5 winning tactics for keeping your Hangry at bay

Have you ever turned into a bit of a monster simply because you were hungry? A new phrase has been termed for this ‘hangry’, when you get angry because you are hungry.

As someone who struggles to just eat three meals a day I 100% understand this term and that it is a completely real thing. One minute you’re all fine and dandy and the next minute, hunger pangs strike and you are ready to snap at anyone who gets between you and food!

// Hydrate
By keeping hydrated I mean increasing the amount of water you are drinking. It’s so easy to forget to drink during the day while you are busy working on other things. Water, is the most effective way to naturally hydrate. Increasing your water intake by drinking herbal teas is acceptable if you find it hard to drink more water. Often when we think we are hungry, we are actually thirsty, so taking the time to ensure you are adequately hydrated will help reduce those hunger pains and therefore reduce your hangry tendencies.

// Keep Busy
Have you ever noticed that you generally get that hangry feeling as soon as you stop what you are doing and take a break? Keeping yourself busy during the day (by being productive!), and doing the things you love are two of the easiest ways to reduce the hangry monster! Often when we are busy we forget to eat (not ideal), but if you take a decent lunch and dinner break, keeping busy can actually reduce the need to snack and you won’t even notice if you are hungry.

// Be Prepared
Always be prepared! I think this may be a scouts or girl guide mantra, but if you want to stop those hangry demons you also need to abide by it! The best way to be prepared is to grab a couple of packaged items and throw them in your handbag, glovebox of your car and desk drawer at work. What about the added sugars and other nasties in packaged food, I hear you say! Don’t fear, Tasti has brought out a range of nutritious snacks – Smooshed wholefood balls and Made Simple wholefood bars, both of which contain only a handful of natural ingredients, with names you can pronounce! My personal favourites are the Smooshed brazen berry wholefood balls and the Made Simple forest berries wholefood bars! Look out for them at your local supermarket either in the health snacks or muesli bars section.

// Take Notice
Listen to your body, take notice of when you can go without eating and when you can’t. By this I mean, take notice of when the hangry demons rear their heads. Are you okay feeling hunger pains in the morning and can deal with them (because you know you have eaten a good breakfast etc), but if you get hunger pains in the afternoon, everyone tries to avoid you so they don’t feel your hangry wrath? (This is me, 100%). Once you know when you need to ‘feed the beast’ so to speak, this will help you manage your hangry a lot easier.

// Eat your Protein
No matter what kind of diet (I use that term loosely here, I am not an advocate of diets as such) and lifestyle you follow, you need to ensure that you are eating adequate protein. Having foods which are high in protein help to satiate you for a longer period of time as the energy is released slowly. Ensure you get some form of protein in at every meal will help keep you feeling good over a longer period of time than say eating something filled with sugar which will send your blood sugars spiking and then crashing back down within a short period of time. Think things like meat, eggs, cheese, legumes and greek yoghurt.

There we have it, 5 winning tactics to help keep your hangry at bay!

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