Nutritionist Matt O'Neill says portion sizes need to be controlled but overall, eating smaller meals throughout the day, or ‘grazing’, is not effective.
“The result at the end of the day is more calories, more kilojoules, and the whole thing just backfires.”
The best snacks to eat are
Matt says it’s also worth remembering that particular snack foods are a threat to anyone’s diet. “Vending machines are not your friends.”
If you are looking for what to avoid – remember the three C’s: Cookies, cake and chocolate.
Most people
save their biggest meal for dinner without realising you do not need the
kilojoules when you sleep. Breakfast should be seen as the most important meal
of the day. Snacks can work as good breakers as long as you work that into your
daily allowance.
“If you are likely to overeat at your main meal, the practice can be effective.”
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