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Snacking Dos and Don'ts
Snacking has endured a bad rap for a long while — as in, "no snacking in between meals." Adding a couple of minimeals to your day can help you maintain energy, but strategic snacks can help you lose weight, too, by keeping your metabolism fired up. Here are some simple guidelines to help you make snacking work for you, your energy level, and your waist line.
Healthy Eating Tip: Set Up Daily Snack Times
Snacks are an important part of a healthy diet. If you only eat three meals a day, you'll be starving by mealtimes, which most likely will result in overeating. Plus living with hunger pangs is a surefire way to become tired and moody, and you may not end up making it to your next meal before devouring the first unhealthy snack you set your eyes on.
Which Snacks Are the Saltiest?
While small amounts of salt are necessary for the body to function normally, too much sodium in the diet contributes to high blood pressure, so you should do your best to avoid taking in too much. A woman shouldn't exceed more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day. You may be thinking you don't need to worry because you never sprinkle salt on your food, but many pre-made foods already contain high amounts of sodium.
Snacks: More or Less Than 200 Calories?
Since it's considered healthy to eat every four hours, you may need to grab a snack in between meals if they are more than four hours apart. Snacks should be no more than 200 calories, otherwise your snacking habits could lead to weight gain. So take this quiz to see if you know what that amount looks like.
Do Your Snacks Stack Up?
Chomping on snacks throughout your day can help regulate your metabolism and stave off hunger, but if you overdo it on snacks, you can end up gaining weight. So take this quiz to see if you snack right.
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Fit Tip: Snack on Vitamin A Foods After a Workout
After a workout, it's a good idea to have a little snack. It helps refuel your body and gives you energy after exerting so much. As I've said before, try to eat something rich in protein to help rebuild your damaged muscle tissue.
Healthy Eating Tip: Ditch the Communal Snacking
There's something about football season that brings big groups together. I love watching games with a group of friends, but it can do a number on my hard work at eating healthy. One thing I have realized is that it's difficult to keep track of how much I've eaten if I'm eating out of the same bowl, or bag, as my football buddies.
Food Review: Popchips
If potato chips are your weakness, indulging in grease, salt, and high amounts of fat might make you feel a little guilty, not to mention sick to your stomach. I just came upon an alternative marketed as a healthier chip, Popchips. They are never baked or fried.
Healthy Snack: Cucumber Cream Cheese Nibblers
In the mood for a light snack for Summer? Give this simple recipe a try. It may not seem very appetizing, but it's one of those things that you have to try.
Diet Tip: Don't Graze! Make a Snack
If you eat lunch at noon, but don't dine until the sun goes down, chances are high you're going to need a something-something to tide you over until dinner. Around three or four in the afternoon, you probably start craving some sustenance. If you're watching what you eat and trying to limit the number of calories you consume, you may be tempted to head into the office lunch room for "just one bite" of the brownies your co-worker brought in, or just one pretzel, or just one whatever.
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