Healthy snack options for losing weight

 

 

 

Diets are sometimes ruined because of the desire of eating fatty and sugary snacks. Thus, when you are on a diet, you shouldn’t have any unhealthy snacks in your home. Going to the supermarket to get some chips or chocolate is much less better than having them sitting around you. To avoid and reduce your desire of eating unhealthy food should be done by keeping healthy snacks in your home.

 

Healthy snack options for losing weight

 1- Vegetables

2- Salad

3-  Fruits

4- Nuts

 

1- Vegetables are a great healthy snacks. Yet, the raw vegetables are not desired by most people. Baby carrots and romaine lettuce are examples of vegetable snacks but they are not as attractive.In order to have a good tastes of these snacks you better roast them, as roasting vegetables changes the sugar of vegetables to caramel which provide a rich and complex flavor. ( you can also roast onions )

 

2- A prepared salad should always be in your refrigerator so that when ever you are hungry you get it. To make this salad tasty you can add a little amount of olive oil and vinegar as they are the healthiest home made dressing; olive oil is high in monounsaturated fats which help to balance your cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease, yet, you shouldn’t use too much of it as it is still fat.

 

3- Fruits are another healthy snacks. Apples, pears and oranges are very useful to eat them instead of sweet snacks. Some fruits contains fiber which aids in making you feel full after having them as a snack and they will regulate your digestive system. To raise the natural flavors of fruits you can add a touch of salt after slicing them up. By doing this you won’t add calories or a significant amount of sodium.

 

4- Nuts are one of the great options for healthy snacks, yet, you should eat them in mildness as they are rich in fats and add calories. However, they are still a good option than other snacks, as they contains important vitamins and have a more heart-healthy balance of fats.