Grocery marketing has declared February as National Snack Food Month. Super Bowl Sunday is just days away.
We are a nation of snackers, spending over $60 billion dollars annually on those ever tempting chips, crackers and other processed goodies.
On the heels of those recently made resolutions to eat better and create a life around healthier imperatives, take time for preparations. A month-long snack fest requires some resistance, resolve and retooling.
Turn the tables on the media driven snack food propositions. Favorite nibbles can have a makeover that satisfies every occasion. Don’t support empty calories and carbohydrates, saturated fats, high in sugar and provide no nutritional value.
It’s hard to resist Doritos and Ruffles. Moderation is key in most food choices. Watch what goes in to the shopping cart for improving the inevitable snack attacks. Look for desirable alternatives to the known culprits of over-indulged behavior.