4 Clean & Healthy Lunch Options To Recharge Yourself
Here are some affordable and healthy lunch options in the city to keep yourself feeling energised through the work week! Eat your way to a better you
Life in the city can get really busy. Between grinding away at the office, hustlin’ through the week, and finding the time to exercise, eat clean and maintain your body and health, you wonder if it is indeed so hard to have it all.
We totally understand if you’d want to just go home at the end of the day to kick back and relax.
That’s why we’re glad the saying goes: abs are made in the kitchen! If you decide to skip going to the gym for the day (because life is just too hard sometimes), you can stay healthy just by making some good meal choices while you’re at work!
For a fresh, midday pick-me-up, we’ve rounded up some affordable and healthy lunch options near the CBD to keep yourself going through the work week! Who knows, you might just find enough energy to hit the gym after.
1. WHEAT
Serving healthy Japanese-inspired cuisine, Wheat has established itself as a quick and healthy go-to option you can rely on for your lunch hour meals.
Their menu is centred around healthy soba noodles and brown rice, topped with hearty proteins.
Their solo dishes and sets feature substantial fillets of salmon and tantalising teriyaki chicken which will keep you full throughout the day.
The best part?
They’ve also been keeping their prices low, with most of their meals around $10.
If you’re feeling fancy, you can fork out more for their premium sets with juicy sirloin steaks or fresh salmon sashimi.
You’ll be glad to know that Wheat is a Healthier Dining Partner, certified by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) which means that all their meals are below 500 calories!
So if you’re on a diet plan, or just watching those extra calories, dining at Wheat will let you dig in completely guilt-free!
2. Café&Meal MUJI
We all know Muji for their comforting and minimalist approach to, well everything, and their signature vibe comes through in their café as well!
So if you want to experience a moment of zen during your lunch break, head over to Raffles City Singapore or Plaza Singapura and take a little breather.
Dig into their popular set meal, the 3 Deli Set made fresh daily with tons of healthy ingredients.
Choose 1 hot deli and 2 cold deli dishes, with 16-grain rice and your choice of soup.
The thing that sets Café&Meal MUJI apart from all other cafés that offer similar fare in Singapore is the amount of detail they put into sourcing for their ingredients.
The popular 16-grain rice, is a blend of Niigata Koshihikari Japanese white rice and blended with multi-grains, which provides all the vitamins, minerals and fibres that your body requires for improving your metabolism.
We recommend the Chicken Nanban Donburi if you’re in for a healthy and mouth-watering treat, now exclusively at Café&Meal Muji at Raffles City (#02-20).
3. Simply Wrapps
If you aren’t in the mood for noodles or rice, or if you’re just in a rush, a wrap would make the perfect quick bite. It’s light, convenient and you can literally just grab it and go--essentially the perfect healthy office food to have at your desk for busy Singaporeans.
Many of us get bogged down with having the same thing for lunch over and over again. At Simply Wrapps, they offer 50 different nutritious ingredients prepared fresh on a daily basis and 18 house dressings, allowing you to experiment with new combinations every day!
If you’d prefer to be surprised, go for one of their chef’s artfully crafted wraps, which have been put together to bring about the unique flavour of different countries. Craving some Greek food? Get a yummy Classic Greek wrap. Your Indian food craving kicking in? Try their spice-filled wrap aptly named, Taj Mahal.
The portions are generous, with the ingredients almost bursting out of their wrap shells. And for our Muslim friends, Simply Wrapps is halal-certified!
If you’re not really feeling a wrap for the day, they have bowls, quesadillas and burrito options too. At Simply Wrapps, one thing they hope to promote is that dieting and limiting what you eat isn’t the best way to lose weight. You don’t need to eat less, just eat healthily!
4. Cedele
From signature breads to refreshing teas, Cedele is a homegrown brand loved by Singaporeans for years. Free of trans fat, preservatives, chemical emulsifiers and additives, they also use organic unrefined sugar, pure olive oil and feature a variety of gluten-free dietary dishes, which they serve in their numerous branches, one of which happens to be located at Raffles City Shopping Centre.
Check out their Summer Chicken Prawn Caesar. A bountiful bowl of romaine lettuce, roast chicken, prawns, avocado, sous-vide egg, cheddar cheese, Sicilian green olives, cherry tomatoes, drizzled with rich and savoury Caesar dressing.
Or if you want to go meatless for a day, try out their Plant-Strong Burger. This burger comes with a tempeh tofu patty, stuffed with caramelised onions, mushrooms, and topped with spiced tomato chutney. Pair your meals with one of their thirst-quenching organic drinks for an extra satisfying meal!
EXTRA! - Feast your eyes too!
While feeding yourself with the right food is important when fighting that midday slump, it's also important to be active! Besides dining, there are tons of other things to check out while you’re taking your lunch. If you're in the CBD , check out some of these artsy sights at CapitaSpring when you’re out for your lunch break!.