Often we are told that we shouldn’t be snacking, especially if we want to lose weight and be healthier. This post isn’t intended to be a debate on that subject but rather a handful of tips to help the snackers out there snack smarter.

Some people get by perfectly fine without the need to snack and others (myself included) would not be very nice to be around if they didn’t snack during the day as they would get their hangry face on. Snacking shouldn’t be replacing meals, instead it should be aiding you to get through to your next full meal.

3 Tips for Smart Snacking

// Be Prepared
Being prepared is one of the main keys of eating healthier in general, in fact I have written about food preparation before and often bring it up because it is so important. When hunger strikes you will reach for whatever food you have on hand, or head for the nearest shop and likely buy rubbish food. Be prepared by having great healthy options on hand and keep them in the front of your pantry or in your desk at work so that you are more likely to reach for these options than go out and buy yourself a slice or chocolate bar.

// Healthy Foods
Being prepared also means that you should have healthy foods on hand, there is no point being prepared with foods that aren’t going to fuel your body well. Have things like nuts and seeds, bliss balls and cured meats on hand so that you have something you can easily eat at your desk or while you are our and about. These type of healthy foods are also easily able to be stored in small containers in your handbag meaning that you will always have something healthy on you for when that hunger strikes.

// Serving Sizes
One of the reasons that snacking is often debated is because you are effectively eating more calories than you would if you didn’t snack. One of the keys to making snacking work for you is to keep an eye on your serving sizes and ensure that you are not eating as many calories as you would in a main meal. Nuts for example are very good for you and boast a number of health benefits but they are quite high in calories which means that you do need to be mindful when eating them as a serving of nuts is only around a handful and often we eat a lot more than this without realising it.

All Bases Covered by Nibblish!

A new company has forged its way into the market place in New Zealand which I have had the pleasure of trialling this month – Nibblish.

Nibblish covers all three bases for smart snacking! Nibblish operates on a weekly payment schedule (you can contact them to change this frequency or stop payments or even to temporarily stop the payments when you go on holiday!), and every week you will have four healthy individually wrapped snacks delivered straight to your door.

Each week you can go on to the Nibblish website and rate the products you had delivered so they can base your next delivery on what you enjoyed and leave out anything you may not like, you can also go in and remove products that you definitely do not want delivered from the so you will never end up with them on your doorstep. I did this with Olives as they just aren’t my cup of tea and Nibblish offer a couple of different olive products.

Since Nibblish is a weekly recurring delivery you will always be prepared! All of the goodies which come in your Nibblish delivery have been approved by a nutritionist so we know that the foods are going to be healthy and they are packaged into four perfect serving size containers so you won’t have that mindless eating that you often get with snacks.

Save on your first order!

Your first order is half price at only $5 – unless you use my discount code RC-85-184 then it will only be $3.50 including delivery! Click here to sign up for your first delivery (and don’t forget to copy and paste the coupon code to save even more!).

This post was made possible thanks to Nibblish, all content and opinions are my own.  In the interest of full disclosure I did also sign up to Nibblish with my own money even after receiving the PR sample!