A lot of your extra calories build up throughout the day when you choose to grab a not-so healthy snack. Here are some better ideas for what to reach for when cravings strike:
Instead of: Try this instead:
a bagel with cream cheese low-fat yogurt with blueberries and granola
a bag of chips slices of apple with peanut butter
Chinese takeout a garden salad with grilled chicken
a slice of pizza kashi cereal with low fat milk
salty pretzels or cheese puffs a handful of almonds
cookie dough ice cream popsicles or frozen fruit bars
Question to consider: What kind of healhty snacks do you enjoy?
Great suggestions, Carly! I've heard that eating a handful of dry roasted almonds every day is great for heart and brain health. Gotta be better than a handful of cheese puffs, right?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Susan. Great post!!!
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