Quiz: What's your snacking style?

Whether you follow the traditional three-square-meals-a-day or modern multiple-mini-meals style of eating, chances are you feel the urge to grab a bite or two in between. But whether you give in to your urge or not, and what you choose to snack on at work and home, play a huge role in your health and dietary success. 

Take our quiz and rate your snack smarts, then read on for tips that can help you make the most of your between-meal somethin' somethin's.

Pick the most appropriate response to the questions below, and then tally up your score.

1. I consider snacks:
a. A yummy opportunity to stay fueled up between meals.
b. A temptation that has to be resisted. Giving in means you lack the willpower to stay focused on your diet.
c. A good mid-day pick-me-up. At work, break times allow me to grab a treat while hanging out with my work pals.

2. What I look for in an everyday snack is:
a. Satisfying flavour in a low-fat, low-in-refined sugar, low-sodium package. But I know the odd splurge in calories or sugar (hello, maple dip donut!), isn't going to ruin my diet.
b. No snack at all. But if I let myself slide, I might eat some carrot sticks or broccoli with lemon squeezed on them, or half an apple or orange.
c. Something relatively affordable and convenient I can pick up from the office vending machine or local coffee shop.

3. Caffeine is an acceptable mid-morning snack when:
a. My latte is made from 2 per cent or skim milk instead of Homo, and hey, why not round things out with a low-fat muffin shared with my best office bud?
b. The coffee has a splash of skim milk and a sugar-substitute packet to sweeten it up so it tastes "naughty" yet remains low-cal.
c. It's a delicious Vente moccaccino with double the whipped cream so it's more filling and has extra dairy.

4. Do you pack a work snack each morning? (Or have a stash at the office?)
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. No, I don't have to pack a snack because our office has a great cafeteria, nearby cafés and a vending machine.

5. A bump in the night woke you up at 4 a.m. Now your stomach is rumbling and you can't get back to sleep. You:
a. Fix yourself a bowl of cereal, or nibble on a banana with a chaser of milk.
b. Ignore the rumbling – "No food after 8 p.m.!"– and have a cup of herbal tea.
c. Make yourself a big sandwich, plate it with a cookie and wash it down with a glass of pop.

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