{"id":543,"date":"2021-03-17T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/?p=543"},"modified":"2021-03-17T12:18:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:18:30","slug":"curb-hunger-with-smart-snacking-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/2021\/03\/17\/curb-hunger-with-smart-snacking-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Curb Hunger with Smart Snacking Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Why snacking is important?<\/b>\u00a0A snack helps provide with the energy and nutrients to fight in between cravings or to prevent you from getting too hungry between meals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If we snack more often than we need to, it is called \u201cemotional eating\u201d or \u201cmindless eating\u201d and that happens if we get bored, tired or even happy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Not just snacking, Smart snacking!<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">You think of a snack as a way to fit in more veggies, fruits, whole grains and healthy fats, they help provide an extra boost of energy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Watch your portion size.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Stock up on healthy snacks so that you reach out your hands on healthy options.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Do not snack in front of a TV or computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>1) Makhana:-<\/b>These are popped lotus seeds packed with some protein, a good amount of calcium and other nutrients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>2) Roasted black channa:<\/b>&#8211; They are packed with protein, fibre and a good source of iron as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can have it along with chopped onions, tomatoes cucumbers and lemon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>3) Trail mix\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is a combination of walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, melon seeds and dates. You can add them to your salads, breakfast cereals or have them simply. But they are calorie-dense so have it not more than a tbsp at a time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>4) Vegetables with guacamole dip<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Carrot sticks, asparagus, radish can be had along with guacamole dip<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>5) Hummus with wheat crackers<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chickpea paste or hummus is healthy and tastes great with wheat crackers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>6) Peanuts\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peanuts are essentially a good source of fats, protein, fibre and other essential nutrients like potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and B vitamins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>7) Yoghurt with nuts or chopped fruits<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yoghurt along with nuts or added fruits like grapes, strawberries, etc. makes it a great snack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>8) Fruit salad<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have a bowl of seasonal mixed fruits and add some lemon zest and a pinch of rock salt to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>9) Sprouts salad\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sprouted moong dal or black channa dal with some raw veggies makes it a nutritious snacking option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>10) Eggs\/cottage cheese salad\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Go for a snack option that offers you a complete profile of amino acids along with some nutrients. Paneer cubes offer a good amount of high-quality protein, calcium, phosphorous and other nutrients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, enjoy snacking smartly and deal with your hunger pangs without fear of making the wrong choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why snacking is important?\u00a0A snack helps provide with the energy and nutrients to fight in between cravings or to prevent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,5,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionistnanny.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}