Healthy Snacks - Healthy Office Snack Options
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Today, we will talk about some healthy snack
Now, you are already familiar with these foods.
But it is all about combining them in the
right way so that your snack becomes balanced
and your body feels satiated.
Take apple for an example.
If you eat one apple that might not be enough to suppress your hunger.
Now, if you eat two apples that would actually
be an overdose of carbohydrates.
Now, combining this apple with peanut butter
or roasted peanuts will actually make you
satiated very easily.
Psychologically and scientifically, when we
combine two or more foods our body feels more satiated.
All the snack options that we are going to discuss today are on the same lines.
Moreover, these foods are cheap and easily available in the Indian market throughout the year. Now, these snack options are for one and all.
It doesn’t matter if you workout or not,
you are a man or woman, young or old.It is for everybody.
Most importantly, these snack options will
help you stay away from the unhealthy food outside.
Now, in India no snack is complete without a chai or Indian tea.
And I promise, you can include Indian tea
or green tea with any of the snack options
that we are going to discuss today.
Just make sure that you keep sugar to minimum. If possible, use natural sweeteners like stevia. So without any further delay,
let’s get started.
First is Makhane, also known as Phool Makhane
or Lotus seeds.
Now my mother is head over heels in love with
makhane.
She takes them to her workplace everyday and she tell me Vivek these are so filling, so crunchy that it feels like having popcorn.
Now lotus seeds are very healthy.They are low in calories and rich in minerals.
They are also high in fibre and have some amount of protein as well.
They are super low in sodium.
So it becomes a great snacking option for somebody who is suffering from high blood pressure.
You can just roast them in a kadhai with a
pinch of salt or microwave them for a few minutes.
Trust me, you will love them.
In my opinion, makhane are satiating in itself but if you want you can have one handful of
unsalted roasted peanuts along with them.
Next is my all time favourite, bhuna chana or roasted chickpeas.
Now, they are also extremely filling and very tasty.
Roasted chickpeas are a great source of complex
carbohydrates and also have some amount of
protein.
Even after consuming 2 large handfuls of roasted
chickpeas, you will hardly get 15 grams of carbohydrates but your stomach will be full.
So you can combine them with one handful of
unsalted roasted peanuts to get healthy fats
and some amount of protein.
Next option is fruits and nuts.
Now, you can use any fruit apple, banana,
orange or whatever seasonal fruits that are
available around you.
And combine them with one handful of nuts
like badam, cashews, walnuts, peanuts etc.
Now you are getting carbohydrates from fruits
and healthy fats and protein from the nuts
All in all it becomes a well balanced, filling and nutritious snack option.
This takes me to my next snack option which
is banana peanut butter roti.
Now take one whole wheat roti and apply one tablespoon of peanut butter on it.
Add one banana to it and you can just roll it and have it.
it is a very tasty, filling and nutritious snack option.
Next is carrots and cucumbers.
Now only carrots and cucumbers may not be enough to fill your tummy.
So you can actually add two handfuls of roasted
chickpeas and one handful of unsalted roasted peanuts along with it.
Now you are getting vitamins and minerals from carrots and cucumbers, carbohydrates and some amount of protein from chickpeas and healthy fats and again some amount of protein from peanuts.
This is how you combine the foods to make your snack filling and balanced.
