meals means that you’ll be taking in more calories throughout the day. This doesn’t automatically mean you should put down that yogurt before lunch. Instead, you have to take a look at your personal eating habits to determine if snacking is for you.
Since calories from snack still count towards your daily caloric intake, it’s important to choose highly-nutritional and low-calorie options.
Fruits can be an excellent snack, so long as you aren’t reaching for the most sugary fruits like bananas, pineapples, and apples. Instead, grab a grapefruit, a handful of berries, or an apricot to hold you over. This way, you will avoid a sugar rush while controlling your appetite until your next meal.
If you’d prefer something savory, go for a high protein snack. A few strips of chicken, a serving of string cheese, or a boiled egg can hold you over for a while with fewer than 100 calories. Snacks high in protein can also make you feel fuller longer than high-carb snacks can. Just watch your portion size and keep the calories between 100-200 calories.
Snacks are Meals Too
One issue with snacks is that we tend to treat them differently than we do the rest of our meals. When it’s time to sit down for a meal, we think about portion sizes and whether we got our veggies and a good source of protein.
Your snacks, although they’re small, should be treated the same way. It’s important that everything you put in your mouth has