Everyday Balanced Healthy meal on the go

You are what you eat. With the rise in lifestyle diseases, people are now keen to say goodbye to their fast food days and seek healthier options.

But running the rat race hardly leaves one with the time or energy to whip up healthy meals at home. Skipping breakfast, a harried 15-minute lunch, and a late-night takeout dinner is increasingly becoming the norm for the working class.

Now days this is everyone's story, either we are short on time or we are away from our kitchen. When your days are packed with meetings, appointments, errands, and a social life, sometimes the only time to eat is when you're on the go. This is how the idea of AXIA came from to make nutritionally balance healthy meal on-The-Go for busy mums to boss lady, from little champions to world-record holders, mountaineers and tired office workers to our pailwaan's . As everyone is AXIOS for themselves we also think the same i.e. I AM WORTHY.

A very common piece of nutrition advice around the world is to 'eat a balanced diet' This seems like quite an easy idea today, where words like 'carbohydrates', 'fibre', 'fructose' and 'omega-3 fatty acids' are now making their way into everyday conversation. In recent decades, scientific research has rapidly expanded the understanding of human nutrition, but this may make a healthy diet seem much more complicated than it used to be. How do we make sure we get enough - but not too much - of the seemingly endless numbers of nutrients out there?

Despite cultural variations, food is always grouped according to the main functions of its key nutrients. Keeping it simple, most foodstuffs are put to one of three uses: energy, growth and repair, or maintaining healthy metabolic function. Depending how specific we want to be, foodstuffs can be further categorised in up to eight groups, which is why national dietary guidelines around the world may vary regarding the foodstuffs used, but remain very similar regarding overall nutrient needs.

One quarter carbohydrate food for energy

Carbohydrate-rich food includes rice, pasta, quinoa, couscous, potatoes, bread, barley, oats and other cereals. These provide energy for the brain, muscles and other organs. Wholegrain carbohydrates are the preferred choice since they also provide fibre and vitamin B. Fibre is essential to keep your bowels working smoothly, and vitamin B allows the body to utilize the energy it received from carbohydrates. The more active we are, the more carbohydrates we require.

One quarter protein food for growth and repair

This group is vital for maintaining muscle tissue, red blood cells, and hormone and enzyme production. We need more of these kinds of food in periods of growth (i.e. childhood and adolescence) or physical illness. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.

Dietary Fibre's, Vitamins & Minerals - Nuts, Seeds, Fruits & vegetables for a healthy metabolism

Vegetables (and other plants, such as pulses, fruit, nuts, seeds and herbs) are rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytonutrients, such as antioxidants. Vitamins and minerals keep our metabolism and organs running efficiently, which is essential for staying healthy. A number of vitamins act as antioxidants. These repair tissue damage caused by metabolic processes or some environmental pollutants. Vegetables, herbs and fresh fruit are also satiating while relatively low in energy, meaning they help maintain a healthy weight.

You are what you eat. With the rise in lifestyle diseases, people are now keen to say goodbye to their fast food days and seek healthier options.

But running the rat race hardly leaves one with the time or energy to whip up healthy meals at home. Skipping breakfast, a harried 15-minute lunch, and a late-night takeout dinner is increasingly becoming the norm for the working class.