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How to boost energy with healthy snacks
Reaching for a candy bar when youre wondering how to boost energy mid-day? Christine Richmond of Natural Health Magazine has a better idea. Here are her suggestions for the right kind of high energy healthy snacks for a boost that lasts longer than candy or caffeine.
I’m Stacy Tisdale for howdini we all know the feeling the low energy slump you’d love to just put your head down and go to sleep but unfortunately it’s the middle of the day and no you can’t take a nap Christine Richmond is here to tell us ways to boost our energy with foods
She’s a senior editor in green expert and natural health magazine Christine thank you so much for joining us why do we hit these energy lows you know most likely it’s caused by not getting enough sleep but also if you overexert yourself during an exercise routine or if you
Have a really big meal you tend to just feel sluggish afterwards and I think when that happens most of us will grab a cup of coffee or a caffeinated soda and hope that that will give us the jolt that we need and it does for a little
While and then you have that crash and you’re just feeling worse a lot of us use sugar a lot of us use caffeine we all think we know about food boosting our energy but what are the biggest myths well I think a lot of people will
Reach for a cup of coffee or caffeinated soda just to try to give them that jolt that they need people also will reach for sugary candy for the same reason those foods ultimately you know they’ll give you a quick energy burst but then it’s an immediate crash afterwards and
It’s just not going to get you through the day what are some of the characteristics that energy boosting food should have you want to look for foods that have vitamins and minerals that are going to reduce inflammation in your body they’re going to help you recover faster from exercise and they’re
Gonna keep your blood sugar level study throughout the day well tell us about some of the foods that could give us that jumpstart citrus fruits we all know that that citrus fruits have a lot of vitamin C in them that’s an antioxidant that actually starts to work twenty
Minutes after you eat it so it’s a really great fast source of energy and if you would rather not have citrus fruit you can have orange juice but try to look for one that’s got some pulp in it to give you a little bit of extra fiber that’ll help keep your blood sugar
Level study as well honey is a great energy boosting food if you put sugar in your tea or coffee in the morning try just replacing it and using honey instead some more complex sugar so your body is gonna process it more slowly and the darker the honey the more nutrients
It has so a buckwheat honey is a really good choice you say beans are also great for energy yeah beans which are a really popular vegetarian source of protein they’re just a great low-calorie way you get energy and instead of getting that candy bar or a cup of coffee you
Say I might when they get some trail mix yep you can make your own trail mix out of your favorite nuts like cashews or pecans seeds like sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds raisins and actually a little bit of dark chocolate – at natural health we’re very excited to
Hear that dark chocolate is becoming a healthy ingredient you also say berry juice is great when it comes to boosting energy yeah I think people are hearing a lot about exotic berries like pomegranate and acai berries as being great sources of antioxidants and they are so in addition to that black currant
Juice or blueberry juice are also good choices cheese can be a little bit sugary so you want to dilute it about a half a cup of juice with a half a cup of water that way you’re getting the benefits of the berries but you’re not getting too much sugar great information Kristine Richmond
Senior editor and green expert at natural health magazine thank you so much for joining us thank you