So you're off to a good start.
You've scheduled in your main meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Now you have to squeeze in those in between meals or snacks.
It's important that you eat every 4-5 hours to keep your blood sugar levels stable and avoid grabbing anything you can get your hands on during that next meal.
Generally, this can be an easy on the go snack; something to keep you going until that next meal, so you can avoid being ravenous and overeating later.
And no that does not mean the Snickers you have hidden in your desk.
As often as possible, you want to make healthy food choices and have healthy snacks available at hand so you aren't tempted by the cookies and chips in the vending machine or on the counter down the hall.
The extra fats and sugars in those not so healthy snacks can add up quickly and hinder your fitness goals.
Some easy ideas include:
By sticking with fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain, and high protein ingredients you can stay fuller longer and avoid the pitfalls of overeating and eating unhealthy when you get hungry later in the day.
Want to learn more healthy eating tips?
You've scheduled in your main meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Now you have to squeeze in those in between meals or snacks.
It's important that you eat every 4-5 hours to keep your blood sugar levels stable and avoid grabbing anything you can get your hands on during that next meal.
Generally, this can be an easy on the go snack; something to keep you going until that next meal, so you can avoid being ravenous and overeating later.
And no that does not mean the Snickers you have hidden in your desk.
As often as possible, you want to make healthy food choices and have healthy snacks available at hand so you aren't tempted by the cookies and chips in the vending machine or on the counter down the hall.
The extra fats and sugars in those not so healthy snacks can add up quickly and hinder your fitness goals.
Some easy ideas include:
- A whole grain English muffin with peanut butter
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Baggies full of veggies such as raw carrots, celery, cucumbers, broccoli, or cherry tomatoes
- Fresh Fruit such as apples, pears, oranges, or bananas are all easy to grab and go
- Lowfat string cheese, cottage cheese, or yogurt
- Nuts such as unsalted almonds or walnuts
- Seeds such as unsalted pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- Whole grain bread with hummus
- Protein shake
By sticking with fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain, and high protein ingredients you can stay fuller longer and avoid the pitfalls of overeating and eating unhealthy when you get hungry later in the day.
Want to learn more healthy eating tips?