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Nutrition

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mSnacking can help fill the gap between meals, even when you’re super busy. Just make your snacks as nutritious as possible or you’ll end up even more hungry. Try our handbag size suggestions:

Sunflower seeds are rich in calcium, magnesium and are fantastic for the skin. Try keeping a small bag on you so that you have some-thing for those peckish moments. You will increase your daily intake of good fats and oils without even trying.

SEEDS:Seeds are not only tasty

but extremely low in calories. A great tip is to fry a handful of pumpkin and sunflower seeds in a splash of olive oil for a couple of minutes, then place in a container and add a pinch of your favourite spices (try chilli, cinnamon and ginger).

Spice up your seeds

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popcorn:Add some soy sauce with your

popcorn. Not only will it add a twist to it, but will give an incredible taste. Just heat half a cup of pop-ping corn in a non-stick saucepan and leave the lid on. it only takes a minute or two. Then sprinkle with soy sauce. If you have a sweeter tooth, drizzle with honey if you pre-fer your popcorn sweet. A naughty treat with lower the calories.

RICECAKES: Put Marmite on your rice cakes. If

you’re a fan of Marmite-flavour crisps you’ll feel much fuller after four rice cakes with Marmite spread (and the B vitamins in real Marmite will give you energy). Still got a yearning for crisps? Have a bag of Twiglets instead (they’re lower in calories). Or go for baked crisps, which are 70% lower in fat than regular crisps.

An apple a day . It really will keep the doctor away! They boost your digestion which aids in the removal of toxins. A great snack and if you sniff them first the aroma apparently calms the nerves and brings about the sense of tranquillity.

APPLE:

Freeze grapes. It may sound slightly bizarre to some but frozen grapes taste just like wine gums, so mix up some red and white ones and snack away. At only 3 calories each you can afford to treat yourself.

Grapes:

Make one at home and bottle it to carry around with you when your out and about. Blend skimmed milk and a handful of your chosen fruit, adding a teaspoon or two of Greek yoghurt for extra protein to keep you feeling full. Failing that, a shop-bought smoothie will do, but watch out as they tend to be higher in sugar and calories than home-made.

SMOOTHIES:Sweet

Treat

Mixed nuts are a healthy way to fill you up and are high in Protein and Fibre. Although watch out as they can be fattening as they are high in calories. Don’t avoid them altogether, rather limit your intake. Since nuts are so easy to snack on, and even though they contain the “good fat,” keep your nut intake to a handful at the most.

Mixed nuts: Here are some more

ideas for portable healthy snacks:

• Yogurt • Raisins • Roasted Chickpeas • Cereal bar • Granola bar • Carrot Sticks • Banana

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