I promised that I would write some ideas for healthy snacking. Snacking is a continuous problem for myself and I presume for others as well. I came across this video this morning that is an introduction to grocery shopping and picking low-calorie and nutrient-dense foods.
Snacking is where most people tend to spend most of their calories. There are a few tips that can help lessen the calorie amounts while snacking. Pick snacks that are nutrient-dense and that will be fulfilling. If you choose a snack that comes out of a bag (chips, pretzels, etc.) put some in a small snack bowl first and then put the bag away before you begin to eat your snack. If you have children at home then make sure to keep healthy snacks at eye-level so that the kids can choose from healthy snack options. One last tip that is good for healthy snacking is to keep fresh fruit and vegetables cut up and in the refrigerator so that they are easy to grab on the go. This will help eliminate the urge to grab the bag of chips instead of some fruits and vegetables.
I also found this article that was recently done concerning weight loss. The article shares three myths that common dieters believe. One was what I discussed earlier concerning social support being the number one encourager.
Here is a list of snack ideas that I put together:
- Whole wheat tortilla with banana and nutella or peanut butter and raisins (heat it up in the microwave)
- Grapefruit
- Almonds
- Pita bread stuffed with humus, low-fat cheese, cottage cheese, sliced turkey, spinach and tomatoes
- Pears
- Green peppers and carrots with light ranch
- Frozen Banana Pineapple Cups - http://realmomkitchen.com/7175/frozen-pineapple-banana-cups/
- Strawberry-Banana Sorbet - http://realmomkitchen.com/page/6
- peanut butter
- avocado
- flaxseed
- walnuts
- almonds
- walnut oil
