One healthy snack I like is the Bear Naked single-serve packs. I buy the 6-pack unit called “Fruit and Nut.” It’s a small box that comes with 6 tiny bags that each contain 1.35oz of granola. I like to eat them as my after-dinner snack sometimes, around 9:00 or 9:30pm.

Here’s what I like about this snack, what I don’t and my conclusion:

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Here’s a good way to make it a little easier to eat healthy snacks.

Decide before.

Decide before you’re hungry that you will get a certain snack this afternoon, and make it a healthy one. This way, you decrease the risk of grabbing something that is more convenient and perhaps less healthy, like a slice of pizza. A slice of pizza is tasty and super easy - just walk to the pizza place, get a slice and enjoy. Chances are, though, that you’ll also grab a soda to drink with the slice, and before you know it, your snack has turned into a high-calorie, high-sugar, high-carb, high-fat semi-meal.

Then, at 5:30 or 6:00 you’re going to head home and have dinner. Without realizing it, your mid-afternoon snack may have turned today into a pretty unhealthy day.

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