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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

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How to Snack Healthy

By Melanie Thomassian Health Expert

It's true that many people avoid snacking at all costs because they fear that it's bad practice for healthy eating. Even if our main meals are generally well balanced, it's very easy to put our total diet out of sink with a few poor choices in the snack area!

 

However, for some snacking can prove to be a very beneficial source of nutrients, if the snacks are well chosen. By eating a few small, healthy snacks during the day you can also avoid binge eating when you do finally sit down for lunc...

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...effects. At this time, experts do not recommend low-carbohydrate diets for heart disease prevention.Low Fat Diets. Dietary guidelines recommend keeping total fat intake to 20 30% of total daily... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Diabetic Exchange Lists
...1 serving.Meat and Cheese. The exchange groups for meat and cheese are categorized by lean meat and low fat substitutes, medium-fat meat and substitutes, and high-fat meat and substitutes. High... Read more »
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...foods and sugar. A high-calorie diet from any source will add pounds.Replacing fatty foods, such as cakes, cookies, and chips, with their commercial "low-fat" counterparts does not constitute a... Read more »
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