HAVE 2-minute noodles become a big part of your daily diet ever since you moved out of your parents' home?

Hate to break it to you but all that it has got is carbs! Yes, the noodles are made from maida (refined wheat flour), which has lost its fibre content and complex vitamins. As a result, the carbs get converted into fat in your body.

So even though you haven't lost those few extra pounds, you still aren't getting your daily nutrition.

Well, here's how you can fit a balanced diet into your daily routine.

Breakfast beckons

Though you probably know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you just can't seem to make time for it. But if you want to function properly at work you need to 'break that fast'?

So keep your breakfast simple but don't skip it all together.

Have cornflakes, wheat flakes, oats or porridge. You could even have a couple of diet khakhras. These will serve as your cereal.

Get your protein from a glass of fat free milk, a boiled egg or even a cup of moong sprouts.

Last but not the least, have a bowl of fresh fruit or a fruit juice (not canned or packaged ones) for that much needed fibre.

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Work-time munchies

It is time to stop those trips to the vending machine. Snacking on chips and guzzling down Coke really isn't doing anything for your weight.

Here are a couple of munchies you can carry to work. They will help you get back onto the health track.

• A box of nuts
• A fruit
• A flask of vegetable soup
• A packaged health snack

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