Stopping snack attacks at work: Part II
We continue with our discussion regarding ‘proper’ snacking at work. We talked about ditching the junk food and having a plan in part 1. Part 2 will focus on scheduling time for meals and eating healthy snacks.
We recommend to our patients that within 30-45 minutes of waking up eat a meal with ‘good’ carbs, protein and ‘good’ fats. Eating when you wake up will not only boost your metabolism but it will help keep blood sugar levels steady thus reducing the urge to snack throughout the day. Block off 30 minutes at lunch for a healthy meal. If you can get out of the office or away from your desk that is recommended as well. Make it a habit to schedule your snack time at break time, this will help you get 5-6 meals in from when you wake up until its time to go to bed. A great way to keep that metabolism going is to have 5-6 small meals or snacks throughout the day.
The last recommendation we make is to plan for healthy snacks throughout the day. When you go a long period of time between meals or snacks you blood sugar decreases. This can happen when you have deadlines, meetings, conferences, etc. As your blood sugar level continues to decrease your body will naturally crave carb-rich foods to help bring it back to normal levels. Almonds, apples, walnuts and oranges are great snacks to have at your desk to take with you when you are on the go.
