Can Snacks Be a Health Food and Vitamin Choice?
Everyone likes to have a snack from time to time and particularly after you have been burning up energy through a physical activity. Snacks should be eaten in small portions. But don’t be fooled by size into thinking snacks are not a good health food and vitamin choice. Nuts and seeds: nuts and seeds are a good source of protein and are packed full of vitamins and nutrients. They are always a good choose of foods for snack time. Although, they contain a higher portion of fat, it is the healthier unsaturated kind and so they make a good snack when you feel a little hungry. Be on guard if you are real hungry because you may have the tendency to eat too big a portion. Eat no more than a hand full of nuts (about 1.5 oz) for a quick and nutritious snack. Cookies and bars: if you have more of a sweat tooth at snack time, look at the low-fat and low sugar snacks such as oatmeal cookies or a protein/nutrition bar. There are many energy bars available now to choose from and they are made to giv
