We should all take more time to relax and slow down when eating our meals. But the truth holds that most of us finish up eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner in 30 minutes or much less.
If you are lucky enough to get 1 hour for your lunch break, what do you do with that remaining 45 or 30 minutes? Here are some of our lunch-time suggestions for the remaining chunk of time:
Take a walk outside.
Complete a task so that you aren’t running around before or after work: light food shopping, pharmacy, dry cleaning, oil change.
If you are close to your home- throw in a load of wash, empty the dishwasher, or prep for dinner.
Shop for a birthday treat, holiday gift, or those clothes you need that your kids never give you time to find.
Go to your car and meditate for a bit. Just close your eyes and relax.
Read.
If you can, take more time to eat your meal. It takes 20 minutes for your body to even register that it is full. But we know, leisurely dining for an hour just doesn’t happen every day.
How do you spend your lunchtime?