Are you a late night snacker?
Is your work not letting you to sleep early.
Or perhaps you are a student preparing for an upcoming examination.
Or the Soccer World cup is keeping you up late at nights.
Well, whatever your reasons are, late night snacks should be chosen very carefully else
it can sabotage your weight loss effort and instantly put you off the fitness track.
So, what are the healthiest snacks to munch on late at night?
Let us find out.
Hello Friends!
Welcome to Fit Tuber.
For this video, I have identified the foods most commonly eaten by us late at night and
have ranked them from worst to best.
After taking into consideration various factors like how fast they get digested in the body,
their nutritional value etc.
I have categorised them in two categories, the worst and the best.
Category#1 includes the foods which we have been used to eating late at nights.
It includes Biscuits, Namkeen, Kurkure, Lay's, Maggi, Chocolates and whatever else catches
the eye.
If you are even slightly serious about your fitness goals, these are the food items you
should not even touch late in the night.
Most of these are simple form of carbohydrates deep fried in oil.
At night, our body is not physically active and most of these carbohydrates remain unutilized
and are ultimately get stored in the form of fat.
Whereas Lay's, Kurkure and other namkeen items are extremely high in sodium, on the other
hand Biscuits, Chocolates and sweets are mostly sugar and maida.
These food items are anyway unhealthy but consuming them late at night may prove disastrous
for you.
Eating any of these late in the night will make you put on extra weight, feel bloated
and you will end up repenting in the morning.
So, are there any guilt free options to snack on late at night?
YES.
Category #2 includes the best late night snack options.
Starting with one of my favourites is Homemade Popcorn.
Take 1/4th cup of Popcorn kernels and put them in a cooker.
Cover the cooker with a lid or a plate.
let the flame be on the lowest.
The corn will start popping up in no time.
One bill bowl of homemade popcorn has only 70 calories.
It is tasty and filling at the same time.
Avoid making ACT II popcorn which is 5 times higher in calories loaded with saturated fats
and sodium.
Phool Makhane or Lotus seeds is another low calorie, low glycemic, light and crunchy snack
option ideal for late night munching.
One bowl of dry roasted Phool Makhane has only 90 calories, 18 grams of carbohydrates
and 3 grams of protein.
One more option which is widely used in the Indian subcontinent is Puffed Rice.
One cup of puffed rice has only 56 calories.
Since, it is so low in calories one can easily consume a big bowl of puffed rice at night
and still stay strong on the weight loss journey.
One handful of unsalted dry roasted peanuts is another crunchy and healthy snack option
to be consumed at night.
Taking my attention away from the crunchy snacks is another delicious and healthy night
snack option, Chocolate Milk.
In one glass of toned milk, hot or cold, add 1 teaspoon of natural unsweetened cocoa powder.
You may sweeten it with 1 teaspoon of honey.
A complete meal in itself, an excellent source of slow digesting Casein protein, milk is
ideal before bed.
You can even have 1 bar of homemade dark chocolate with one glass of milk as a healthy late night
snack option.
Another milk based option is Oatmeal. 1/4th cup of oats in 1 glass of hot milk will not
only fill up your tummy but is also among the healthier late night snack options.
This snack option will provide you about 180 calories.
The final late night snack option that I have for you is Peanut Butter Roti.
Apply 1 tablespoon of natural peanut butter over a medium sized whole wheat chapati.
Roll it and have it.
Quick and healthy, this filling snack option is under 180 calories.
Make sure that you use a natural peanut butter.
One good option that I highly recommend is Alpino's peanut butter.
Alpino's peanut butter is truly a butter for better health as it devoid of added sugar,
hydrogenated oils or unwanted additives.
The ingredient list speaks for itself, ROASTED PEANUTS (100%).
One serving of Alpino's peanut butter will give you 10 grams of protein, 15 grams of
healthy fats and 7 grams of carbohydrates.
Peanut butter by Alpino comes in both the variants, Creamy as well as Crunchy.
You can apply it on whole wheat chapati, blend it into smoothies, stir it in to oatmeal and
more.
Alpino's peanut butter is a healthy and a delicious way to fulfil your late night food
cravings.
You can use this peanut butter without refrigeration for over 9 months.
Buy Alpino's peanut butter by clicking on the link down in the description box.
So, I hope this video helped you identify the low calorie, healthy, crunchy, light and
filling options for late night snacking.
Although, late night snacking isn't highly recommended but if your work demands so or
you are actually feeling very hungry these snacks should be your go to options.
Much better than the usual unhealthy snacks we mindlessly munch on.
It is also recommended that you drink a glass of water and wait for 15-20 minutes to check
whether you are really hungry or just dehydrated.
So Friends!
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