Snack smart

Occasionally snacking is not harmful to health. However, the untimely and too calorie snacks (high fat, carbohydrates or both) may weigh on the balance.

As an example: 100 g of sweets bring 600 calories (Kcal), a packet of crisps (engulfed watching TV) 580 Kcal and a chocolate bar about 550 Kcal. It is often sufficient to remove a few pounds to sow superfluous. Moreover, snacking can suppress appetite during meals. Result: it balks on meat or fish and essential proteins, or vegetables.

Peck helpful

As long as snacking as much focus as useful food, for example, fruits, rich in vitamins and fiber, and low in calories. An apple provides only 65 kcal and two clementines, 45 Kcal. To avoid monotony, you can alternate your fruit intake with dairy products such as yoghurts (58 Kcal, provided you do not add sugar) or a part of light cheese (about 30 kcal), both rich foods calcium. When you look on television, have ready the "snacking" vegetables: cherry tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower. Start by getting to know the composition of foods for better selection.

"Addicted" to chocolate?

Chocolate is a fun food par excellence. But it is better to opt for very dark chocolate (85% cocoa), so less sweet: you'll be less tempted to return. Treat yourself to one or two squares a day, for example at the end of the meal. To avoid temptation, make the vacuum in your cupboards for keeping cookies and other confections at home is dangerous. The radius beverages, choose still or carbonated water and if you value the sweet taste, adopt diet drinks sweeteners, they are practically no calories. Finally, if there is hunger that drives you to crack, do not skip meals, you do not impose excessive dieting and take one to two snacks a day to replenish your energy and avoid cravings.