Snacking for Health
Choosing healthy snacks can help you to meet nutrient needs plus keep you energized until your next meal.
Snacking may help you from getting over hungry and grabbing unhealthy foods which can spike blood sugars and leave you feeling tired later in the day.
Help Choosing a healthy snack
- Pick a food that has some fibre in it, 2 grams or more per serving.
- Include food with protein to help you feel fuller longer
- Snacks are a mini meal, keep portions size to half of what you would eat at a meal
- Snacks are perfect 2 hours after a meal to keep you full for your meal about 2 hours later.
- Here are some handy snack ideas:
- An apple + handful nuts or seeds
- Slice of whole grain toast + nut butter
- Low fat popcorn
- Whole-grain crackers + glass of milk or soy milk
- Carrot sticks + hummus
- Whole grain crackers + guacamole