RE: Snacking

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I like to snack on celery with low fat cream cheese mixed with a little

garlic powder and ground black pepper. By using the low fat cream cheese I

reduce the calories and still have the flavor. What fat does remain in the

cream cheese will make my body think it is fuller longer since it takes

longer for fat to digest.

Snacking

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Use your judgment!

Are you snacking today? Are chips, dips, cookies, and candies

consuming you? Need to get a grip? If so, check out these seven

tricks for successful snacking.

1. Create your own snacks. Don't buy the ready-made ones. They're

low in vitamins, nutrients, and protein and high in calories, fat,

sugar, and sodium. While sports and protein bars might be an

exception, it's best to craft your own snacks. Try crunchy apple

slices or celery sticks with natural peanut butter. Mix up a

colorful bowl of fresh fruit. Prepare bags of nuts and seeds and

grab them when you're on the go.

2. Balance your snacks. The ideal slow-burn snack has carbohydrates,

protein, and surprisingly, a bit of fat. Try a pear, a chunk of

cheddar cheese, and some low-fat yogurt and you'll be set for a

few hours.

3. Snack to maintain weight. Snacking can help you from gaining

weight because it helps control your appetite, making you less

likely to overeat at meal times.

4. Keep stress in check. Keeping a handle on your stress will

help you handle your hunger. We all tend to snack poorly when

stress hits. Managing stress then is one key then to successful

snacking. If and when your stress gets the best of you, don't

go for the junk. Grab some fruit instead.

5. Once a month, let go. If you want to snack during your

menstrual cycles, ladies, it's OK. Your body burns more calories

during this time which is why you feel hungrier. Just make your

snacks healthy and as always, don't go overboard.

6. Add calcium, cut sodium. Most of us don't come close to

getting enough calcium. So choose snacks high in calcium. Avoid

the salt, though. Most of us get too much of this stuff.

7. Hydrate. When you're lacking energy, feel run down, and think

you want to eat, go for the water bottle instead. It might not

be hunger plaguing you. It could be dehydration.

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