Grab-and-go fruit snacks can prevent us from skipping breakfast, while raw foods, like carrots or broccoli spears, prevent us from eating that second helping at dinner. Forget the dreaded food coma; small meals are where it's at!
Crackers have become one of the best ways to fill up on healthy snacks, while cutting cravings. Whole-grain crackers can be munched on with string cheese, fruit, hummus or nutritional spreads.
You can add an ounce of lean meat, eat a natural nut butter cracker sandwich, or dip your crackers into three ounces of fat-free cottage cheese. One thing to be mindful about is that some crackers are high in sodium. Yet cracker manufacturers have also come a long way to offer some healthy food snacks options.
Nuts make excellent healthy snacks, if eaten in moderation. Not only does your body get that salt or richness it craves, but you'll also receive a healthy dose of fiber, phytonutrients, omega-3, plant sterols, antioxidant vitamin E and antioxidant selenium. Whether it is peanuts, walnuts or pecans, delicious nuts have been clinically proven to lower LDL cholesterol and decrease the risk of heart disease.
Almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts and pistachios are other good nut varieties to add in moderation. Who says snacking has to be boring?
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