grazing is good

There are lots of reasons why we snack; comfort eating, boredom, an antidote to that mid afternoon energy lapse, or simply that 'I want something now' feeling.

Positive snacking is linked to the fact that we are designed to graze. Our ancestors were hunter-gatherers and could only eat what was available; they never sat down to eat meals as we do today. I like to think of snacks as mini meals that replicate the way our bodies were designed to eat and not just as treats.

Done correctly, grazing can help maintain your blood sugar levels, providing you with consistent energy throughout the day. If you eat very sugary refined foods such as white bread, pasta and cakes, your blood sugar sky rockets causing the body to react by producing lots of insulin. Insulin is responsible for converting sugars to fat and storing energy, as a result your blood sugar levels can plummet causing that awful mid afternoon sleepy feeling so many of us experience.

Snacks from graze are a way of filling in necessary nutrients that may be missed due to skipped meals and long busy days at work. graze does the thinking for you, providing healthy alternatives and a little bit of what you fancy.

I recommend you consider a daily 'wage' of calories and nutrients that you spend, making sure that you aren't consuming more than you need each day. With graze the nutritional information is detailed inside each box so you know exactly what you're eating.

I am delighted to be associated with graze and to be able to help you understand how to snack healthily, maintain energy and support immunity.

MSC, RGN, DIP ION, (MBANT).