Friday, November 27, 2009

Prepare Healthy Snacks

Everyone is hearing that the traditional three meals a day is depreciating. Instead, the healthy diet advice is to eat five smaller meals. This is where snacking comes into play. Snacks containing high protein are on the rise. Dietitians are suggestion nuts and berries as a good source of daily vitamins and minerals. Read on to learn more.


Instructions


1. Preparing healthy snacks takes time and effort. With the pace of today's society time is something that we have little of. So planning ahead for the days ahead is the way to go. Trying to prepare healthy snacks during work hours is almost impossible. Planning in advance will make you life a lot simpler.








2. Go through your refrigerator and see what types of snacks you have on hand. If they are all unhealthy then you need to plan a trip to the grocery store. Most people will snack healthily if it is right in front of them. So this is the trick. Prepare healthy snacks ahead of time and viola.


3. Find healthy snacks you either have, or that are at your local grocer. Prepare things such as berries, vegetables, nuts, yogurt, and other high protein items. Take the time to separate the snacks into small portions. Store the snacks in small throw away containers. This way you can grab a healthy portion on the go and take it with you in the car. Look for high protein snacks. Try to stick with treats that will fill you up and not keep you wanting more.








4. Finally, keep your snacks nearby. If you feel the urge to pick one up you will have a healthy prepared snack right there. This will help you with you diet. You will no longer overindulge because you are starving having not eaten for hours.

Tags: healthy snacks, high protein