Switch To Healthy Snacking In Between The Meals

Are you bugged by between-the-meals hunger pangs while trying to stick to a healthy diet?
 

While it is common for people to keep munching on things in between work, students and housewives also tend to turn to food simply to occupy themselves. And on top of it, if you are trying to infuse some sort of a moderation in your diet it becomes hopelessly difficult to avoid eating something. Moreover the easy availability of homemade potato chips, samosas, fritters and everything else is like testing your patience.
 

Well, fret not, for we can help you make healthier choices that will take the guilt off your shoulders. Ditch your processed snacks and innocent looking beverages, and prefer these healthier snacks.   

Sprout salad
 

with less than 3 seconds cooking time and absolutely no hassle, it is one of the tastiest health snack. Just soak your favourite lentils overnight, squeeze half a lemon and toss with some salt and pepper and you are good to go. This can give you endless variety as well. Switch grains and pulses, experiment with flavours adding diced ginger garlic and onions or fashion out your own recipe. With zero fat it is an excellent source of proteins and fibres besides several other nutrients in small doses.
 

Healthy Potato Chips
 

Bake sufficient chips over weekend to last you through the week or if that’s too much of a hassle for you, choose organic and Trans-fat free packets of chips. There are some brands that offer packed homemade potato chips that are baked and not fried. Certainly a better option than your regular packet, you can save tons of calories simply by changing your choice of chips. Pick it once in a week to break the monotony while still sticking to your low fat goals.
 

Oat biscuits
 

So you are eating those husky tasteless biscuits just because you think they are healthier? Think again. The processed wheat flour of which they are made minimizes the benefits you could have had. Go for ‘Ragi’ or oats biscuits. Loaded with dietary fibres, they will push away any hunger pangs immediately and you would fuller and satisfied.