We’re all guilty of it, popping our hands in the office biscuit jar each time we make a cup of tea, reaching for a piece of chocolate at 10am justifying it by calling it ‘breakfast pudding’. Snacking is often referred to as a vice that we should all stop if we want to be healthier. But snacking in itself isn’t actually bad for us, it’s what we choose as our snacks that are.
If snacking is your downfall, don’t try and cut snacks out all together this Lent. Instead, lent for cyclists should see you swap your usual unhealthy snacks for more nutritional, well-balanced options.
A fruit salad, a handful of nuts, natural yoghurt or a packet of vegetable crisps are all better options than the chocolate bars, digestive biscuits, donuts and salt and vinegar crisps you normally reach for.
We know the temptation might be hard to slip back into old habits and dip into the biscuit jar, so to help you stay on track start keeping a pack of yoghurts in the work fridge and a bowl of fruit on your desk so it’s never easier for you to reach for the rubbish than it is for the good stuff.
It won’t be long before it becomes second nature to choose a banana rather than a chocolate bar when you need something to keep you going.
