{"id":21234,"date":"2021-10-11T19:33:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/?p=21234"},"modified":"2021-11-20T05:02:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T05:02:05","slug":"5-healthy-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/5-healthy-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Healthy Snacks You Should Incorporate In Your Day To Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nutrition is essential for living a healthy lifestyle. It is not the be all and end all, but nutrition impacts your day-to-day life. For example, you may develop hearing loss after a long period of time when you listen to loud music each day (to <\/span>learn more<\/span><\/a> click the hyperlink). Still, each day you listen to that loud music won\u2019t cause you to go deaf by 9:00 o\u2019clock the next morning. With nutrition, what you eat at the start of your day can impact you for an entire day, and maybe even an entire week based on your food consumption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Not many people recognize this, but <\/span>your gut health<\/span><\/a> is essential to a healthy lifestyle: \u201c<\/span>There are around 40 trillion bacteria in your body, most of which are found in your gut. Collectively, they are known as your gut microbiome, and they\u2019re incredibly important for overall health. However, certain types of bacteria in your intestines can also contribute to many diseases. Many factors, including the foods you eat, can impact the type of bacteria found in your digestive tract.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n With that being the case, it is easy to see why eating healthy and obtaining your required vitamins, minerals, and nutrients is essential to good health. So, how do you improve your gut health? It is easy! Start eating better!<\/span><\/p>\n Now, that is not to say that eating in itself is bad. Heck, eating anything is good! Even in a slice of pizza you have nutrients such as calcium, all while giving you the three main macronutrients of protein, carbohydrates, and fat. But at the same time, there are some foods out there that are denser nutritionally than a slice of pizza.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is also important to know that eating frequently is important for keeping a <\/span>healthy<\/span><\/a> metabolism. The three and three rule of three meals and three snacks is a good rule of thumb to follow to get you on the right track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Staying on the right path is important to keep that gut (and brain) healthy. So, without further ado, below is a list of five different snacks you should incorporate in your day to day in order to improve your overall health:<\/span><\/p>\n Oats are some of the healthiest grains<\/span><\/a> on earth. The whole grains you eat contain a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Healthline.com even points to studies that oatmeal helps with weight loss, lowers blood sugar levels, and reduces the risks of heart disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yogurt has long been considered a healthy snack. <\/span>Canadian Living<\/span><\/a> does a great job of explaining why that is the case:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYogurt contains vitamin B12, which keeps your nerves and red blood cells healthy and can only be found in foods originating from an animal. Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is also in yogurt. This helps the body convert carbohydrates into glucose, or food into fuel.\u201d Convinced yet? You should be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fruit? Got it. Fat and protein? Got it. Peanut butter and apple slices are a fantastic snack. First off, it tastes amazing. The sweetness of the apple with the saltiness of peanut butter truly makes this snack one to die for. Plus, more importantly, peanut butter is in a way a superfood:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nOatmeal<\/span><\/h2>\n
Yogurt and Fruit<\/span><\/h2>\n
Apples and Peanut Butter<\/span><\/h2>\n