Elevenses is also an important meal
Although we ensure the daily work of our body with the breakfast, energy-intake must be continuous during the whole day. We should rather eat a bit five or three times a day than a lot at once. Furthermore after a nutritious breakfast a small before-noon snack causes pleasure of course just in a light, nutritive form.
For the proper digestion of the fibers of the breakfast first of all high fluid intake is necessary, so it is important to drink more before noon if possible mineral water instead of drinks with sugar. If we ate cereals in the morning, then we can eat a light sandwich for elevenses maybe some fruits in order to make our nutrition more varied. Of course muesli bars are also perfect delicacies, because they decrease the sensation of hunger and do not overfill our stomach thus before-noon snack does not happen at the cost of work, and we can eat our dinner at noon as well.
Many times a bit
It was not accidental that in the old times people sat down and ate five times a day. The energy need of human body is continuous but unfortunately in our accelerated world it is hard to adequate find time for it. In classical sense elevensenses are the "follow-up” of breakfast, it is worth to consume this time many fruits, vitamin-rich liquids, or maybe jazz up the morning with low-fat yoghurt or a sandwich prepared with light cheese and ham. It is good to have some time for us during work and this way we can decrease the hunger attacks at noon (the situation is similar in case of mid-afternoon snack with which we can prevent emptying the fridge in the evening). In the morning eat more fruits, in the afternoon more vegetables, and avoid cholesterol-bomb foods rich in carbohydrates or fat, and pay attention to exercise during the day.
How much can we eat between two meals?
Elevenses and mid-afternoon snack mean practically that we nibble. According to nutrition experts this time we can have only approximately 10 per cent of our daily energy intake. It is worth even to count the calories but it is enough to remember not to pall before lunch or dinner. In case of a strict diet it is also important to eat less but more often, but this time it is worth to pay special attention to what we bring into our body. If we can do it always find time for paying attention to the food when we eat something. We can pall much more earlier if we do not watch TV or the monitor of the computer, or read the morning newspaper, but we give our body the attention it deserves.