The Myths and Action Steps of Snacking

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You’ve been reading online that “it’s good to eat 5 or 6 times per day.”

You know, because it “keeps your metabolism up “or “it keeps your blood sugar stable.”

And it’s overall health for you.

After all, you want to have a fast metabolism, have good energy levels, and be healthy overall.

In this article, we’ll look at:

• Myths about snacking
• When it makes sense to snack, and when it doesn’t
• What to snack on

Myths About Snacking

Myth #1: It Keeps Your Metabolism Up

First and foremost, it doesn’t.

Simple as that.

The theory that snacking keeps your metabolism up is based on the thermic effect of food.

What is it?

Whenever you eat anything, you don’t store all the calories from that food. Some of those calories are used to give you energy right then, and some are used in the digestion and assimilation process.

So let’s say that you eat 2000 calories per day, and of those, 200 calories are burned.

Well, that doesn’t change, regardless of whether you spread 2000 calories across 3 meals, or…