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<\/a>A trip down that section of most stores will reveal a collection of expensive items that won\u2019t really help you in the long run.\u00a0 For example — goodies in individual 100 calorie packets. \u00a0Those never worked for me, because I found I was as capable of opening two or three packets as opening one.\u00a0 Then I felt ashamed of pigging out on \u201cdiet food\u201d and had to bury the evidence and take out the trash. Besides, if you feed your body sugar and carbs, it will crave more sugar and carbs.\u00a0 Those little packets just whet your appetite for more of what you shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\nThere are some merits to the idea of single serving snacks, though, and many people find them helpful. If you are one of those folks, here is a budget-friendly alternative.\u00a0 Buy \u00a0 the snack-sized plastic bags, or find some small, reusable bowls with lids.\u00a0 (They make them for leftovers or for carrying baby snacks.) Fill them with single serving portions of the food you plan to use as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.\u00a0 READ THE NUTRITION INFO ON THE FOOD YOU PUT IN THEM.\u00a0 That\u2019s important because most folks severely underestimate the size of a portion and chow down on an excessive number of calories.<\/p>\n
Make sure you choose low-glycemic snacks.\u00a0 Put a serving of nuts in your snack bag, or a serving of raisins or other dried fruit.\u00a0 Look over the green, low-glycemic list and pick out foods that look good to you and use those for snacks.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s true that you crave what you have been used to eating.\u00a0 If you get in the habit of eating a few almonds every mid-morning at break time, you will start yearning for your almonds instead of lusting after that bagel.<\/p>\n
Eat your snack slowly, and savor the flavor.\u00a0 Make it a game with yourself to see how long you can make your snack last.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find that you enjoy that small, inexpensive baggie of raisins more than the high glycemic cookies you shoved in your mouth and swallowed without bothering to taste.\u00a0 Really!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A trip down that section of most stores will reveal a collection of expensive items that won\u2019t really help you in the long run.\u00a0 For example — goodies in individual 100 calorie packets. \u00a0Those never worked for me, because I found I was as capable of opening two or three packets as opening one.\u00a0 Then I felt ashamed of pigging out on \u201cdiet food\u201d and had to bury the evidence and take out the trash. Besides, if you feed your body sugar and carbs, it will crave more sugar and carbs.\u00a0 Those little packets just whet your appetite for more of what you shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n