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Snacking between Meals

If you get so hungry between meals, do you snack on biscuits, sandwiches, wadapav? Do you eat when you aren’t hungry? We often eat when we are bored, stressed or feeling alone.

We eat when we are tired, when we are restless or sad, eating to celebrate, etc etc. We need to stop this behavior and ask ourselves if we are really hungry and is our craving to eat comes from real hunger or from another reason. Activities to keep busy instead of eating are great as long as food isn't part of it. Keep a crossword puzzle nearby do some cleaning up that you have been putting off, or distract yourself.
If you do you should carry some nutritious low-fat snacks foods to see you through till your next meal. Have on hand some dried and fresh fruits, crunchy vegetables like carrots and cucumber, soya milk or sugar free juices. Ideally you should have six small meals every day instead of 3 large meals.

Some don’ts:

• While at work, don’t take food to your work table.
• Don’t eat irregularly
• Don’t drink too much alcohol, limit yourself to 1 to 2 drinks.
• DO NOT constantly nibble!

Some Do’s

• Learn to meditate.
• Listen to music.
• Go to a yoga class.
• Get a massage.
• Get a book you have always wanted to read.
• Play some music and dance.
• Watch a movie or go for a drive.
• Meet up with family and friends.
• Find other ways of coping and distracting yourself.
• Get some plants and spend time tending to them.
• Take up a new hobby.
• Go for a walk.
• Take charge of your life and stay occupied, this will prevent you from turning to food.

Orange Aide

Drinking at least 3 cups of orange  juice per day may boost the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood by as much as 21%.  Need a little help managing your cholesterol levels?  What are you waiting for?  Grab some orange juice!