It’s 3:00 p.m., and your energy is dipping, as are your eyelids. You’re thinking about raiding the vending machine, and your resolve is weakening. The good news: Snacking is good for you because going too long without eating sets you up for a huge blood sugar dip that could wreck your Magic eating for the rest of the day. The bad news: Most of the snacks in the vending machine are rotten choices.
1 Pack your snack with your lunch. It’s easy enough to grab some carrot or celery sticks, some grapes or grape tomatoes, a container of yogurt, or some nuts and stick them in your “lunchbox.”
2 Stay away from chips and go easy on pretzels, which are not much more than white flour, with barely any protein to balance it out.
3 Seek out protein. Peanut butter, nuts, yogurt, and even a hard-boiled egg are good snack sources.