SNACK
ATTACK - part deux!
Following
on from our Ace lifestyle blog last week looking at some top snack tips (http://www.acelondonfitness.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/snack-attack-snack-conundrum-is.html) we found this great article about snack swaps - there
are some brill ideas in here worth a read!!
Some
of these are no brainers but couple of things to be conscience of…
Be a bit careful with dried fruit. Clearly they are a better alternative to a mince pie (or a doughnut for that matter) at this time of year, BUT they are full of sugar and it’s really easy to rack up the calories without realising it! A kids size box of raisins isn’t bad but fresh fruit is a much better alternative. An apple takes a satisfying amount of time to eat (which is important - don’t want your snack done in a few seconds) and is packed with fibre. Its much easier to count calories and control portions with fresh fruit than dried.
As
an alternatives to crisps, roasted root vegetable crisps are a good choice. if
you can make them yourself even better and then you can control the oil
content. A great tip for root vegetable crisps is to use a peeler - for super
thin strips which cook very quickly and don’t need much oil. Make them in
batches and bag up as air tight as possible.
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