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SNACKS THE SNACK ATTACK During recess after a long day at school before or after playing sports waiting for dinner just before bed who doesn’t enjoy a good snack Monks in the Middle Ages gave their students pretzels as snacks Today it sometimes seems like snacking is taking over our lives Not so long ago we used to eat three regular meals a day and we snacked only between meals Today we are more likely to snack around our schedules instead of scheduling our activities around meals So if we’re going to snack how can we make sure that our snacks The word snack was first used in the 1800s to mean a bite or morsel of food Food for Thought are healthy It's fun to cook with friends but be sure to wear an apron if you are wearing clothes that shouldn't get messy 4
Junk Food SnackS Walk into any supermarket and you will see aisles upon aisles of snacks But a lot of these foods are unhealthy It is called junk food because it is full of junk from an overload of calories fat sugar and salt When you eat junk food your blood sugar levels quickly spike and then crash which makes you want to eat even more This cycle can lead to weight gain and other health problems The solution Stay away from prepackaged foods and processed foods as much as possible Food that is prepackaged has been packaged before being sold which is the case for most junk food Food that is processed has gone through many complicated steps before it is ready to be sold If you look in the fruit and veggie aisle of the supermarket almost none of the food is in any kind of packaging That usually means the food is healthy and a good choice for snacks You can use the snack ideas in this book in two ways You can try all the recipes as they are written or invent new snacks based on them You may want to do both Food for Thought Over 300 chemicals are used in processed foods Read the ingredients list on your snacks to make sure they are healthy chemically engineered SnackS Companies use food additives in their products to make them last longer look better and even taste better However many additives are artificial chemicals that are very unhealthy Try to avoid snacks that have lots of chemicals listed in the ingredients list Here are some common food additives that you should try to avoid Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame High-fructose corn syrup Monosodium glutamate Trans fat Food dyes A simple burger can be a healthy choice especially if you have an apple instead of fries with it 5
