Friday, October 17, 2008

Weight Loss Tip of the Week -- Carry Around Healthy Snacks

Do you ever get hungry during the day?

If so, what do you do?

If you're like most of us, you grab whatever you can get your hands on. Usually a donut, a candy bar, or anything else quick and easy that will give you some energy. Don't fall into this trap! Carry around snacks that are quick, easy and healthy. Fruit is perfect! Bring some apples or bananas to work. Bring a bag of oranges on that family outing. If you're banking on eating "whatever happens to be around," I can almost guarantee you're not going to eat something healthy!

Snack bars can also be good, but make sure you read the label. If one of the first ingredients is sugar (especially if its high fructose corn syrup) put it back on the shelf! Also, if it has more than 6 grams of fat you might also want to pass.

When it comes to avoiding junk food, the best offense is a good defense! Plan to eat healthy and it'll be easy to avoid the junk!

1 comment:

soontobethin said...

There are a lot of snack bars out there. Which one or two do you recommend? Thanks