You can nibble on fresh vegetables or fruit at any time of the day.  If you want more substantial snacks, you may prefer to eat several small “meals” throughout the day instead of the traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The best way to eat good-for-you snacks is to plan ahead and pre-pack your snacks.  Small plastic zip-lock bags are great to limit the total amount of calories you eat per serving.

Smart Snack Ideas

• Air-popped popcorn
• Apple, grapes, sliced oranges or other fruit
• Celery and carrots with fat-free dip
• Cold cereal with less than 2 grams of fat and more than 3 grams of fiber per serving
• Dried fruit
• Fresh fruit dipped into yogurt
• Pita bread plain or with apple butter

Snack on healthy items as often as needed to avoid uncontrollable hunger.