5 Diet-Friendly Snacks to Take to Work

When hunger strikes, reach for these nutritionist-approved munchies to help fill you up -- not weigh you down. A client of mine gained 10 pounds since landing a great job at a women's athletic apparel company about a year ago. After reviewing her diet, I found where those 10 pounds came from -- the free office snacks. Free food is considered a "perk" in many offices, but this benefit may have an unexpected price: pounds gained. Even though the snacks provided by my client's employer were seemingly healthier choices -- miniature dark chocolates, yogurt-covered nuts and pretzels, dried fruit, energy bars and trail mix -- a daily trip or two to the cupboard added up to hundreds of extra calories... and 10 extra pounds. If you snack at work when you're bored, stressed or too busy to eat a real meal, instead of bee lining to the snack drawer or Starbucks, bring satisfying snacks from home, like one of these one of these five, nutritionist-approved between-meal bites. Each has less than 200 calories, no added sugars and provides hunger-crushing protein and/or fiber. An apple (or small banana) with 1 tablespoon nut butter (185 calories, 4 grams protein, 6 grams fiber): In one study, eating an apple before a meal was found to slash 187 calories from the meal, compared to meals when no apple was eaten beforehand. An apple on it's own is about 100 calories, but to make it even more filling, partner with a nut butter. 1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese with 1/4 cup Grape-Nuts ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news