14.It’s not just OK to snack between meals, it can help you lose weight!
Many of us have been told through the years that snacking between meals is a sure fire way of putting on weight. Yet this is exactly the opposite of the truth.
(Depending to some degree, of course, on what snacks you choose...)
Whenever we eat, our metabolic rate increases for anout 90 minutes afterwards. The more often we eat, therefore, the higher our metabolism throughout the day.
Somebody who eats five meals of 300 calories each, therefore, will burn more fat than somebody who eats three meals of 500 calories.
Secondly, the longer you wait between meals, the hungrier you are likely to be when the meal comes and you may end up eating a lot very quickly.
Finally, the longer you wait between meals, the more likely your body is to sacrifice muscle tissue to the production of energy than burning fat instead.
As I’m sure you already know, fruit and nuts make very good snacks but are not the only things you can eat. A small wholemeal sandwich with a healthy filling would do very nicely as well.
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