Snacking 911: Lesson 1 Coach’s #1 Snack Rule: Grazing (continuous snacking) will lead to weight gain, but designated Snack Time mid-morning and midafternoon will actually help your metabolism and fight off cravings. Coach’s #2 Snack Rule: If you have a rigorous exercise routine, snack on foods that feed your muscles or give you energy. I’m a big fan of protein bars for two reasons – they give you protein for your muscles, AND they act as a sweet snack treat – which lowers your pressure to binge on other sweets or junk food. Beachbody has great flavors of protein bars like Chocolate Fudge, Wildberry Yogurt, Café Mocha, and Chocolate Peanut Butter. Only $2 each they pack in 20g of protein and taste like a dessert instead of a protein bar. Order through your Coach.
Coach’s #3 Snack Rule: Be prepared! Always have a healthy snack on-hand in a zip-loc bag or at least in mind. Healthy snacks are things like: Fruit, Almonds, non-fat Yogurt, carrot sticks, celery sticks with Peanut Butter, Protein bars, Triscuit crackers & Hummus dip, Home-made Trail mix (almonds, dried cranberries, raisins, & organic granola), or even 3 slices of lean deli-meat. “Conquer Your Cravings” is on page 13 of a great little book called Eat This and Live!