Snacking-The Enemy Of Balanced Eating
December 3, 2007
If you have no idea how you keep gaining weight, then it is time to list what all you eat during the day, especially the in-between meals.
Reasons For Snacking:
1) Many people unknowingly snack because it helps them to release stress. Work pressure, family problems and many everyday stress related activities quietly encourages them to grab the nearest sugary or salty treat.
2) Sometimes you snack because you feel tempted because someone else is eating a bar of chocolate. This temptation leads you to snacking even though you are not hungry. Peer pressure is known to deter the dieter from sticking to his diet.
3) Alcohol can make many people hungry. Peanuts and other forms of crunchy delights are known to accompany drinks. These assist in packing empty calories and girth.
4) Boredom is another reason for snacking. Watching TV for long hours that tends to showcase food advertisements automatically makes us feel like munching on anything. Soon the fridge is raided.
How To Control Snacking
Snacking can occur due to various reasons but it is crucial that we learn to identify them and find out ways to curb them. It is not easy to stop it altogether in the beginning. There are some people who are used to snacking at a particular time so they feel hungry. At this time, it is best to indulge in some homemade soup and not canned ones, eat a bowl of fruits and slowly you will know that you are in-charge and not the snacks.
Crunchy salads without dressing, low fat fruit yoghurt, whole wheat toasted bread all work wonderfully in our diet and keeps snacking healthy. Vegetable juices are great fillers to control hunger pangs. Identify when you feel like snacking and what triggers it then you will be more aware and in control of your emotions and your fat intake. Fasting and starvation won’t curb the habit of snacking instead you will land up eating more than usual.
©Nayna, 2007. All Rights Reserved.
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