Published 17:27 IST, November 14th 2019

Snacking: Why is it important to have healthy snacks in the evening?

Snacking is smart choice of food between meals and healthy. Here is why it is important to have healthy snacks in the evening so that you don't binge eat later.

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Snacking is w considered to be as important as your meals. It is often vised that meal intake should be reduced if needed, but snacking should be done in between meals. A wholesome and nutritious evening snack has w become a necessity. snack can help you have a sound sleep and is an effective way to fit in extra nutrients in your diet. Re more about why healthy evening snacking is important.

Why is healthy evening snacking important?

Healthy evening snacking is a smart choice. It helps to reduce blood sugar levels and can also fight off extreme fatigue one faces as day ends. Avoiding pangs of hunger during evening will push one to pick unhealthy choices for dinner and one may end up eating more junk food than planned.

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Having frequent meals is important to maintain weight and overall health. All meals are important and meal can surpass vitality of ar meal. But once you decide to start evening snacking, it is important that you have a fixed time for it. Also, make sure that snacking time is 3-4 hours before dinner so that your stomach has eugh time to process snack and be prepared for dinner as well.

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Healthy evening snacks help mainly with following:

  • It helps to avoid overeating at dinner.
  • It reduces gap between lunch and dinner.
  • It aids in sustaining energy until dinner time.
  • It controls acidity, bloating and or digestive problems.
  • It keeps you energetic and refreshed for second half of day.
  • It helps to control portion size in lunch and dinner.
  • It keeps blood sugar levels maintained.
  • It avoids mental restlessness which you may get at work due to hunger pangs
  • It increases productivity, focus, and concentration

Snacking out of boredom is t a healthy choice. It is important that one keeps a gap of 2-4 hours between a major meal and snack-time. best options one can go for are sprouts, open egg sandwiches, sweet corn, yoghurt mixed with fruits and more.

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content provided above is for information purpose. This is way intended to be a substitute for professional medical vice, diagsis, or treatment. Always seek vice of your physician or or qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. 

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17:10 IST, November 14th 2019