We Indians are renowned for excellent munchies and chai nashta. Sadly, many Indian foods are unhealthy and terrible for our waistlines. The list of snacks is vast and includes chiwda, laccha, various namkeens, pakodas, and samosas. Not all of these snacks are helpful to our health and wellbeing, though. The worst thing is that the need to nibble can come on at almost any moment and is very tough to resist. Even the strongest wills can be broken and all well-intentioned diets can be defeated by mindless nibbling, especially the 11.00 AM and 5 PM snack attacks.
Snacking, however, has a lot going for it: It makes you less irritable, supplies necessary nutrients, and maintains your weight under control. Snacking is not the evil that it is being made out to be (by controlling your appetite, increasing your metabolic rate, and stimulating your body to burn more fat). So go ahead and indulge in that food without feeling bad. This does not, however, imply that all deep-fried meals are now acceptable, including pakoras, batatas, samosas, and many types of namkeens.
Here are a couple of examples of healthy snacking.
1.Steamed bhutta (corn), which is one of the healthiest snacks you can have, is an option, or you can fry the bhuttas covered in a batter to form pakoras (very unhealthy obviously).
2. Open a bag of trans-fat-filled chips or choose nuts like pistachios that are high in good fat, protein, and fiber instead (very healthy).
Therefore, it is completely up to you whether you want to eat nutritious snacks. And is quite achievable. Making the food work harder for you also helps. For instance, eating shelled pistachios may cause you to take longer to finish your snack.
Benefits of grabbing a handful of pistachios
Here’s why you need to snack on pistachios:
1. They include a variety of nutrients.
2. If you are working long hours, a handful of pistachios might satisfy your appetite in between meals.
3. It will assist you in preventing overeating during meals.
4. The ideal snack is pistachios. They are transportable, they give you energy, and they make you feel good.
Therefore, always have a bag on hand in the desk drawer at work and in your car for those long commutes home.
