I Quit Sugar's Marie-Antoinette Issa lays out 5 quick low sugar snacks
In the midst of a snack attack? Ready to hotfoot it to the nearest store for a packet of chips and a donut?
Don’t fork out your change just yet! Whether you’re craving a sweet something or salty chips, in under 300 seconds you can tuck into delicious and nutritious healthy snacks without the sugar hit.
When the chips are down, keep them there. Because life’s too short for artificially flavoured, neon-orange crisps. Unless of course you whip up a batch of this sweet potato variety. Try other real vegetable versions like kale and beetroot, too.
Most store-bought smoothies are full of sugar. The only thing you’ll find in this version is good fats, sweet berries and a whole lot of creaminess.
Store-bought cream cheese and chilli sauce dips are often loaded with sugar, so swap them with this equally creamy and spicy version of hummus.
Is there anything better than toffee popcorn, you say? We may be biased, but we think this sugar-free caramelised version, stuffed with crunchy nuts, hits the spot…
If bland, soggy nuts in a communal bowl, drive you, err, nuts, try this tasty, crisp mix instead. The nuts do need to be soaked and heated overnight, but once that’s done all you need to do is tuck into a snack that’s full of heart-healthy fats and fibre.
This article first appeared at I Quit Sugar
How does sugar compare to tobacco? A teaspoon of sugar or one cigarette will not harm you. But over time, the habit can be fatal. Unlike Big Tobacco, Big Sugar deliberately targets children. And added sugar has become so pervasive within the food environment that we can't avoid it even if we wanted to.
