STAY SNACCIDENT PROOF

How to snack mindfully and set your best eating intentions

- AMBER BRAMBLE

At first glance, it’s been going so well. You’re doing lots of walking, a weekly Zumba class and eating three healthy meals a day.

OK, so there was also that muffin you had with the girls at coffee, plus the afternoon Tim Tam and the chocolate bar you shared with your hubby after dinner. Yep, let’s face it, you’re snaccident prone.

Amazingly, some studies suggest we’ve quadrupled our snack consumption in as little as 10 years. Forget that apple you used to have at little lunch as a kid – these days there’s an entire industry of grab-and-go treats lining the supermarket shelves.