Are You a Savvy Snacker?
Take our snappy three-question quiz to find out.
1. Tor
F? You should skip snacking if
you’re trying to lose weight.
False! The truth is, snacking
is one habit that may help you manage your weight. Going too long without eating might make you hungrier so you eat more calories at your
next meal.1 Fend off the hungries with nutritious, portion-controlled
snacks. Possibilities: A Kellogg's®
Nutri-Grain® cereal bar, a banana or an ounce of peanuts.
2. Tor
F? Snacking can be good for kids.
True! Wholesome snacks can help
fill nutrition gaps in kids’
diets. However, the top three snacks for kids are not-so-nutritious soft
drinks, chips and sweets.2 Make kids savvier snackers! Stock lots of good-for-them
options like fresh fruit, cut-up veggies and hummus, or their favorite Kellogg's® cereal with fat-free milk.
3. Tor F? A nutritious mid-afternoon snack might
ward off a stress-induced snack attack.
True! Going too long without eating can make your blood
glucose (blood sugar) dip, so you feel cranky and irritable.3 This
could trigger an all-out stress-induced snack attack! Instead, plan a satisfying
snack like a serving of Kellogg's® All-Bran®
crackers with a low-fat cheese stick.
Get snack-right strategies—and
a batch of great snack ideas, too!
1 Kirk TR. Role of dietary
carbohydrate and frequent eating in body-weight control. Proc Nutr Soc. 2000;59:349-58.
3 Benton D. Carbohydrate
ingestion, blood glucose and mood. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2002;26:293-308.
