Avoiding eating between meals; snacking out of boredom
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You can snack on fruit , veggies,oat snacks and dryfruits but not cashew nuts .Get yourself distracted,go for a walk .Catch up with a buddy .Don't wait keep munching
You can snack on fruit , veggies,oat snacks and dryfruits but not cashew nuts .Get yourself distracted,go for a walk .Catch up with a buddy .Don't wait keep munching
Why not cashews?
Health benefits of Cashew nuts
Cashews are high in calories. 100 g of nuts provide 553 calories. They packed with soluble dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and numerous health-promoting phytochemicals that help protect from diseases and cancers.
They are rich in “heart-friendly” monounsaturated fatty acids like oleic, and palmitoleic acids. These essential fatty acids help lower harmful LDL-cholesterol while increasing good HDL cholesterol in the blood. Research studies suggest that the Mediterranean diet which is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids contribute to preventing coronary artery disease and strokes by favoring healthy blood lipid profile.
Cashew nuts are abundant sources of essential minerals. Manganese, potassium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium are especially concentrated in them. A handful of cashew nuts a day in the diet would provide enough of these minerals and may help prevent deficiency diseases. Selenium is an important micronutrient, which functions as a co-factor for antioxidant enzymes such as Glutathione peroxidases, one of the most powerful antioxidants in the body. Copper is a cofactor for many vital enzymes, including cytochrome c-oxidase and superoxide dismutase (other minerals function as co-factors for this enzyme are manganese and zinc). Zinc is a co-factor for many enzymes that regulate growth and development, gonadal function, digestion, and DNA (nucleic acid) synthesis.
Cashews are also good in many essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1). 100 g nuts provide 0.147 mg or 32% of daily recommended levels of pyridoxine. Pyridoxine reduces the risk of homocystinuria, and sideroblastic anemia. Niacin helps prevent "pellagra" or dermatitis. Additionally, these vitamins are essential for the metabolism of protein, fat, and carbohydrates at the cellular level.
Further, they also hold a small amount of zeaxanthin, an important pigment flavonoid antioxidant, which selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea in the eyes. It is thought to provide antioxidant and protective UV ray filtering functions and helps prevent age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) in the older adults.
If you don't have enough will power to keep your booger pickers out of the bag of Doritoes ... there is not much of a reason to come here seeking help.
Sorry just being brutally and IN YOUR FACE honest with you.
You have to completely eliminate all foods from your diet that are really bad for you: sugary drinks - high fat chips Doritoes and other salty crispy snack in a bag stuff - also candy bars and other sweets.
Those are the no brainer things you HAVE TO AVOID to have any hopes of successful long term weight loss.
Experiment with various 'healthy' type snack items: cold cuts - cheeses - small amounts of fruit - nuts - veggies etc etc ...
Find a few you actually enjoy and keep them available.
And for goodness sakes stay away from the freakin sack of Doritoes !
Have you tried jicama? It is a nice crunchy root veggie that happens to taste amazing with lime, salt and chili powder. A lot of the flavors in your Doritos
This would be a great veggie to try. It is also one I enjoy plain. Crunchy veggies are a good substitute. And maybe a couple of olives.
Great idea on the jicama w/lime!
I use tender celery heart stalks for same filling experience. They are crunchy, filling, take a while to finish and are only six calories for a big stalk. I buy the two-pack celery hearts at Trader Joe's, and they are always tender and juicy. I have a terrible TV snack habit, so that work while watching TV with cravings.
I try to have baby carrots in the fridge everyday - and if I feel fancy, I have some hummus for it.
Also, dried cranberry - to avoid the infection of lady parts
I try to have baby carrots in the fridge everyday - and if I feel fancy, I have some hummus for it.
Also, dried cranberry - to avoid the infection of lady parts
Careful with dried cranberries, they are sugar bombs.
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