One cost of working from home, which many can agree with, is snacking. With the kitchen just a few steps away from your working space, taking a trip there — whether you’re hungry or just need a short stretching break — has become more regular.
While munching on an apple as you work away is not as satisfying as chips or sweets, unhealthy snacking habits aren’t sustainable in the long-run. If you are feeling peckish in the middle of the day or want to enjoy some healthy but tasty bites to keep your brain and stomach fuelled, we’ve curated the perfect list of good-for-you food and drink options. Not only will your taste buds be satisfied, but you’ll also feel guilt-free after.
Asmara
Specializing in natural beverages, Asmara uses scientific elements from TCM, Ayurveda, and Jamu to create its products. Developed and tested by certified food scientists and nutritionists, this award-winning, premium beverage brand aims to integrate science with tradition to help people live better and healthier. Its beverages are curated using herbs, prebiotics, roots, flowers, and fruits — mixing traditional and modern ingredients and techniques into each product.
Try the Asana Zen 6, a Best Product Winner in the CLEO Hall of Fame Awards 2018. It is a focus and anti-stress beverage, containing prebiotics and herbs that are known to help with stress, mood, focus, and cognition. This drink is refreshing with a soothing flavour to help your body recover from the stresses of daily life. Asmara's Simha Herbal Infusion Tea is also a best-seller: made with premium and ethically sourced ingredients and developed by Singaporean food scientists, it contains 10 herbs from both Sri-Lankan and Singaporean culture for the ultimate health drink.
Gratefood
Sprouting from the thoughts of “gratefulness” and “great food”, Gratefood aims to bring about meaningful improvements through small changes, such as having a plant-based meal. Gratefood offers plant-based foods that will help nourish us while still being kind to the environment.
A signature item is its organic frozen acai pulp. Acai, made from acai berries, is full of antioxidants that can help your brain, heart, and overall health. Gratefood’s acai goes through pasteurization, removing any bacteria for enhanced food safety. It is pure and free from any artificial additives such as artificial sweeteners, preservatives, and stabilizers. Blend the acai with bananas and berries to create a smooth, refreshing and delicious acai bowl.
Snack First
Providing guilt-free snacking, Snack First aims to provide its customers with fresh and high quality goodies. Here, you will find snacks that range from nuts to biscuits to chocolate. Snack First packages its gourmet bites upon order, so you will be ensured these snacks are in its “freshest and tastiest” conditions.
If you can’t decide what to get, try its assorted mixes. These mixes are ideal for sharing and are specially mixed to provide a blend of crunchy textures and sweet flavours. Try its antioxidants medley, made of dates, baked walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts and raisins. This medley has a high amount of antioxidants derived from the almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts, mixed with sweetness from the dates and raisins.
Oui Oats
A modern approach to healthy living, Oui Oats creates ready-to-eat overnight oats that are simple and raw, yet deliciously good. Inspired by simple living and sustainable health, Oui Oats brings us back to basics, with convenient and nutritious oats. Here, you will find an extensive list of bold overnight oat bowls including matcha, beetroot goji, and black goma.
Try its matcha bowl: overnight oats made with oat milk and matcha powder. With each bowl, choose up to three toppings and one drizzle of your choice. Toppings range from fruits to cocoa nibs to greek yogurt. Each bowl is hearty and creamy, making it the perfect breakfast or midday treat.
Amazin' Graze
With a mission to create joy and empower others through amazing real food, Amazing Graze creates healthier food alternatives for its community. Amazing Graze began in the home kitchen of three young women who were frustrated with the unhealthy lifestyles and food options around them. Leaving their corporate jobs to create healthier food alternatives, they kick-started their business by creating a classic range of granola and nut mixes.
Today, Amazing Graze offers its classic range of granola and nut mixes, among a myriad of other products, including nut butters, instant oatmeal, and brownie chips. Try its cacao berry granola, made with brain boosting superfoods such as cacao nibs, walnuts, and lion’s mane. No, lion’s mane isn’t made with the actual mane of a lion, but rather, a fungus that is rich in antioxidants and has immunity-boosting abilities.
