Travel Week Part III: Snacking

Sometimes it's difficult to prepare multiple meals to eat throughout the day. So, the next best thing is to control the snacks you eat between meals. Eating small, sensible snacks helps decrease hunger at your actual meals. This makes it easier to control the ravenous feeling that leads to double cheese burgers being eaten whole at stoplights on your way to your next meeting. In summary, better snacks = better meals.

Keys to a good snack:
1. Carb source for instant energy
2. Protein source to hold you over
3. Quick and easy

You aren't always going to be able to eat the perfect snack. Just try to grab something healthy that you can eat without too much effort.

Snack Ideas

Small bag of nuts (almonds, walnuts, peanuts)

String cheese

Low-fat chocolate milk

Cereal/granola bar (with protein)

Whole fruit (banana, apple, grapes)

Yogurt

Fruit and peanut butter

Frozen yogurt (the Gogurt tubes are very convenient)

Trail mix (buy or make your own with nuts, cereal, and dried fruit)

Frozen grapes

4 whole wheat crackers and slice 2% cheese

Cottage cheese with fruit

Peanut butter on whole wheat crackers

Hummus (in your small Tupperware) on crackers, veggies, or whole wheat bread

Couple slices of deli meat on whole wheat crackers

Veggies and dip (use your small Tupperware for the dip and just throw cut up veggies (carrots, celery, peppers, ect.) in a zip-lock bag - since veggies aren't too filling, try to couple with a piece of string cheese

Keep snacks in your car (use a cooler if needed), in your purse, take them to ball games, shopping, the movies, EVERYWHERE! That way, you never get stuck somewhere and have to go through the drive-through for a snack. If that happens, you are going to consume a lot more calories than it would actually need to fill you up.

If you have an other great snack ideas, please post them below!!!