4 Waistline-Friendly Snack Ideas?

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Eating small, healthful meals throughout the day not only helps keep blood sugar levels stable and energy levels high but can also help prevent overeating and promote a healthy weight. While many are touting the benefits of time-restricted eating or intermittent fasting, it’s really best to find the routine that will keep your total calorie intake each day under a reasonable goal. Some find the best success by starting to make main meals smaller in size and stocking up on healthy, satisfying snack items to round out your day. Good choices include:

1. Fresh or lightly steamed veggies. A good source of fiber, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and other veggies will fill you up and tide you over. Squeeze on some fresh lemon juice, lightly salt and enjoy hot or cold.
2. Hummus with crudités. Hummus is another source of fiber, and when made with extra virgin olive oil, provides healthy fats that can help curb your appetite. Add some freshly cut vegetables for a healthy, and filling snack or meal.
3. Seasonal fruit with a little organic, whole-fat plain yogurt and freshly ground flaxseed or walnuts. This can help curb a sweet tooth, and the flaxseed and walnuts offer added fiber and protein.
4. A piece of wild-caught smoked salmon or a hard-boiled egg. Both are good sources of protein and their healthful fats will help tide you over.

These healthy snacks also have the added benefit of being staples of the anti-inflammatory diet that I recommend and may help reduce the incidence of inflammation-related diseases.

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