Is eating the right snacks for weight loss an effective practice? It depends. If these snacks can take us away from craving other foods that are too sugary or fatty, yes . If they can reduce nervous hunger and make the diet easier, yes. If we can easily use them in a slightly low-calorie context, yes. If they can help us feel full for longer, absolutely yes. If we eat lasagna for lunch, no. It won’t be the perfect snack to straighten out an imperfect diet. So snacks to lose weight exist if they become the right substitutions for industrial products, if for example we are virtuous at lunch and dinner but then we arrive in the afternoon or after dinner with that languor that kills us good intentions and makes us go all in cows.

What is it about these seven ideas that are so special? They are snacks either very simple and healthy or perfectly balanced, like real mini-meals: some ideas can in fact help us to bring the right amount of fiber and protein. If for lunch and dinner we limit ourselves to a legume soup with a little oil or grilled meat and fish with lots of accompanying vegetables, these snacks save us from the most insidious temptations and break hunger.

SNACKS FOR SLIMMING: SEVEN IDEAS

1) Apple and skimmed milk: these two foods are also fine blended together. Skimmed milk reduces the (however poor) glycemic load of apples and provides us with both proteins and hydration; on the other hand the fibers of the apple are highly satiating and perform a prebiotic function. For lactose intolerant, goat milk (which contains a little less, but on the other hand has an interesting profile of short-chain fatty acids, friends of the metabolism) or delactosed milk is good. In fact, vegetable milks, apart from soy milks, do not have an appreciable content of proteins. This highly satiating and nutritious mix is ​​perfect for breakfast, afternoon or after dinner. The doses can be: 150 grams of apple and 150 grams of skimmed milk for about 135 total calories.

2) A handful of walnuts (ten grams):  walnuts have a very interesting lipid profile, they are satisfying, they provide us with important mineral salts, they are useful for keeping cholesterol under control. They can be useful for those who want that little after-meal, as long as you don’t overdo it. About ten grams of net fruit are ideal.

3) Natural tuna with some wasa crackers (or crackers): natural tuna (seasoned with a few drops of lemon, fresh aromatic herbs, two cherry tomatoes, oregano, a pinch of salt) and two or three wasa crackers or three crackers of rice or a slice of rye bread: a snack with less than 200 calories that works as a mini meal. Perfect if for lunch or dinner you are reduced to a salad and then you don’t see us anymore from hunger, or if for other needs you need a mini-meal to compensate (let go of the slice of pizza). Excellent from a nutritional point of view, because it is protein and rich in fiber, highly satiating.