GREEK YOGURT IS A CHOICE FOR SATIETY

Like almonds, this is a post I can personally recommend. As a diabetic, I eat Greek yogurt because the process of making it leaves it with less sugar. But I digress. A study published in Nutrition Journal found that volunteers who consumed a high protein yogurt snack in the afternoon experienced greater reductions in afternoon hunger and consumed few calories at dinner than those who snacked on chocolate or crackers. The reason? Greek yogurt has large amounts of casein protein which helps slow digestion, leading to longer feelings of fullness. Other protein-rich dairy options include Kefir and a fairly new product of Icelandic yogurt called Skyr. It is important to buy plain yogurt then add fresh fruit or nuts rather than buying products with fruits or other additives. The additives usually increase the sugar content more than you adding fresh products.

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