Water-Rich Food Intake - Fat-Filled Snacks Are What's Keeping You Obese!

No matter how much attention you give to your food intake patterns during mealtimes, your snacking habits can ruin your healthy plan. Unhealthy snacks keep you fat! It doesn't matter if your diet consists mainly of water-rich foods at mealtime if you're cramming down handfuls of potato chips and spoons of ice cream in between meals. What sense does that make? There is still hope for you though. You can learn how to snack healthily. Consider the following:

Eat a piece of fruit. Fruit is fantastic, but you need to vary your choices. Red fruits such as apples, grapes, pomegranates and berries provide us with protective phytonutrients.

Yellow/orange fruits such as mangoes, papayas, pineapples, gooseberries and citrus fruits stave off diseases. There are white fruits including pears, dates and bananas that are high in potassium. There are also green and purple/blue fruits to enjoy consuming. All fruits are good for you. Eat a rainbow of them!

If you need a snack that feels like something you shouldn't be eating, try having a baked apple or pear. Just wash it, core it and pour a little water and maple syrup over the top of it- no butter. Sprinkle on a little bit of cinnamon and then bake it until its tender. Yummy!

Try keeping a Ziploc bag with some dried fruits in it nearby. Keep it in your car, gym bag or golfcart. When you need a snack, pull out some sugar-free dried apricots, apples, pineapples, cherries, blueberries or anything else you like. Mix in a few unsalted roasted almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, cashews, peanuts, Brazil nuts or sunflower seeds. Get the gist?

Buy yourself a box of frozen juice bars made from 100% fruit juice. You can even make your own more economically. If you have a powerful sweet tooth, try dipping them in some fat-free whipped cream or yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon. You can even try dipping them in some melted dark chocolate. Decadent!

Hummus is delicious. Dips some vegetables in it. Or make a dip out of pinto or black beans. Low-cal, nutrient-rich and high in protein, they are a far superior snack to a fat-laden bowl of ice cream.

Another great low-calorie snack is a handful of whole-grain dry cereal. 1 cup only has about 100 calories and it also contains three solid grams of filling dietary fiber. Delicious and nutritious! Umm-Umm!

The bottom line is that if you want to lose weight, you have to stop destroying your healthy intentions with snacks composed of high saturated fat levels. That should really come as no surprise. Success in dieting lies in knowing that all diets fail. You have to change your mentality about your food intake. You have to intentionally deny your weakness to break down and eat fat-filled foods. Just be real with yourself. If you want those six-pack abs or nice, tight thighs, then you need to realize that potato chips and ice cream are your mortal enemies.

Embrace the concept of healthy snacking. Retrain your mind to stop craving saturated fat. There is no other way. There is no middle ground. Take control of your snacking!

D I S C I P L I N E!

M Alan Roberts is a fulltime freelance writer and web developer.

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