19
2013
Snack Swapper
a topic of thought and we then have to make choices on what we eat.
I was speaking with a client this week and we were discussing the importance of ‘choice’ and about how we all have choices to make each day, what clothes to wear and what tasks to complete and what food to eat. Often those choice are made subcondciously, but sometimes we do stop and think in detail what we areactually going to eat and what effect it will have on us.
Recent tv reports would suggest that buying your meat from a supermarket in a processed packet, ‘may’ not be the best choice. There are some sections of the health & fitness industry to recommend staying away from buying ‘Anything’ that is in a packet and I agree to a certain degree.
“But what about other food?” I hear you say, fear not! I have put together a list of snack foods and alternatives that will point you in the right direction. The list is called the ‘snack swapper’ You can use it to help you make better choices when you’re felling a little peckish and fancy a snack or something to keep you feeling good until your main meal. These are not to be eaten all the time, but may offer better choices that what you may have usually chosen.
These are just some suggestions that I use myself as alternatives to your more ‘common’ snack choices. Many of them are practical which makes them easier to apply for those of you who work typically 9-5 hours.
Give them a go and see how you find them. I’d love to hear how you get on so let me know.
Instead of this: Try This
- Cakes Fresh fruit (apple, pears)
- Biscuits Rice cakes
- Chips/crisps Breadsticks with natural cream cheese
- Fast food milkshake Homemade smoothie (strawberry, blackberry)
- Fizzy drinks 100% fruit juice/ water
- Chocolate Biscuits Oatcakes or unsweetened popcorn
- Chocloate Banana or unsalted nuts
- Doughnuts/pastries Fresh fruit salad or thin slice of fruit loaf
- Sugar coated cereals Porridge or unrefined muesli top with sliced banana
- Ice cream Sliced piece of fruit with natural yoghurt.