Grab Your Own Healthy Snacks

 

Grab Your Own Healthy Snacks

Are you a big eater? Do you love midnight snacks? Chips? Sweets? A bar of chocolate? Fries? If you keep continuing these habits, it might lead you into a health problem. The snacks that you usually eat contain MSG and a lot of sugar, it can cause harm in your brain and increase your blood sugar. You need to substitute your snacks to the healthy ones. Here are some healthy snacks that can be substituted for your chips and cola.

 

1.     Fresh fruit

Fresh fruit can be your to-go snack because it can easily be brought and also you can make various snacks of it. You can eat it raw or make a fruit bowl.                                   

                                             

2.     Raw vegetables

Here’s another great option. You can make a salad with low-fat dressing or eat it with hummus or peanut butter.

                                                          

3.     Low fat dairy

This may helps you dairy lovers. A low fat yoghurt for you to get some calcium and protein while you snack. Don’t forget to frozen it. And reduced-fat string cheese as your to-go snack to save you from a sudden craving.

                                         

4.     Nut

Nut has a good source of protein and a great portion of healthy fats. The healthiest choice to eat it is without salt. Some good examples of healthy nut options are almonds, walnuts and cashews.

                                        

5.     Bars

Nowadays, we can find a lot of healthy snack bar. The common ones are granola bars and fruit and nut bars. Check the label to make sure if the first ingredient is 100% whole grain or a fruit.

                                      

You can get a lot of benefits by healthy snacking. It can improves overall health, curb your cravings, and fights weight gain. Also boosting up your energy, mood and brain. Healthy snacks are more like slow-burning fuel that helps you going all day. If you include protein in your snack, you’ll derive an extra mental boost – protein-laden food like fish, meat, eggs, cheese, and tofu contain an amino acid that increases the production of neurotransmitters that regulate concentration and alertness. By healthy snacking you can also lowering the risk for heart disease.

 

Source: http://eatsmartmd.blogspot.com/2014/02/5-types-of-healthy-snacks-for-busy.html

https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/meal-planning/healthy-snacking-benefits.aspx

Written by Laila and Zahra