Five rules for a healthy snack

October 15, 2021

During the day, between breakfast, lunch and dinner, we eat something.

Someone in this way satisfys hunger between the main meals, someone

mechanically sends candy into his mouth in the process of work, someone seizes stress.

Unfortunately, all sorts of snacks are not in vain for health.

1. Two snacks in addition
to the main meal Arrange snacks between the main meals during the day need at least 2 times.

It is better to snack 2-3 hours after breakfast, lunch and dinner, when the food is digested.

The basic rule is not to turn snacks into continuous chewing

and not to replace the main meals with them.

Remember that it is better to satisfy hunger than to rape your body with starvation.

This will lead to inhibition of metabolism.

Among other things, then getting to the meal, you can eat more than you need.

2. No more than 250 calories per snack
The energy value of one snack should not exceed 250 calories.

This does not mean that you need to grab a calculator and calculate every calorie.

This means that you need to responsibly treat the selection of products for snacks,

having an idea of the approximate number of calories in them.

Chew food carefully, without hurrying.

The slower we eat, the less the body needs, as we are quickly saturated.

Someone who eats slowly never overeats.

3. The second snack is less
than the first, the third is less than the second

Each subsequent snack must be less than the previous one

. Smaller and lighter

. As you know, by the evening, digestive processes slow down,

the body rebuilds to recover and makes "reserves for the future."

Try to choose low-calorie foods that do not contain sugar.

4. The desire to have
a snack - hunger or thirst

Very many people confuse hunger with thirst, and sometimes a glass of some delicious drink is enough to forget about the desire to eat.

That is why it is necessary to constantly drink water. Do not bring yourself to dehydration.

Drink before you feel very thirsty.

To diversify the taste, add lemon, lime, ginger, cinnamon to water and tea.

5. The Right Snack Foods
For snacks, granola bars are perfect.

Carefully study the composition.

They should not contain sugar, dyes and flavor enhancers.

Fruits are better to eat before noon, since fiber is digested for a long time.

In addition, fruits contain a lot of sugar.

Preference should be given to seasonal products.

Nuts are a great option for those who work in the office or study.

This is a real storehouse of B vitamins that stimulate brain activity, improve memory.

However, you should not get involved in nuts, since they have a lot of carbohydrates

. A day you need to eat no more than one handful.

Rye, buckwheat, corn and rice breads are a good alternative to bakery products.

Bread can crunch just like that, and you can prepare a sandwich in advance.

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