Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Good snacking...

Found this and is helpful for my busy life... thought I'd share it.

Easy, healthy snacks:
  • Apples: buy several at the start of the week and keep in the fridge (chilling them really brings out the flavour)
  • Baked crisps: such as mini ryvitas. Much better, and more filling, than the high-fat packets of regular crisps.
  • Cereal bars: get them in boxes rather than individually, for a great snack to keep hunger pangs at bay.
  • Cottage cheese: buy small single serving tubs (usually about 90 calories) - you can get these in various flavours. High in protein, so a good post-gym snack.
  • Grapes: buy a small bunch and snack on a few when you want a quick sweet fix!
  • Ham: keep individual snack-pack portions of ham in the fridge. They can double up as a sandwich filling (along with your cottage cheese?) if you buy a bread roll for lunch.
  • Mixed fruit/nuts: Packed with vitamins and good fats and great for energy - but buy small bags (50g or less) as they are high in calories.
  • Popcorn: snack-a-jacks do caramel, salt-and-vinegar and chocolate flavoured popcorn, available in multi-packs of 6. A great munchy option for surprisingly few calories.
  • Rice cakes: buy flavoured ones and eat them straight from the bag. It might be worth investing in an air-tight container to keep them fresh.
  • Yoghurt: buy small, individual tubs for easy snacking. Low-fat chocolate mousses are also great at satisfying chocolate cravings.

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