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Where did the nine-to-five job go? It seems that nowadays, we all seem to eat, sleep, and breathe work — which might be good for our resumes, but not so great for our waistlines. The lunch hour of yore has been replaced with regular back-to-back meetings, and that means that healthy eating often falls to the bottom of our to-do lists.
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00:00Can I just, can I have a bite of this?
00:02I'm just going to have like two bites.
00:03Yeah, I made that.
00:04I'm going to register this meeting, but let's get portella.
00:09Hi, I'm Sharon Richter, registered dietitian.
00:12I'm at refinery 29 this afternoon to check out what they're eating.
00:15We'll give you the do's and don'ts and some takeaways to make your day a little healthier.
00:19Oh, I have to go to this meeting.
00:20Sharon, I didn't, can you just order me something for lunch?
00:23We all know 9 to 5 doesn't exist anymore,
00:25so we got to be prepared throughout the day what to have.
00:28I'm going to do candy lunch in the interim.
00:31No big deal, right?
00:33Oh, Jess, what is this tea?
00:35Do you know if there's any snacks with this?
00:37No?
00:37What are you?
00:40Peanut butter, peanut butter.
00:42What?
00:42This is like weird off-brand peanut butter.
00:44I, no.
00:45Let's worry about portion control so we stick with only a few snacks before our lunch.
00:59Mac and cheese, who doesn't love that?
01:01But just be careful, it could have a lot of salt in it.
01:03So every morning I wake up and I'm like, today's the day.
01:06I'm going to get healthy.
01:07I'm going to eat right.
01:08I work out in the morning and I'm feeling all jazzed.
01:11And then I get to the office and things just spiral out of control and go absolutely haywire.
01:16Oh, God.
01:18If you give a mouse a cookie, first I wanted like a sugary one, but then I wanted milk.
01:23But then the chocolatey one goes with the milk and I can't, I have to eat them until the milk
01:27is done, obviously.
01:29And that's also wasteful.
01:30So it just snowballs.
01:32Make a plan.
01:33You know you're going to get stuff throughout the day, so decide right away what it's going to be that
01:36you're going to have.
01:37And stick to it.
01:38Everyone should allow themselves some treats and ones that they're really going to enjoy.
01:42I'm sure everyone who's watching can identify with one of the characters we saw today.
01:45Here's some tips.
01:47Portion control.
01:48Kate, put your snacks in this bag.
01:49This is your allotment for the day.
01:51Lisa, watch the salt on those pre-packaged foods.
01:53Add some fresh fruits and vegetables.
01:55It'll decrease the total salt.
01:57And Annie, commit to what you're going to have.
01:58Just one cupcake, glass of milk, awesome.
02:01Add a great afternoon here at Refinery29.
02:03Hope you got some healthy tips to take away with you.
02:05We'll all be watching.

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