The key to any healthy eating plan is to keep your body in a constant flow of nutrients and energy. Not an overload, but not a deficit either.

The human body needs nutrients 24 hours a day, and needs energy to do its various functions. A lot fo how the body regulates its systems is via your blood sugar. If the blood sugar dips too low, the body craves sugary foods and is hungry. If the blood sugar soars to high, other problems happen. So the ideal is for the blood sugar to stay at an even keel - enough to do what needs to be done, not not enough so that excess sugars are turned into fat.

So while our grandparents were told to eat 3 times a day and not touch food at other times, we know far better nowadays. You should not go over 4 hours without something to eat, and you should have water near you pretty much at all times.

This isn't to say that you should gorge on chocolate cake between meals! If you are eating frequently, your body doesn't need high doses of sugar. Great snacks include celery sticks, carrot sticks, and so on. There are thousands of great snack recipes that give you healthy nutrients and keep your blood sugars even.

So carry snacks with you - in your car, in your purse, at your office, in your home. There are many pre-packaged bars on the market but you can easily make something FAR cheaper if you plan ahead. Keep your body well nourished - and it will reward you by finding and maintaining a healthy weight!

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