Healthy eating and nutrition play a vital role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Following are some ideas on how you can incorporate different types of healthy snacks in your daily diet without increasing the risk of weight gain.
Crunchy Snacks:
Air-popped popcorn or rice cakes
Pretzels with or without honey mustard dip
Baked tortilla chips with salsa
Fruit And Veggie Snacks:
Fruit salads
Sliced strawberries with fat-free topping
Raw veggies with ranch seasoning and fat-free sour cream dip
Frozen grapes or bananas
Dairy:
String cheese
Light yogurt
Low-fat chocolate milk
Buttermilk
Cottage cheese with canned pineapple
Drinks:
Banana-chocolate milkshake containing fat-free milk, banana and a squeeze of chocolate syrup
Orange whip containing orange juice and orange non-fat yogurt
Light root beer float containing diet root beer and low-fat ice cream
Steaming cup of fat-free hot chocolate/cocoa with added calcium
Different types of delicious fruit smoothies
Sweets:
Whole wheat fig bars
Low-fat graham crackers spread with 1 T. chocolate frosting
2-3 Hershey's kisses as a small treat throughout the day
Animal crackers
A glass of low-fat milk
If you want to continue with your healthy food habits, then add a variety of healthy foods to your daily diet. Plan your meals well in advance and go food shopping before the week starts. You don't need to avoid your favorite food items completely. You can occasionally treat yourself with your favorite foods; otherwise, you will feel deprived and you might discontinue your healthy food habits.
Healthy Eating and Nutrition For a Healthier Lifestyle