“The problem is if it becomes a habit”: tips from a nutritionist to avoid giving in to temptation | TF1 Info

• Snacking, practiced throughout the day, allows many to stave off hunger.
• This often leads to eating snacks that are not beneficial for our health.
• The question arises: do you regularly give in to this temptation? “Hello! With you” answers it.

To satisfy a little hunger, but also to pass a moment of stress, boredom or fatigue, many French people give in to the temptation of snacking. The proof? According to an Appinio survey, 81% of French people admit to snacking between meals. A trend that is confirmed among our viewers. In a call to vote in “Hello! With you”, nearly seven out of ten people (68%) fully support snacking regularly.

Snacking, a practice that affects many people

For the majority of our viewers, it is very difficult to resist the temptation of a piece of chocolate, an ice cream or a sweet product during a relaxing evening in front of the television. “Unfortunately, I eat in front of the TV in the evening, after eating”assures Marie-Claude. Same story on Pascal’s side. “It’s mostly in front of the television. It all depends on my mood: it’s more chocolate, chocolate madeleines, or chips when I have my friends over for an aperitif”he explains. We also find other messages from viewers who are fond of snacking such as: “[Je grignote] sometimes biscuits, sometimes a bar of chocolate” or even “Snacking happens especially in the evening in front of a movie. I can’t stop myself from it”.

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Snacking: what are the effects on health?

Very often, snacking is associated with a practice that is dangerous to health. However, this is not always the case. At least that’s what nutritionist Vanessa Bedjaï-Haddad revealed in “Hello! With you”. “No, it’s not really a problem either for health or for the line of snacking, if it’s from time to time. It’s normal to want or need to eat from time to time. When we’re tired, when we’re hungry, when we’re stressed, it’s not a problem in itself, the problem is if it becomes a habit.”explains the specialist.

To avoid snacking too regularly, Vanessa Bedjaï-Haddad recommends trying to understand why this need persists. Once the problem is identified, it is easier to limit and channel it by eating healthier foods. “[Il faut manger des aliments] as raw as possible. So it could be small sticks of raw vegetables, fruit… It’s not easy for patients to snack on carrot sticks at 10 p.m. It’s less glamorous, I grant you, but you still have to try to make an effort.”concludes the nutritionist.