5 Healthy Snacks That Will Help You Say Goodbye To Your Cravings

#2 Popcorn:

Snacking on popcorn is one of the healthiest eating habits as it is packed with fiber, fights cancer, and has more antioxidants than fruits and vegetables. Now talk about a great resume for a snack! It is the perfect dieting snack, but don't get any ideas and indulge in a large popcorn at your nearest movie theater. Hold your horses!

The healthiest form of popcorn is air-popped, which cumulates to about 30 calories. Not the gourmet popcorn with a processed melted cheese dressing, alongside 1,200 calories and 60 grams of saturated fats. That's a big no-no! Air-popped popcorn is easy to make, and here is how you can make yourself a bowl:

Put 4-5 tablespoons of kernels in a paper bag
Fold the top of the bag to ensure it does not pop out
Microwave it for about 3 minutes or,
Until you hear no more pops!

A research was done by the University of Scranton, where popcorn was found to be abundant in polyphenols. Polyphenols are naturally occurring chemicals in plants and are known the world around for reducing inflammation due to its antioxidant properties. Another power of polyphenols that is of vital importance is its propensity to shun out enzymes that cancers need to grow on.

Since popcorn is rich in fiber resources, it takes a longer time to digest, making it much less tempting for you to grab that packet of potato chips or chocolate-chipped cookies. If you consider yourself as someone with a sweet tooth, you can go ahead and add apple pie sauce to your popcorn.

On the contrary, if you would like to spice things up, hot sauce, chilli flakes or a dash of oregano can also do the trick. Popcorn can also act as a perfect substitute for snacks that are usually rich in malign levels of sodium and unsaturated fats, making your snack time healthy and delicious.

Edited by Kumud Ranjan