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
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