At Home with Lorraine Kelly 2013 - (Page 128)

Strike the right balance H ave you been full of good intentions when it comes to eating healthily since the turn of the year? Then why is it that by 11am on any given day, you simply can’t resist the temptation to pick at something calorific – just to ‘keep you going’ from breakfast ’til lunch? Even when you try to use all your self-control and go out of your way to avoid the corner shop or vending machine, your willpower is likely to crumble when a colleague walks past offering sweets, crisps or that slab of celebratory birthday cake. And yet it’s actually no easier at home with the snack cupboard calling out your name while you’re in the middle of cleaning the kitchen – or when a friend pops over! The good news is that having three small snacks a day in between your main meals is perfectly normal – as long as the snacks are good, healthy and nutritional choices. ‘Your psychological appetite is induced by boredom, seeing others eat and by your sense of smell’ So, why the need to snack? The feeling of hunger is triggered by low blood-sugar levels and the body detecting that the stomach is empty. Understand the urge Your psychological appetite is induced by boredom, seeing others eating or by your sense of smell. In order to stave off hunger pangs, your blood-sugar levels and stomach emptiness should be kept at the ‘half full’ level so you don’t become so hungry that your body goes into what is known as ‘starvation mode’. When this happens, you’ll end up reaching for all the wrong foods, usually packed with sugars, salt and saturated fats – smashing your good intentions at the same time. Avoid mindless snacking and emotional eating Learning to distinguish between true hunger and fullness from emotional eating will help you determine when your body really needs food and when it doesn’t. When you’re bored, tired, upset or stressed, put space between the emotion and putting food in your mouth. Try something Words: Claire Smith | Photograph: Getty Images | stockists: Go to pg 280 Feeling guilty about that mid-morning chocolate biscuit and your 4pm sugar fix? Worry not. Here’s how you can relax and really enjoy snacking – and lose inches at the same time 128 | MARCH 2013 122-123 healthy snakcFINAL.indd 128 22/1/13 11:29:47

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of At Home with Lorraine Kelly 2013

EDITOR'S LETTER
LORRAINE KELLY UPDATE
NEWS UPFRONT
SAVE THE DATE
READING BETWEEN THE LINES
BEAUTIES IN BLUE
LIGHTEN UP
BAGS OF STYLE
BUCKLE UP
IT'S A WRAP
IF THE SHOE FITS
SETTING TRENDS
THE BIG REVEAL
GET THE LOOK
LONG REIGN LORRAINE
MOTHER KNOWS BEST
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER
EXPECT THE WORST
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
WOMEN'S HEALTH A-Z
COULD YOU BE DEPRESSED?
SLEEP EASY
GET BACK TO YOURSELF
WHAT A PAIN
LISTEN UP
CHINESE CUISINE
A TASTE OF ITALY
SNACK TIME
DRINK IT UP
EXCUSES, EXCUSES
EXERCISE'S NEW GROOVE
SPRING INTO SHAPE
OUT AND ABOUT
BEAUTY BLOOPERS
CROWNING GLORY
MAGIC MAKEOVERS
I LOVE MY NEW BODY'
FLASH A SMILE
YOUNG AT HEART
SAFELY DOES IT
LOOK AFTER THE PENNIES
THE GOOD LIFE
ROOM REVAMP
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT
WHAT A BLINDER!
TAKE TO THE FLOOR
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
THE EMERALD ISLE
SPRING BREAKS
REST AND RELAXATION
ANIMAL ACCESSORIES
A MAN'S BEST FRIEND
BEASTLY BEHAVIOUR
STYLE SAVVY
TV FAVES
LAST WORD
STOCKISTS
CRAFT NEWS
WE LOVE BEING CRAFTY!'
HOME SPUN
FRAME WORK
MAKE THE CUT
CLEVER CARDS
KNIT ONE...
SPARKLE!
KITTED OUT
THE ICING ON THE CAKE
HELLO CUPCAKE
LORRAINE'S ROAD TO SUCCESS
THE WORLD OF WORK
AN AGE OLD PROFESSION
THE ONLY WAY IS UP
JUST THE JOB
MOVE OVER, MISTER!
BEYOND THE SHOP FLOOR
THE BANK JOB
ARE YOU COVERED?
CAREFULLY DOES IT
EQUAL RIGHTS
BALANCING ACT

At Home with Lorraine Kelly 2013