Junk food cravings not only disrupt your diet routine but also loads the body with excessive calories. From keeping the body hydrated to storing only healthy options at home, check out 8 tips to keep your hunger pangs in check.
Despite having a complete meal, we might have sudden cravings for calorie-loaded food, mainly unhealthy. The cravings are quite common and are mostly due to mood swings, stress, hormonal imbalance, pregnancy, or nutritional deficiency. The sight, memory, smell, or even a picture would be enough to trigger junk food cravings. Such urges not only disrupt your diet routine but also loads the body with excessive calories.
Drink water
The sign of thirst might be misinterpreted as food craving. This is because it produces similar sensations in the body. Stay hydrated throughout the day to reduce such food cravings.
Avoid long gaps between meals: Consuming small meals throughout the day will help you curb the constant food cravings. Eat healthy snacks like almonds, walnuts, or fruits between meals, to achieve the feeling of satiety.
Chew properly
According to the Nutritionist, studies have suggested that the action of chewing can help reduce hunger. Chewing gum can also reduce hunger and cravings as effectively as drinking a calorie-rich beverage.
Don’t skip meals: If you are habitual of skipping meals, you may experience cravings for junk food or sweet treat. When a body is hungry for a long time, it tends to crave unhealthy food.
Protein
Include protein in every meal can help in curbing unhealthy cravings. As protein takes a longer time to digest in comparison to carbs, it will keep you full for a long time.
Fight stress
People who are not able to balance or control their emotions, often indulge in emotional eating only to regret it later. Such unhealthy food cravings are triggered by high levels of stress. Doing meditation and yoga, and a good night’s sleep will help in dealing with this stress effectively.
Get enough sleep
People who get more sleep experience less hunger during the day. They hardly experience desire for sweet and salty foods.
Stock up healthy food
If you want to restrict your body from eating junk all the time, stock only healthy food at home. Instead of storing chips, namkeens, cookies, fulfil your hunger pangs with nuts like almonds and walnuts.
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