A constant drive to snack can be a sign of blood sugar dysregulation. Feeling unsatiated is your body's way of telling you that not enough energy is reaching the cells, or that the food you're eating is burning out too quickly - not keeping you fueled between meals. Perhaps you're eating too many carbs and not enough fats and proteins.
The key to overcoming the incessant need to munch is to reduce the ratio of carb calories to healthy fat and protein calories. Here are twenty of my favorite ways to tank up without upsetting blood sugar balance:
- Peppermint Patties
- smoked salmon
- half an avocado with optional fillings (tuna salad, black beans & salsa, mandarins & pecans)
- olives with optional cream cheese filling
- coconut pudding
- naturally-leavened whole grain bread dipped in olive oil with roasted garlic and parmesan
- full fat plain Greek yogurt
- full fat cottage cheese
- Maple Nut Chocolates
- raw seeds (pumpkin or sunflower)
- raw nuts (brazils, pecans, almonds...)
- natural jerky
- chocolate mousse
- banana with almond butter
- apple with cheese
- creme fraiche and berries on a plantain tortilla
- sesame crackers
- hard-boiled eggs
- Asian spring rolls dipped in Coconut Aminos
- buttered herbal tea (I like Sugar Plum Spice
If all else fails, sprinkle a teaspoon of L-glutamine powder on your tongue and wait ten minutes. This and other amino acids can be converted to glucose to feed your cells by a process call gluconeogenesis.
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