I catch myself biting in to a little bit of the baked chicken or licking the cake mix off the mixing bowl all the time! Snacking while cooking starts with the “Checking the flavor” excuse until it becomes an unconscious and uncontrollable habit!

You know it is messing up your diet and it is definitely responsible for the weight gain. Here are a few tips you can use to control your snacking:-

• A Veggie Tray - This is the most effective method to reduce snacking while cooking. As soon as you start cooking, keep out a tray full of your favorite and healthy vegetables and fruits. The minute you feel the urge to snack on something, reach out to your vegetable tray!

• Chewing Gum - My mom used to do this. While cooling, chew a gum, a strong one if you can. This way you will not even feel like snacking and you simply wouldn’t want to torture your taste buds by spooning in anything more!

• Make Healthy Food - If you cook healthy food, you will be snacking on healthy food. Also, if there are any left over, you can gobble it down. without worrying about the calories!  While you are cooking it also helps to make some healthy snacks and share it with your children.

• Plan your cooking activity- Some times we may start snacking simply because we have a lot of time at hand when we are waiting for something to boil or getbaked. The solution for this would be to plan what you are coooking and make sure that you keep yourself busy.

• Food Journal- A food journal helps you keep track of your food intake and calorie gain. Remember to jot down all that you have bitten into, tasted and snacked on, when you finish cooking.

I am going to make some cheese cake this weekend and I am hoping like crazy that the veg trays will help me stop snacking while cooking!

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