Although a home-cooked meal with the family sitting around the dinner table is ideal, many families find that their days and nights are packed with work, school events, activities, family obligations and errands.
Hectic schedules contribute to skipping meals or picking up junk food on the way to the next place. These habits can lead to poor control of your blood sugar levels and weight gain. If your life is just too busy to plan sit-down meals, make certain that you have enough healthy snacks ready to take for when you are on the go.
Some ideas include:
- Sports bottles filled with water
- Vegetable or tomato juice
- Low-fat cheese sticks
- Baby carrots
- Cut-up cucumbers
- Apple slices
- Melon balls
- Sections of oranges or tangerines
- Cherry tomatoes
- Hummus (to dip all of the veggies in!)
- Raisins (single-serving boxes)
- Low-fat, whole-grain crackers
- Cottage cheese
- Gelatin (pre-made)
- Almonds
- Pumpkin or sesame seeds
- Air-popped popcorn
- A hard-boiled egg
- Strips of bell peppers
- Rice cakes with non-hydrogenated peanut
Keep healthy snacks in small, airtight containers in the fridge. Invest in small ice packs and insulated snack bags, so you and your family can grab snacks quickly and be ready to go. Eating right will keep your blood sugar levels in check and your energy levels up!
Living Without Limits, Winter 2012
Share with Friend
