of how good at cooking you actually are. BBC Good Food especially has loads of really easy recipes and simple meal ideas.
Considering we’re in a pandemic right now, it’s okay if every so often you eat a fatty, basically zero-nutrition meal just because it’s going to make you feel better. But, if you’re letting your nutrition slip now and again, you should maybe consider taking a multivitamin/ mineral supplement to prevent you from becoming deficient in anything. Maintaining the correct vitamin and mineral levels in your body is important for your immune system, your general well-being and also your mental health.
Ultimately, healthy eating in a pandemic probably isn’t always going to be the easiest. It’s totally fine to have days when you just completely indulge in some much-needed junk food, but you should also definitely try to not make that a habit. Try your best to have a well-balanced diet, take supplements, take walks and do home workout sessions, and remember to take really good care of your mental health too.