Okay,
a summary of this article (for my own memo):
How
should we prepare our snacks?
- use a plate or a bowl for each snack to make sure it is about 200 calories or fewer
- eat snack includes protein, complex carbs and healthy fats
Suggested
snack combinations:
- an apple and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
- an English muffin with 1 tablespoon low-fat cream cheese and 1 tablespoon fruit spread
- 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt (or 1/2 cup of cottage cheese) & 1 cup of sliced strawberries
- a banana and 10 almonds
- 1 serving of whole-grain crackers with 1 ounce / 28 g of cheese
- 1/2 an avocado with 1-2 tablespoons of salsa
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup of sliced veggies (such as carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers) with 2 tablespoons of hummus
- 1 orange and a low-fat string cheese
- 1 cup watermelon cubes sprinkled with 1 ounce / 28 g of feta cheese.
2
hard-boiled eggs for snack? Are they
really fewer than 200 calories? Well, my
friends, yes, they are. I checked. A plain medium sized hard-boiled egg is about
70 calories. So, 2 of them will be about
140 calories. But who eats 2 hard-boiled
eggs as a snack?
The
most interesting snack is watermelon cubes + feta cheese. I know grapes + cheese is yummy. But watermelon and feta cheese?
From
one of my favourite chefs Rachael Ray's website, I found this recipe.
Watermelon
Cups with Feta and Mint @ rachaelraymag.com
 |
| Watermelon Cups with Feta and Mint - a recipe of Rachael Ray Photo and recipe copyright @ Rachael Ray |
Maybe
I should give this a try.
If
you would like to read the article, it is called "Improving Overall Health
– Are You Snacking Smart?"
100 Happy Days Challenge - Day 39
No comments :
Post a Comment