Healthy Foods that Boost Productivity: 25 Snack / Meal Ideas!

Angela Nightingale in Food on Apr 11, 2012

Eating healthy is one of the best ways to ensure your energy levels are high and your productivity is at its best. While many of us strive to maintain a balanced diet, it’s difficult to know which foods we should be eating and which foods we should be avoiding. Luckily, we’re here to help.

If you’ve noticed a decrease in energy and an inability to focus on your daily tasks because of tiredness, we have the information you need to boost productivity and feel better overall.

Here are 30 delicious and healthy meal/snack ideas that will increase your energy and attention span so you can get your job done quickly and efficiently:

Energy/Brain Foods:

1. Spinach

2. Chicken

3. Hummus

4. Pita

5. Peanut Butter

6. Sunflower Seeds

7. Walnuts

Foods that Boost Productivity

8. Shrimp

9. Sweet Potatoes

10. Water

11. Pears

12. Salmon

Foods that Improve Sleep

13. Avocado

14. Apples

15. Onions

16. Grapefruit

17. Cucumbers

18. Pineapple

19. Pound Cake

Foods that Control Blood Pressure

20. Dark Chocolate

21. Bananas

22. Kiwi

23. Grapes

24. Romaine Lettuce

25.Olives

Fill up on these delicious foods and you’ll be at the end of your task list in no time.

Angela Nightingale

If you want to know the best cupcake shop in any major city in America, just ask Angela. This girl knows her sweets, and she isn't shy about letting you know that your german chocolate cake needs more chocolate. If you want to find Angela on any given day, she's probably looking up reviews to decide where to grab lunch, or in her downtime, binge-watching the latest 'it-series' on Netflix.

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