Whether you’re a student, a working professional who hardly gets time to eat during the day, or a mother who needs healthy nutritious snack options while juggling home, work, and kids all at the same time! Healthy snacks on the go can be really helpful for your busy days.
Importance of eating healthy snacks during your day for a healthy lifestyle
Here are some ideas for healthy snacks for different people, times, etc. such as:
- For children and their wellbeing:
Kids can be fussy when it comes to their food habits, they can be picky about what you’re packing in their tiffin for school. Since one can never be sure whether your child will finish the food that you’ve so lovingly packed for them, it is wise to sneak in a few healthy & interesting snacks such as:
- Roasted makhanas
- Fruits
- Homemade peanut chikki bars
- Roasted peanuts
- Corn Chaat
- Soya tikkis
- Corn & Potato tikkis with cheese
- Fruit chaat
- Moong dal chilla, etc.
- While travelling:
Travelling has become a part of everyone’s lifestyle nowadays, be it for work or leisure. Snacking is especially important during travel, as it will help you stay alert and energised. One needs to be extra mindful about what to eat and what not to eat during travels. We always feel more hungry when we are traveling thanks to all the tempting but unhealthy snack options available at our disposal in the form of packaged and junk food.
Packing your snacks that won’t spoil fast is a very good idea if you don’t want to disturb your health while travelling. Let’s have a look at a few healthy on-the-go snack items that will be interesting for both adults and children:
- Fruit Chat Salad
- Sprouts Salad
- A mixture of Roasted Nuts and Seeds like Almonds, Cashew, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds
- Khakra
- Thepla
- Jaggery chikki
- Til ke Laddu, etc.
- During menstruation for women:
It is very common to crave certain food items during periods. But to avoid bloating and indigestion one should be watchful of the snack items. The body can crave sweet or salty items during periods due to fluctuating hormones. A Healthy way to indulge includes foods that contain complex carbohydrates such as:
- Trail mix,
- Smoothies,
- Fruit and yoghurt,
- Peanut Butter
- Dark chocolate, etc.
Conclusion:
Snacking is an important aspect of a daily diet, as it can boost your energy in the middle of the day or when you exercise. Healthy snacking habits in between meals can help reduce hunger and curb overindulging during regular meals. While we all love to snack and it is inevitable, don’t forget to keep the snacks healthy in order to stay fit.
