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Star Style HEALTH

Are you Don’t let forgotten splurges undo

your best eating intentions

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t first glance it’s been of them claim to be healthy (or, at the very
TIPS FOR SMART going so well. You’ve been least, healthy-ish), it’s definitely raising

SNACKING going to the gym on the some confusing mixed messages.
So, is it OK to eat between meals?
reg, eatingthreehealthy
mealsaday,andkicking Ultimately, the issue may not be so much
JULIANNE A thosefit-girlgoalslikea about whether you snack or not, but how
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boss.OK,sotherewasalsothatpieceof much and what kind of choices you’re
toastyougrabbedonthewaytowork,plus making. Things like fresh fruit and vegies
theproteinbaryouhadtobeatthe3pm with hummus are often healthier (and
slump.Oh,andthepieceofbrieyougrazed cheaper) than pre-made stuff, so consider
onwhilecookingdinner,alongwiththat packing some for work to avoid making
eveningTimTam…yep,let’sfaceit,you’re impulse buys. ‘I always have healthy
snaccident prone. snacks like fruit and vegetables with me,’
Amazingly, some studies suggest we’ve Jennifer Lopez says.
quadrupled our snack consumption in A little bit of prep can also go a long
as little as 10 years. Forget that apple or way. Jennifer Aniston keeps a supply of
muesli bar you used to have at little hard-boiled eggs and raw vegies in
lunch, these days there’s an entire Tupperware containers. Or try her fave
industry of grab-and-go snack, and pop some red grapes in
snacks lining supermarket TIP the freezer. ‘They’re really easy and
shelves. And while many Eat slower and delicious,’ she says.
See snacking as an opportunity to
listen to your body –
catch up on missed nutrients. If lunch
after all, no-one can
was a little low on vegies, consider
LUPITA tell if you’re no longer
grazing on some carrot and celery NYONG’O
sticks with hummus for afternoon tea. hungry except
you!
Going for long periods without
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eating can cause your blood sugar ANASTA
to drop, making you more likely to
overindulge later. When Jennifer
Aniston gets hungry, she’ll grab
something more substantial like
a cheese stick or a cup of soup.

Beware of supersizing. That ‘healthy’
wholegrain cookie that’s bigger than
your hand? Let’s just say that if
something looks too good to be true,
it probably is.

A snack might claim
to be healthy, but it’s
still advisable to read
the label. Vegie crisps
might seem better
than regular chips
but they’ll often have
similar kilojoules.

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