How to pick healthy snacks in this free health video.
Expert: Brenda Thompson
Bio: Brenda Thompson is a registered dietician and professional chef with the Westlake Market H.E.B. in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah
Duration : 0:2:41
Healthy Diet Tips : How to Pick Healthy Snacks
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wow this is a very …
wow this is a very inspiring video!
If you’re one of …
If you’re one of these people that grab a chocolate bar or a pack of chips, then this lady is focusing on you and there’s nothing wrong with those snacks as long as you keep them to the right proportion. A tablespoon of peanut butter as a snack is fine, just don’t eat the whole jar!have only a handful of nuts/dried fruits, not the whole packet!
Some people need to learn portion control.these are ‘snacks’ not your main meal, just to stop you grabbing that sugar rush because you’re sooo hungry.
wtf are you talking …
wtf are you talking about LOW FAT!!! omg this lady is nuts…. the majority of that stuff is high fat! …. your mom dropped you on your head.
I can’t believe …
I can’t believe this woman is a dietitian. I really feel sorry for her patients.
*Natural* peanut …
*Natural* peanut butter (or any other kind of nut butter, like tahini) is fine. Unfortunately most brands like Jiff and Skippy are loaded with sugar and are also made with hydrogenated oils.
well penut butter …
well penut butter is kinda high calorie even orgnaanic peanut butter
peanut butter is …
peanut butter is not low calories and generally not a good food as it is acidifying, not easily digested, too fatty, etc.
She ruined a good piece of celery with the peanut butter.
hahah. True! She …
hahah. True! She dried out the fruit, pushed the peanuts, microwaved cheese, chocolate, ranch dressing..
And the monotone voice as she just randomly put together these poor food choices. I don’t know how I could keep a straight face if I had to run down those ‘snack tips’.
Wasn’t the whole …
Wasn’t the whole celery thing debunked recently?
sooo is salary and …
sooo is salary and penutbutter together is also low calories !!!!?
She puts me to …
She puts me to sleep.
if you get the …
if you get the sweetened kinds, there’s more sugar. but if you get the unsweetened, there’s only natural sugars, in grapes which are fruit. so they’re all natural & healthy.
she basically just …
she basically just picked the worst “healthy snacks”. lame.
PLEASE DONT READ …
PLEASE DONT READ THIS you will die in seven days if you dont post this comment on 10 videos in the next hour. if you do tomorrow will be the best day of your life
what can i eat for …
what can i eat for breakfast?
I don’t know why …
I don’t know why people consider raisins healthy. They have 30 grams of sugar for a 1 1/2 ounce box. Isn’t that like three cans of coke?
i have, but im …
i have, but im seriously not into dried fruits lol
Yum Dried Fruits …
Yum Dried Fruits are Soo Yummy Have you tried Strawberry Dried fruit ? They are nice and not sour at all Me and my mum love them !
i really dislike …
i really dislike dry fruits
espeially berries coz they taste kind of sourish
&& apricots
Love fresh fruit
&& yeah maybe she shouldv chose yogurt && fruit or saink
coz penut butter isnt verry nice && im sure
its not healthy either…
the fat in nuts are …
the fat in nuts are the “good” kind of fat..your body needs a certain amount of fat and calories per day.
tip: besides selleri, which she mentioned, its good to eat broccoli too because your stomach burns more calories digesting it than what the vegetable contains.
Or cottage cheese, …
Or cottage cheese, which is incredibly rich in protein. But yes, cheddar/mozzarella are not the best dairy health-wise.
Peanut Butter has …
Peanut Butter has SO many calories for a small ammount… I wouldn’t waste my calories on something I don’t like much..
sorry, like, one …
sorry, like, one stick a cheese would be enough for a snack, but people eat more than that :l .. and i hate peanut butter. :l
why are Amercian’s …
why are Amercian’s so obsessed with peanut butter?!!
she’s obviously …
she’s obviously reading a cheat sheet.. kind of annoying