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When I was in the classroom, I had to work hard to keep my health in check. As you no doubt understand, juggling exercise, healthy eating, and a teaching job is incredibly difficult.<\/strong> I had to wake up at 4 in the morning every day if I wanted to fit in a workout, get to work early, and still have time to work on my growing business after school. (And I was lucky–I didn’t have a husband or kids to worry about on top of it all!) In this post, I share some essential tools that made staying a healthy teacher easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Looking for more tips on staying healthy while teaching? Check out this post on setting boundaries around your time<\/a> or this post on self-care<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products that I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diet Tools for a Healthy Teacher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve heard the phrase “abs are made in the kitchen,” then you know how important healthy eating is to an overall balanced lifestyle. When there are classroom parties, teacher appreciation cupcakes, and general stress eating to contend with, however, eating healthy is hard<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found that it was essential to plan my meals and prep them all ahead of time. I had to make choosing healthy meals the easiest option.<\/strong> If I failed on any of these points, ordering a pizza or grabbing to-go food simply became too tempting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meal Planning for a Healthy Teacher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve never meal planned before or have no idea what you should<\/em> be eating on a daily basis, I recommend downloading a meal tracking app like MyFitnessPal. For a couple of weeks, don’t worry about optimizing your nutrition. Instead, just track what you eat normally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, once you have some data, you can see your weak areas. Getting too many calories? Not enough protein? Going hard on the weekends? We teachers know how important data is; it’s no different when it comes to your health.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have an idea of the calorie and macronutrient target you’d like to hit, it’s time to meal plan!<\/strong> There are of course tons of recipes online. I’m a vegan and have a vegan cookbook hoarding problem, so I always refer to a few of my trusty favorites. But you should use whatever books or websites that allow you to cook healthy and delicious foods that are right for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n