We all want to have good food that is healthy and tasty. But we don’t always get time to make them. This happens often with frequent travellers, busy office workers, and people who live alone. People often rely on unhealthy foods like instant noodles or other unhealthy fast food when they get hungry. How can you go for a healthier option when you are too busy to cook or cannot get good food? Here are some healthy, quick, and tasty alternatives that you can make in under 10 minutes to lead a happy healthy life.

 

The magic with Oats

I would say that oats are a magic cereal and there is a lot that you can do with oats. Whether you use steel-cut oats or rolled oats, you can make more than a hundred recipes with oats. If you want to make healthy food, when you go to the office, you can go for overnight oats. Mix a jar of oats, greek yogurt, and fruits of your choice and keep them in the refrigerator. You can make classic idli or dosa or porridge with oats. Oats porridge made with milk or water is easy to make as ready-to-eat food. You can top them with freeze-dried fruits or fresh fruits and nuts and have them whenever you like. You can also make it spicy by adding spices of your choice. 

 

Classic sandwiches and smoothies

Sandwiches are great as a snack option as well as meals. These are both very flexible dishes as you can choose the fillings of your choice. You can make smoothies with fruits, chocolates, nuts, protein powder, and everything healthy while for sandwiches, you have hundreds of options. You can make vegetarian or non-vegetarian sandwiches. Eggs, chicken, fruits, vegetables, sauces, etc make every sandwich unique. You can choose the bread that you like and the filling of your choice to make for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. These are an easy lunch option for kids and you can get creative. But the problem with smoothies and sandwiches is that they need a lot of ingredients which makes them difficult to make while you are camping or traveling. Butthey are always a good option when you are busy at home.

 

Freeze-dried food to go

What if you crave your homely food while you are traveling or abroad? What if you feel like having jeera rice and dal fry or Shahi paneer? If you want to have a sumptuous meal made in under 10 minutes, you can go for freeze-dried products. Freeze-drying helps to preserve food for longer periods by removing the moisture and water from it. This method is used by campers, backpackers, soldiers, and even space travellers. You can freeze-dry any meal of your choice and just rehydrate it when you want to have it. Chericious is a brand that has a wide range of freeze-dried products including Indian food which is all ready to eat. You only need to take the ingredients out of the packet and boil them in water for 10 minutes. The delicious meal is ready and the best part is any of your favorite meals can be made this way.

 

To sum up

 When you are not able to cook a full meal, you can choose healthy foods instead of unhealthy instant food. Oats, sandwiches, and smoothies are foods that you can make in under 10 minutes. But, if you feel like having a full meal, your best option is to keep freeze-dried food with you. You can easily make your favorite healthy, tasty meal in under 10 minutes. These are also lightweight, long-lasting, and easy to carry compared to other foods on this list. So, always keep a freeze-dried Chericious packet with you.