Easy Tips To Stay Healthy
October 15, 2009
Tip 1: Make your own meal:
Even when you have the worst of temptations; do not take up any snacks; which are ready to eat. These snacks don’t have any nutrients, vitamins and proteins; besides they are high in calorie content, sodium, as well as sugar.
Tip 2: When you eat snacks; pick up a healthy option:
There is no doubt you are bound to feel hungry and you would be tempted to have snacks. Snacking isn’t unhealthy but what you consume as snacks make snacking healthy or unhealthy. You can choose a fruit (like a pear) instead of any fried snacks loaded with fat. Pear is high is carb, this is healthy as carbs are the first to get metabolized in our body and burn calories faster.
Tip 3: Eat you Snacks to maintain your weight:
Believe it or not; if you opt for healthy snack options, they could actually keep you away from getting fat. A recent research says if you snack regularly, it would control your appetite as well as your weight. This is because of the fact that when after a snack you start your meal; you aren’t completely famished and you wouldn’t overeat. Women out there on an average require 2,000 calories daily (which includes the calories from snacks). You are recommended 3 big healthy snacks (of the size of 2 mini meals); besides 3 main meals.
Tip 4: Keep Stress in check:
You need to understand stress, temper and fatigue. A study shows that people tend to eat unhealthy snacks and not fruits and veggies; especially under stress. Cortisol is released when stress is high; this tends to increase cravings, especially for sweets.
Tip 5: Eat Calcium and chuck sodium:
Both milk and salt are white in colour, but one is full of calcium and one with lots of sodium; you should consume calcium rich and not sodium based food. Women can have 1000-1200 mgs of calcium daily and many of us don’t even fall anywhere near to this bracket. On the other hand, the more salt you consume, the lesser calcium is kept in your body. Hence you shouldn’t only raise the intake of calcium for health but also minimise sodium intake.
Tip 6: Lots of Water:
You are through with your meals and snacks; all you need now is rest. Whenever you feel lack of energy, go and grab a tall glass of water instead of going in for fat, calorie and sugar loaded snacks. Water (especially) ice cold water tends to rise your metabolism and give you the much needed boost of energy.
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