Top Six Snacking Fights Fatigue

Bingeing may be bad for your waistline, but try telling that to your taste buds, especially on a holiday when trying out new cuisines tops your agenda! Snacking in between meals isn’t your enemy, but the snack that you eat is! Gives you 6 snacks that will calm your taste cravings on the go without the calories!

1.     Fat- Free Finger Food

A single medium-size carrot will more than satisfy your Vitamin A needs for on entire day. Cut into finger length pieces and sprinkle some chat masala and lemon, to spice up the sticks and your chatpata treat is ready! You can also combine with cucumber sticks.

2.     Sweet Nothing

Want a sugar rush? Choose o low-fat or slim yogurt (flavoured or plain) and add to it a handful of wheat germ, sliced fruit of your choice and your sweet dish is ready in a jiffy! You can even serve this as a desert after dinner! .Just layers the fruit, yogurt and wheat germ and in a wine goblet and your stylish serving is ready! This has 1/3 the calories of an apple pie slice!

3.     Golden Delight

Nothing is more delightful than a bag of crunchy golden popcorn in the middle of a hectic day! Just like a tubful pleases you in the middle of o blockbuster movie, a fistful can pep you up in the middle of touring hours! Toss together 100-calorie bag of litre microwave popcorn, 1 teaspoon cornflakes and eight crushed peanuts or five almonds, and your golden delight is there to crunch in!

4.     Go Nutty!

The good thing about stocking up on dried fruits in the healthy snacks list is that they will not spoil, unlike fresh fruits, which can easily get those ugly marks. Walnuts, figs, dried gropes, almonds are popular energy foods; keep a small box in your bag always to pep you up on the go! Opt for dried fruits which still have the fibre and vitamins of the original fruit intact.

5.     Snack No Bar!

Granola bars and whole groin snack bars are a perfectly healthy and instant snack option as they are low in calories and sugar, but high in fibre. They are quite filling and when had with your evening coffee, it makes a satiating meal!

6.     Bread Spread

If you’re looking for something more than a snack bar, prepare a sandwich or two for yourself with a thin layer of your favourite spread – make sure to use whole wheat bread for that extra dose of fibre! You can even opt for toasted whole grain bread!

Advantages of snaking are pointed below:

·         Snacking sends pounds pocking! Not eating your morning meal actually makes you more likely to compensate for the missing calories by over-eating later in the day. On the other hand, eating small meals and snacks frequently helps you to manage your appetite better, so you never get too hungry or binge.

·         Snacking fights fatigue. When more than four hours go by between meals, your body’s energy supply – blood sugar, or glucose – dips low allowing fatigue to set in. Well timed snacks give your body steady supply of fuel, so you’re at your best physically and mentally throughout the day.

·         Snacking fends off heart attacks. A small meals plus snacks eating strategy can help reduce the risk of a heart attack by keeping your heart’s workload during digestion to a minimum.

Simply changing the temperature of the water you drink can speed up your metabolism and burn more calories. So drink warm water instead of cold water.