how bad is it to eat the same lunch every day?
Nutritionists may be here to remind us all about a well-rounded diet, but they’re actually cool with lunches on repeat. Er, unless it’s a cheeseburger and fries—sorry! “The ideal is for a meal to include protein; a vegetable; a high-fiber carb, like whole-grain bread; and healthy fat,” says Chelsey Amer, R.D.N., a dietitian in Roslyn, NY. “A sandwich with deli meat, avocado, lettuce, and tomato, or a goat cheese and quinoa salad, are great daily choices, with an apple on the side.” Even pasta is OK to down on the reg, just make it the whole-grain kind. The bonus of being in a meal groove is that it can head off iffy food choices on hectic days, especially when…
