The answer is, not much.
Notice my choice of wordsI saidmeals, not snacks.
Snacking delays the inevitable and can disrupt your digestion process.
Research shows that eating frequently is actually unhealthy and detrimental to weight-loss goals.
Digestion takes time.
Complete digestion usually takes six hours or more.
When you eat snacks in between meals, you tax your body.
You are asking it to restart a process it has not yet completed from the last time you ate.
When your body cannot absorb and utilize food, it stores it as fat.
Your body needs a break!
Your snacks are junky carbohydrates.
I am just going to say itmany of the snacks (even protein bars!)
that people reach for are carbohydrate bombs.
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Kelly LeVequeis a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, and celebrity health coach based in Los Angeles, California.
She received her bachelors degree from theUniversity of Southern Californiaand completed her postgraduate clinical nutrition education throughUCLAandUC Berkeley.
LeVeque is passionate about the science of human nutrition.
Most importantly, she uses that knowledge to make individualized recommendations for her clients.
She also loves to cook.
LeVeque believes in real food, real ingredients and a clean diet.
The Be Well kitchen is constantly buzzing, and loves creating tasty, clean, nutrient-dense recipes and dishes.
She is a regular contributor for numerous health, wellness and lifestyle publications.
