Six Healthy Snacking Strategies

How can you keep snacking from derailing your healthy eating program, not to mention weight control? Try these tips.

Don't skip meals. Skipping meals may seem like a good way to cut calories, but in fact this just makes you so hungry later in the day that you're vulnerable to devouring mega-portions of snack food in order to supply your body with easily digested sugars.

 Keep junk food out of the house. There's a lot of truth to the old joke about the "see-food diet" — you see food and you eat it. The opposite is also true. If you don't have junk food lying around, the sight of it won't tempt you, so don't even bring it home. After all, you can't eat what isn't there. Or, if someone in your household tends to have chips or other unhealthful snacks, put them out of sight.

Snack mindfully. Have you ever watched a show on television with a bag of chips or pint of ice cream in hand, only to find that it was all gone before you knew it? This type of mindless eating can pack on a lot of unwanted calories. The solution is simple. Try not to snack while doing something else like surfing the Web, watching TV, or working at your desk. Instead, stop what you're doing for a few minutes and pay attention to your snack. Savoring a piece of fine chocolate can be more satisfying than gobbling down a whole chocolate bar.

Remember, you can take it with you. Think ahead and carry a small bag of healthful snacks in your purse or the glove compartment of your car. If you have a healthy snack handy — preferably, one you really like — you won't turn in desperation to the calorie-laden cookies at the coffee counter or the candy.

Zero in on hunger. Before you snack, ask yourself, "Am I truly hungry?" Many of us mistake emotions, such as stress and fatigue, for hunger. If the answer is yes (your stomach feels hollow, your head is achy), make sure you're not confusing hunger with thirst. Drink an 8-ounce glass of water, then wait 10 to 15 minutes. If you're still hungry, have a healthful snack.

Know your cravings. If you want a snack, but you're not hungry, attack cravings from a psychological level. Ask yourself how you're feeling. Lonely? Bored? Stressed? Then, ask yourself the bigger question: Will food fix this problem? The answer is always no. Eating a cookie, for example, won't address a problem at work that you're worried about. Go for a walk around the block, do a few stretches, put on some music, or choose another simple activity that might distract you or boost your mood. Then if you still want the food, fine. Ask yourself what food you really want. Then eat only a small amount, and make it good. If you're craving chocolate, for example, eat one small square and savor it. It's important that you snack on what you're craving rather than deny the craving. Eating around a craving may only cause you to eat more because the craving isn't satisfied.-(Source-Harvard Medical School)

 

A Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Tipper Truck Collision

A 39 year old Motorcyclist was killed after the Motorcycle he was riding in colliding with a Tipper Truck at Kuruwita area .
The critically injured Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries after been admitted to the Ratnapura General Hospital.The deceased had been identified as a resident of Theppanawa in Kuruwita area.

Kuruwiata Police have arrested the Tipper Truck driver over the incident.

Convener Of Medical Faculty Students Action Committee Ryan Jayathiake Has Been Remanded

Maligakande Magistrate Court has today(18) remanded the convener of the Medical Faculty Students Actions Committee Ryan Jayathilake who had been surrendered to the court this morning over avoiding appear before the court to face an allegation leveled against him at the court in previous occasion.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Court has earlier issued an arrest warrant to arrest five student activists including  convener Ryan Jayathilake over not appearing a court case filed against him on conducting  a student demonstration caused inconvenience to the public.

The case against the five student activists had proceeded on 10th of August at the Maligakande Magistrate Court and the Magistrate has ordered the Colpetty Police that time   to arrest Ryan Jayathialke and produced him before the court.

President Has Appointed Travis Sinnayya As The New Navy Commander

President Maithripala Sirisena has today(18) appointed the senior navy officer of Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Travis Sinnaiyya as the 21st Navy Commander . 

The new Navy Commander Vice Admiral Sinnayya is known as an officer who was responsible for drowning more than 40 LTTE Boats during the war against LTTE Rebels.He had kept  low profile since some time after the previous regime has avoid giving him a promotion for the  service he rendered to the nation.

The appointment  letter to the new Navy Commander was handed over at the Presidential Secretariat this morning by the President.He is due to assume duties of his post on 22nd of August.

Meanwhile Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who was the Navy Commander before the new Commander has been appointed is due to be appointed as the new chief of Defense Staff.

National Lotteries And Development Lotteries Boards Taken Over To The Ministry Of Finance

President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a special gazette notification announcing the taking over of National Lotteries Board and Development Lotteries Board to  the Ministry Of Finance from Ministry Of Foreign Affairs with effect from yesterday(17).

 The two lotteries boards are belonging to the subject stream of the Ministry of Finance since the beginning.,However  they were taken over under the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs recently after MP Ravi Karunanayake had appointing as Foreign Minister.MP Karunanayake was the Finance Minister before appointing as Foreign Minister.

President has again entered the   two lotteries board under the subject stream of  Ministry of Finance through the special gazette notification under the powers vested to him it has been announced.

Health-Calories In Popular Foods Must Be Cut, Say Health Officials

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