I believe some of you must have felt empty once in a while after meals and wanted to grab something to eat afterwards. Especially in this rainy season, we feel our stomach rumbling as the cold weather persists. Is suffering with an empty stomach before dining time the only way to survive? Maybe not! Today, PhytoFairy will be sharing with you how to choose your snacks wisely.

If you want to have some snacks but worrying that it might be too heavy, you may refer to the 4 principles below:

1. Whole Food

Instead of consuming highly processed snacks, we may take in the dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in foods. For instance, edamame, unsalted and unseasoned nuts are well recommended.

2. Food Rich in Dietary Fiber

There are many health benefits provided by dietary fiber. Besides promoting better gastrointestinal motility, dietary fiber will increase in size with water and give us a sense of satiety, so it may prevent us from eating more food because of the empty feeling. PhytoFairy has always mentioned that foods that are rich in dietary fiber are not only limited to vegetables, wholegrains are wonderful sources of dietary fiber too!

3. Avoid Refined Sugar

The amount of sugar cannot be simply determined through the sweetness of food. While selecting the snacks, we may refer to the “sugar content” shown in the food label.

4. Avoid Saturated Fat and Trans Fat

There are many foods that contain saturated fat and trans-fat, we may also find this information in the food label.

Sometimes we can make some snacks and desserts by ourselves, not only is it nutritious but it can be tastier too.

1. Combine dairy products with the healthy snacks: unflavored milk can be combined with some nuts and chia seeds while flavored milk commonly is added with sugar to enhance the taste. Also, we may add Phyto Greens or PhytoNutri to make it more delicious.

2. Fresh fruits: fruits are not only able to provide dietary fiber but it also provides us with various vitamins and minerals. We may combine it with yogurts to increase satiety and at the same time, replenish our calcium intake.

3. Protein is essential: A glass of low sugar or sugar-free soy milk combined with a pinch of black sesame, or even a low sugar bean curd is one of a great choice too!

If we want to have a drink after the snacks, we may choose Phyto Chlorophyll and Phyto Aloe Vera Whole Leaf Concentrate for a healthier consumption because they are not added with any sugar content and we may avoid taking in excessive sugar. This is for sharing today, hope it is useful to you!