3 Tricks to Snack Like a Dietitian

Andrea D'Ambrosio August 15, 2016 Snacks

TIP #2: CHOOSE SATISFYING SNACKS WITH INTENTION

Next step to snacking like a pro is to know what types of foods (or combination of foods) will fill you up! In order to balance snacks for fullness, you want to pack a “one-two punch”.

1. Choose a fibre-containing carbohydrate since these are your body’s preferred source of energy and slow digestion, which means you feel full longer. Hooray!  If you find yourself fearing carbohydrates, read my post entitled, “In Defence of Carbs: Stop the Carb Hating”.

Examples: Medium fruit (apple, pear, peach), 2 whole grain wasa crackers, ½ cup berries, ½ an avocado or edamame beans etc.

2. Pair your fibre-containing carb with a protein to slow the release of the carb’s sugar into your blood stream, which allows you to feel full for longer.

Examples: Apple plus 1/4 cup almonds, wasa crackers plus hummus, fresh berries plus Greek yogurt, avocado plus hard boiled egg, roasted chickpeas etc.

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Andrea D'Ambrosio

Andrea is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Dietetic Directions, a nutritional counselling and education company. Andrea's mission is to inspire clients through motivation and guidance to achieve life-long health behaviour changes. She has taken continuing education in the areas of Food Allergy and Food Hypersensitivity, Health Research Literacy, Motivational Interviewing & Coaching for Behaviour Change.