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Snacking Smarts
Healthy snacks like olives can keep you going strong all day long. Keep your favorites on-hand, like Kalamatas, Spanish or Black Ripe olives, to satisfy that craving. With heart-healthy fats and surprisingly few calories, olives are truly the perfect snack.
When to Snack?
Snack attacks usually happen between meals, often from hunger and a dip in blood sugar, but as we all know, snacking often occurs due to boredom. The best snacks are those that satisfy the need for flavor stimulation and provide calories that are slow to metabolize. It’s these snacks that provide gradual and sustained energy. Olives are an ideal snack food — high in flavor, meaty texture, low in calories and good for you.
New Lindsay Re-closeables make it easy to enjoy delicious Lindsay olives whenever the urge strikes. Just open, savor, repeat. With no preparation required, you can munch on them straight out of the container, or add them to your favorite foods for that zesty punch.
How Much to Snack?
Everything in moderation. A snack portion should be considerably smaller than a meal portion — not enough to fill you up, but enough to sustain you until your next meal. Did you know that you could eat a dozen olives and still stay under 100 calories? By eating smaller portions throughout the day, you can prevent your body from storing the extra energy as fat.
Where to Snack?
From the classroom to the boardroom, at a party or watching sports—everywhere you go it seems there’s always something to eat or drink, often without healthy options. So bring some healthy snacks with you at all times. Lindsay Snackers fit the bill. They’re single-serving cans of black olives with pull-top lids which come in three delicious flavors: Original, Garlic and Italian. Eat slowly and enjoy the moment.
Stay Stocked
The key to healthy snacking is to plan ahead. Staying stocked with nutritious foods like olives makes it that much easier to stay on track.
Substitute Your Salty Snack
There are a wide variety of delicious salty foods to snack on — chips, crackers, and pretzels to name a few. But, these snacks are full of empty carbs and bad fats. Olives are different. They satisfy as a filling, salty snack, yet they have the added benefits associated with the good carbs and healthy fats. If your dietary needs require a restricted amount of salt, you can simply rinse the olives before eating in order to limit the salt content. Lindsay also offers a Low Sodium version of our delicious black olives.
Olives can also provide an alternative to the salt shaker for your favorite foods. Sliced or chopped olives on a baked potato or eggs offer the salty taste you’re looking for, but with the added benefit of colorful contrast, interesting texture, and great flavor.