Snack hour is probably the best hour of any given day. However,
it is important to spend it wisely with food selections that are good
for you.
In most instances, snack hour is dedicated for fun food.
Fun food means a burger, a hotdog sandwich, or a bag of potato chips.
These are convenient snacks to munch on, but are you aware of its
nutritional value? Is there any nutritional content in these snacks to
begin with? When it comes to snacking, healthiness should be your
choice, not convenience.
Many people may not easily agree with the
above statement, but snacking should not be a window of opportunity to
munch on food that you would not otherwise eat, given its unwelcome
effects on your body. Even for those who are always in a hurry and do
not necessarily have the luxury of time to eat proper snacks, it is
still not a valid excuse to snack on unhealthy food. In fact, the less
time you have means you need to eat only snacks that are known to be
good for you.
Health snacks are aplenty. It may not always be
readily available for you to buy, but there are many that you can
purchase from your favorite grocery store if you look closely. You can
even buy healthy food raw and prepare them into snacks if you have the
time. If you fancy fruit, buying apples, grapes, bananas, cherries, and
papayas are great snacks to munch on during snack hour. If you fancy
vegetables, you can have chopped celery stalks, asparagus, and carrot
sticks for your midday veggie snacks. Most fruits and vegetables are
easy to eat, and thus are as convenient as the ones you can purchase
from a fast food chain.
Between healthy snacking and convenient
snacking, your body receives more benefits from the former rather than
the latter. For one, a healthy snack is naturally packed with vitamins
and minerals that are essential to your body. Eating sliced apples for a
snack, for example, releases vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C, K, and folate
in your body. Apples are also packed with health antioxidants and fiber -
two benefits that you will never get from eating french fries or
buttered popcorn. Also, a health snack can provide your body with good
energy that will last. You won't have to snack every 10 minutes just to
replenish your energy supply.
With a healthy snack, you won't have
to worry about building up fat on your belly or midsection. Since the
most nutritious and vitamin-rich snacks are generally low in calories
and are not made with complex carbohydrates, these are easier for the
body to break down. If you are worried about your snacks making you fat,
it is best to make the switch to the healthy ones. Even if you are not
necessarily conscious about gaining weight or how you look in the
mirror, it is still important to keep your snack hour filled with
healthy options since your body will benefit much from it.
Although
a healthy snack can benefit adults who are always on the go, it is also
a good choice for kids, who are just as busy with school and
extracurricular activities. A granola bar, a can of trail mix, or whole
grain sandwiches with lean meat in the middle can be a significant
source of energy throughout the day.
Crunch Pak cares about you and wants to give you healthy
desserts. Crunch Pak products are mostly gluten-free(except for pretzels
and granola). We list gluten-containing ingredients on the package
label.
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