When it comes to snacking, we need to be intentional about WHAT we are eating and WHY! Snacking has definitely gotten a bid of a bad reputation lately – but, you know what?! It’s not snacking that’s the problem – in fact, snacks can be an important part of your diet. A good snack can provide energy in the middle of the day or when you exercise. A healthy snack between meals can also decrease your hunger and keep you from overeating at meal time. Do you see the WHY and WHAT in there??
My story…
For the past few years, I have been eating 1-2 healthy snacks a day – in the mid morning and again in the mid afternoon. When I took the plunge into clean eating the year I was going to turn 45, I found out that snacking can be good for us – as long as we choose the right types of snacks. WHY?? For one thing, eating a couple of healthy snacks can keep us from eating not-so-healthy snacks and for another eating a snack will keep the metabolism going. Wondering WHAT to snack on? Grab my snacking list and bonus 2 week tracker!
How can you know what is working for you and what is not when it comes to snacking? Track it! Keep a daily log of your snacking habits for a few days. Track all your snacking and start to swap out the “bad” snacks for healthier options. Grab the list and a tracker here.
PS. Here’s a pro tip! When you feel a snack attack coming on, go ahead and down some good ole H2O instead. Then go for a healthy snack from the list and write it down on the tracker!
More water is good for a lot of reasons!
