Snack for Success

Are you sabotaging your own diet?

It's a strange thing to think about, right? You care about your health, you think about what foods you are putting into your mouth...you choose them with care. You've read about peanut butter, almond butter, coconut oil, avocados and snacking on raw almonds or cashews.

You've got this snack thing on lock, right?
Well, maybe not.

Although touted as healthy on fitness blogs and articles, any of the foods listed above, if eaten in excess, will cause unwanted weight gain. They are fats, and while eaten in moderation are healthy...it doesn't equate to a diet free-for-all.

Often we get into the mindset that if something is healthy, we can eat as much as we want. This is simply not true. Calories are calories, and achieving weight loss is in its most basic sense, calories in vs calories out. This doesn't mean you can never eat these foods, indeed, you should!  But, know your portion sizes.

Snack ideas and calories:
Half an Avocado dusted lightly with sea salt and black pepper- 140 calories
25-30 Raw Almonds- 159 calories
1 tbsp Almond Butter with 1 sliced apple- About 220

Keep in mind your daily calorie needs and then snack to support them, not gorge because you're hungry. If you want to eat a whole lot of something, nibble on some celery, eat a salad with lemon juice salt and a tbsp of olive oil, or drink a ton of water. Make your diet work for you!