Simple snack swaps tomake you healthier in an instant!
Swap the bad snacks for the good ones with these tips fromPersonal TrainerSamNeades
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o, you’ve eaten breakfast, you’ve had a good lunch… But it’s4pmand you’re really
hungry again – and there’s just no way you canwait until dinner. Instead of reaching for the biscuit tin or delving into that stack of doughnuts lying around in the office,why not try something a little different to keep that hunger at bay in between meal times?
Instead of:Achocolate bar Gofor:Acoupleof squaresof dark chocolate
Why? Normal chocolate bars are usuallymadefrommilk chocolate, are full of fat and sugar – and not muchelse. They will satisfy your sweet tooth temporarily, but will also cause a blood sugar spike which will lead to a ‘crash’ later on and could cause fat storage. Not good. Of course, the odd Snickers isn’t going to kill you, but you’d bemuchbetter off having a couple of pieces of dark chocolate (ideally over 75%cocoa content).Dark chocolate will satisfy your cravings with less of it – so that calorie count will stay down, and it’s full of body-beautiful antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Instead of:Dried fruit or so-called ‘healthy’ fruit bars Gofor:An actual pieceof fruit (!) Why? That lovely, healthy dried
18 AUGUST2017 THECHELTONIAN
mango you pick up at the local shop to snack on guilt-free atworkmight not actuallybe that guilt-free...Dried fruit tends to be sweetened, so although it can be soldas a ‘healthy’ snack, it’s often full of addedsugar and soworse for you than a normal mango, for example. Pick up a fresh piece of fruit instead – full of nutrients, lots of fibre andwater too. An actual piece of fruitwill be lower in calories, lower in sugar,will keepyou fuller for longer and helpyour digestive systemat the same time.
Insteadof:Abagof crisps Go for:Homemadepopcorn
Why? Crisps, as amazing as they taste, have very little nutritional value and are high in fat and nasty additives that justdon’tdo anything for your
bod.Many crisps and other store- bought snack foods contain hydrogenatedoils,which have been proven to cause health issues and leadto fat storage. Swapyour daily crisp habit for some heart-healthy homemade popcorn,which is low-
calorie and full of digestion-aiding fibre. If it’s the saltiness you’re craving, add a little natural sea salt to your home-popped corn, or if you’re looking to satisfy that sweet tooth, drizzle a littlemaple syrup on top.
Instead of: Juice Go for:AGreenSmoothie
Why? Youmight think that the healthy option is to graba quick glass of fruit juice – it’s fruit, so itmust be goodfor you, right?Well,perhaps not. Aglass of fruit juice contains aHUGE amount of sugar, very little fibre and won’t satisfy your hunger for long – meaning you’remore likely to snack later on. Even a veg-basedjuice doesn’t have enough of that vital fibre. Instead,make yourself a delicious fruit and vegetable SMOOTHIE – blending rather than juicing keeps the fibre
in.Make sure that you’ve got a big serving of veg in there (try spinach or kale, youwon’t taste it toomuch!) and a little fruit for addedsweetness – pineappleworks great for a sweet hitwithout needing to use toomuch. You couldalso add some avocado or seeds for a dose of essential fats and some natural yoghurt for addedprotein.
Insteadof:Saltedordry roastednuts Go for:Asmallhandfulof rawnuts
Why? Shop-bought salty snacks
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