Healthy Snacks

SNACK ATTACK! SNACK ATTACK! Sudden feelings of hunger should come with a health warning.

Finding healthy snacks can be easy as long as you like fruits, nuts and vegetables. Fruit should be eaten in moderation since it contains natural sugars. Nuts are abundant in oils and vegetables are virtually all healthy especially if eaten raw.

Snacking can be good for your system as long as you stick to healthy snacks.

Natural low fat yoghurt is easy to make or buy and is a great alternative to cream or ice cream. Some say the act of slowly eating yoghurt is helpful. It is one of those snacks that can be taken in small spoonfuls and put down again.

A handful of nuts not only help your blood sugar balance. Nuts take a while to crunch and chew. They fill you up and are a good natural source of magnesium and vitamin E.

Smoothies are ideal as a meal. All you have to do is make your smoothie with a variety of healthy ingredients. Pack your smoothie with oats, banana, yoghurt and grated nuts as well as fruits such as blackberries (brambles), raspberries, strawberries etc. Take care with high natural sugar content though. Remember always that sugar intake will turn to fat unless you burn it off. So a higher proportion of slow energy releasing oats, bananas etc will put less “sugar pressure” on your system.

Avoid crisps. Conduct the “burn a crisp” experiment. Simply and carefully hold a crisp over a match and watch the oil drip!

Oatcakes with cottage cheese and a slice of pear is a favourite combination or sliced banana and honey.

A slice of turkey is a great snack. It is very lean, full of protein, zinc, iron, vitamins B6 and B12 among others. When you eat protein it builds and repairs muscles which burn more energy.

Snap open a can of tuna at any time for a healthy protein snack. Again combine with an oatcake and top with a slice of tomato for a mini meal. Tuna is an excellent source of nutrients including omega 3, vitamins B1, 3, 6 magnesium, potassium, and tryptophan.

Also consider salmon, chicken, cod, haddock (poached) and veal.

Popcorn without the addition of butter or salt is a low calorie snack. Check out the labels to avoid high fat content or salt and try the air popped type or use healthy oil such as olive oil. If you enjoy popcorn it could be worth investing in one of those small popcorn machines currently on the market to make your own.  

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