According to Medterms.com, a healthy food is often considered low in fat and saturated fat with limited cholesterol and sodium.http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40307 Whole foods are usually considered a natural or unprocessed food such as a carrot or an apple.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole+food Combining foods healthy whole foods for snacks after dinner may mean combining foods with complex carbohydrates like cereal with protein snacks like low-fat yogurt to give a person more energy.http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/healthy_snacks.html
According to Kidshealth.com, some healthy, whole food snacks that can be eaten after dinner are granola or trail mix, fresh fruit and vegetables, whole-grain crackers, baby carrots, half a cheese sandwich.http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/healthy_snacks.html# If a person wants variety, they could try some whole-wheat pretzels with spicy mustard or rice cakes with peanut butter and raisins.
Allrecipes.com suggests using a dip with foods to add dimension to the flavor. They recommend using cut up vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumber, bell pepper, sugar snap peas and cherry tomatoes can be ate with a low fat ranch dressing, hummus, bean dip or salsa. Allrecipes.com also suggests sliced fruit that is paired with flavored yogurt, applesauce, low fat sour cream that has been sweetened with honey or brown sugar.http://allrecipes.com//HowTo/healthy-snacks-for-kids/Detail.aspx
Healthy Snacks to Buy
Kate from Better Body Health and Fitness takes viewer on a trip to Whole Foods Market to get some healthy snacks. She says that eating healthy snacks between meals will help dieters from overeating at meals. She suggests some gluten-free cookies as a healthy alternative snack for something sweet. Another snack suggested is brown rice cakes. They contain no white flour. She says that white flour turns to sugar in the body.
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Fast Facts
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Healthy food
Is generally considered low in fat and saturated fat with limited cholesterol and sodium
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Whole foods
Is a natural or unprocessed food such as a carrot or an apple
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Combining foods
With complex carbohydrates together with foods with protein give energy
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Using a dip
Can add another layer of flavor to snacks
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Snacks
Can be made up ahead of time
