Most of our days are broken up with three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, the hidden hero of our busy, working lives has to be the humble snack. The perfect grab-and-go option, favoured by parents, workers, students, and more, snacks play an integral role in our lifestyles and diets.
A study by Glanbia Nutritionals found ‘UK consumers eat a savoury snack most days of the week (5.6 times per week), compared to sweet packaged snacks, which are consumed almost every day (6.2 times per week).’
Despite our love for a quick munch, the narrative surrounding snacking is largely negative. Full of myths and fearmongering, diet culture often makes us believe snacking is the sole cause of weight gain, which couldn’t be further from the truth.
We’ve asked nutritionists and…