Meal prep helps big time to stay on track with health and fitness goals. But I don’t have time for it every single meal, every single day. I reached a balance where I meal prep most of my food, but I have few specific occasions where I opt out for food delivery. Food delivery does not need to be pizza and burgers (although I do have a healthy burger option below). Read further for a list of my favorite healthy food delivery services in Dubai and why you should go for them.
Busy moms don’t have the time to home cook every single meal. And they don’t have to…
As most moms, I don’t look only after my own nutrition. I am also responsible for the healthy eating plan for my six year old and my baby who recently started solids. And we all eat different things. Just the thought of 84 homecooked meals per week is making me dizzy.
Benefits of healthy food delivery
Healthy food delivery has a number of advantages:
- Ordering in every now and then can save time for other activities that are also important for your well-being. Such as spending time with the kids, going to the gym, enjoying a massage
- Psychologically, it can feel like a treat. Breaking the routine every now and then can help with sticking to healthy habits rest of the time. More on this topic in how to manage food cravings.
How to stay on track with fitness goals when ordering food delivery
- Choose healthy food delivery options. Read below for a list of great places if you are based in Dubai
- Plan for food delivery in advance. If I leave it until the last moment to not have a food option planned, I will just end up ordering something random. You can plan for the when and the what to stay on track with your goals.
- I plan the “when” by identifying busy moments which are usually reoccurring weekly (i.e. Tuesdays have too many work meetings to allow me to plan homecooked food for Wednesday lunch. Or home food delivery is the easiest option on Friday evening when I am tired in the end of the work week).
- I plan the “what” by roughly knowing what I will eat rest of the day so I can balance the nutrients. E.g. if I know I will have chicken with rice for dinner (protein + carbs), I will order salmon for lunch (protein + fats).
Best healthy food delivery in Dubai for main courses
Calculeat and Bowlful – They both use very fresh ingredients. Each meal has information on calories and macros. Orders come relatively quickly. And each meal has an option of sizable lean protein. Check this article for the importance of adding lean protein to every single meal.
Best healthy food delivery in Dubai for breakfast and snacks
Kcal and Calculeat – I will usually go for eggs or pancakes (preferably protein based ones)
Best healthy food delivery in Dubai for healthy treats
Cut by high – best burger I have ever had. I usually treat myself on Saturdays. It is super tasty, the ingredients are fresh and it comes with half of the calories of a regular burger. If you went to the gym that day and need extra carbs, make sure to add the truffle aioli sweet potato fries.
The Acai spot – I usually order acai bowl on stressful work afternoons. The naturally occurring sugar in the fruits feeds my brain and the amazing taste feeds my soul :). I opt for the option with yoghurt and Brazilian nuts. This way the protein and fats balance out the sugar so I don’t get an insulin spike and feel hungry shortly after.
We moms are busy creatures. We want our families to be healthy and well fed. But we also want to have free time to enjoy time with them. And having some extra “me time” hours per week will not hurt either. Ordering healthy food delivery can help us create this balance without making a compromise with nourishing our bodies with good food.
