Do You Snack Too Much? Most Of Us Do
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Sneaky snacks are probably the biggest cause for diet failures, because we do too much of it and we don’t track snacks like we should. That’s not even to mention that we most often don’t choose healthy snacks either.
Let’s be honest, when we reach for a snack it’s most often something that is sweet, salty or savory like chips or chocolates and everything in between.
Is our tendency to snack so much our fault? It is very difficult to maintain a healthy diet regimen with all the temptations that are available to us. It wasn’t always like this, just a few years ago most of us had limited availability of snacks in the house. Sure you had chips and crackers and maybe a few sweets but now we are inundated with every kind of treat that are far from healthy. It takes a very strong mindset to avoid snacking on the bad stuff.
We all know what we should be snacking on, and how often to snack and of course how much to snack on. Knowledge isn’t the issue, it comes down to trying to do the right thing as often as we can. This is not to say that you should never have an occasional snack or treat that isn’t, the healthiest choice, but we should try to limit these occasions as much as we can.
The scoop on snacks
There’s a new report out on SNACKING, and it found that the average person skips three meals a week. A survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Breakstone’s,”
The average person also eats three snacks every day, with chips and fruit being the most popular choices. Crackers were next, followed by cookies and ice cream.
Only 25% of people say they’re “very aware” of the “daily nutritional value of protein their snacks offer.” (Even if they’re “very aware” that it’s ZILCH.)
One problem is that people may choose some healthy meals intentionally, but they don’t account for EVERYTHING they put in their mouth.
The average person can only remember 57% of everything they ate over just the LAST THREE DAYS.
(Talker Research)
Bob is a native New Englander, growing up (sorta) in Maine where his love for radio started at a young age. While in high school he hosted radio shows on a local radio station, and he has never looked back.
Bob joined the US Navy and served onboard the Sixth Fleet Flagship as a radio and TV host. After serving for 3 years, it was off to Emerson College in Boston. Bob hosted shows in Boston on WMEX, WVBF and WSSH in the 80’s and 90’s before heading to radio stations in Raleigh, NC, Manchester, NH, and New York City.
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