Find Your Power Curve
Stomach growling during your mid-morning meeting? Feeling a bit cranky while chauffeuring your kids to school and back? Sounds like you need a snack!
It’s a fact. Eating small, frequent meals throughout the day provides your body with a steady stream of nutrients and helps even out your energy level throughout the day. Smart snacking also curbs hunger, making portion control a snap. 1,2,3 We call this approach staying on your Power Curve. 1,2
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Good morning
sunshine -
Yogurt with
berries and granola.
I’m good to go. -
Apple slices
and peanut butter
before I’m
super hungry -
Lunch meeting
powered by
chicken veggie
stir fry. -
Found my
happy place:
A luna S’mores bar -
Dijon salmon salad,
multigrain roll
and wine
with the girls -
Wooo hooo!
References:
(1) Position of the American Dietetic Association: weight management. Seagle HM, Strain GW, Makris A, Reeves RS; American Dietetic Association. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Feb; 109(2):330-46.
(2) International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: meal frequency. La Bounty PM, Campbell BI, Wilson J, Galvan E, Berardi J, Kleiner SM, Kreider RB, Stout JR, Ziegenfuss T, Spano M, Smith A, Antonio J. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2011 Mar 16;8:4.
(3) Associations between Snacking and Weight Loss and Nutrient Intake among Postmenopausal Overweight to Obese Women in a Dietary Weight-Loss Intervention. Kong A PhD RD, Beresford S PhD, Alfano M PhD, Foster-Schubert K MD, Neuhouser M PhD RD, Johnson D PhD RD, Duggan C PhD, Wang C PhD, Xiao L MS, Bain C MPH, McTiernan A MD, PhD. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011; 111:1898-1903.