Star Style HEALTH
Are you SNACCIDENT PR A Don’t let forgotten splurges undo your best eating intentions
TIPS FOR SMART SNACKING JULIANNE HOUGH
t first glance it’s been of them claim to be healthy (or, at the very going so well. You’ve been least, healthy-ish), it’s definitely raising going to the gym on the some confusing mixed messages. reg, eating three healthy So, is it OK to eat between meals? meals a day, and kicking Ultimately, the issue may not be so much those fit-girl goals like a about whether you snack or not, but how boss. OK, so there was also that piece of much and what kind of choices you’re toast you grabbed on the way to work, plus making. Things like fresh fruit and vegies the protein bar you had to beat the 3pm with hummus are often healthier (and slump. Oh, and the piece of brie you grazed cheaper) than pre-made stuff, so consider on while cooking dinner, along with that packing some for work to avoid making evening Tim Tam… yep, let’s face it, you’re impulse buys. ‘I always have healthy snaccident prone. snacks like fruit and vegetables with me,’ Amazingly, some studies suggest we’ve Jennifer Lopez says. quadrupled our snack consumption in A little bit of prep can also go a long as little as 10 years. Forget that apple or way. Jennifer Aniston keeps a supply of muesli bar you used to have at little hard-boiled eggs and raw vegies in lunch, these days there’s an entire Tupperware containers. Or try her fave industry of grab-and-go snack, and pop some red grapes in snacks lining supermarket the freezer. ‘They’re really easy and shelves. And while many delicious,’ she says. Eat slower and
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See snacking as an opportunity to catch up on missed nutrients. If lunch was a little low on vegies, consider grazing on some carrot and celery sticks with hummus for afternoon tea. Going for long periods without eating can cause your blood sugar to drop, making you more likely to overindulge later. When Jennifer Aniston gets hungry, she’ll grab something more substantial like a cheese stick or a cup of soup. Beware of supersizing. That ‘healthy’ wholegrain cookie that’s bigger than your hand? Let’s just say that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. A snack might claim to be healthy, but it’s still advisable to read the label. Vegie crisps might seem better than regular chips but they’ll often have similar kilojoules. 44 WWW.OKMAGAZINE.COM.AU
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listen to your body – after all, no-one can tell if you’re no longer hungry except you! JODI ANASTA
