5 Smart Snacking Rules

#1. Keep your snacks under 200 calories Even small snacks can add up to a lot of extra calories if you’re not careful.

#2. Schedule snacking into your daily “to-do’s” The rule of thumb is anytime you go more than four hours between meals, you should have a healthy snack. With that in mind, planning what kind of snacks to have and when to eat them will keep you on track and prevent you from raiding the refrigerator or vending machine.

#3. Skip the mid-morning snack Surprisingly, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center did a year-long study on overweight-to-obese postmenopausal women, ages 50 to 75. What they found was participants who ate a healthy breakfast, but did not snack before lunch, lost more than 11 percent of their body weight, while those who grabbed a snack between breakfast and lunch only lost an average of 7 percent of their total body weight.

#4. Get the right mix of nutrients Choose snacks that give you carbs for quick energy, protein to keep you satisfied and fiber to help you feel full.

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