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The pandemic has done a number on our stomachs. We’re mostly stuck at home whether working remotely or just staying safe in quarantine. And it’s too easy to just snack all day.
Rather than trying to accomplish the impossible ditch snacking altogether the
Weekly reached out to Samantha Coogan, the director of UNLV’s Didactic Program in Nutrition & Dietetics, for some expert snacking tips.
A teacher of community nutrition and food science, Coogan knows how the mind and body work when it comes to temptation. She advises against being too strict and attempting a full health overhaul in one fell swoop. When it comes to your kitchen, Coogan says, “stock it with items you’ll actually eat, not just foods you think you’re supposed to eat.”