- Well planned between-meal-snacking helps keep hunger at bay, which diminishes the chances of binging or over-consumption at mealtime.
- Regular intake of food (about every 3 hours) helps maximize your metabolic rate. This helps your body burn more calories at rest.
- Snacking provides additional opportunities to bring in valuable, essential micronutrients, like Folate, Vitamin C and calcium.
- Snacking enhances the variety in one’s diet.
- Snacking provides sensory pleasure.
- Remember to keep snacking to appropriate serving sizes, make it simple, portable and most importantly…plan ahead.
Include these delicious snacks into your meal plan:
- 1/2 cup Edamame
- 1 Omega-3 hardboiled egg with 7 FlatOut Multigrain Crisps
- 1 small apple with 1 Sargento reduced-fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese stick
- 1 FlatOut bread (light) with 1 Tbsp. Natural peanut butter
- 1-4 ounce 2% cottage cheese with Snyder’s multi-grain pretzel sticks
- 2 Tablespoons Sabra Classic Hummus with 7 Kashi Original 7-Grain Crackers
- 1 cup Skinny Cow ice cream
- Chobani non-fat plain greek yogurt with 1 cup fresh blueberries
Things to keep in mind:
- Plan ahead
- Keep it simple
- Make it portable
SNACKING GUIDELINES
*Your Snacking Goal is to include the Following:
- 120-150 Calories
- 15-20gm Carbohydrates
- 2-4gm Fiber
- 8-10gm Protein
- 2-5gm Fat
Information provided by: Kathleen Rodas – Registered Dietitian
