Eating snacks in moderation can help relieve stress.

Introduction: Many people love to snack, eating when they're happy and also when they're unhappy. Why is there such a powerful magic to it? The purpose of eating snacks is not just to satisfy hunger, but to relieve tension and eliminate inner conflicts.

When food comes into contact with the skin of the mouth, on one hand, it can transmit sensory information to the brain's central nervous system through the skin nerves, providing a sense of comfort. This allows a person to alleviate inner loneliness through contact with external objects. On the other hand, when the mouth touches food and performs chewing and swallowing movements, it can shift a person's focus away from tension and anxiety. This creates another area of excitement in the brain's feeding center, which suppresses the tense and excited emotions, ultimately leading to physical and mental relaxation.

Sitting for seven or eight hours in a dull office space is not an easy task, especially when you also have to think. Therefore, to reduce work pressure or to keep your mind sharp, the brain needs timely nutrition. Those small snacks in your drawer can come in handy. Rich in nutrients, with relatively low sugar and fat content, they are ideal daily snacks. Examples include low-fat cheese, biscuits rich in dietary fiber, or regular chocolate biscuits, as well as not-too-sweet bread and sandwiches. If you're not very hungry, dried fruits like raisins, dried apricots, and dried figs are also excellent choices. Additionally, there are apple chips or banana chips. These foods are fragrant and crispy, but they are not fried. Instead, they are baked at high temperatures to remove the moisture from the fruit. This not only results in minimal loss of nutrients but also keeps the fat and calories low, so eating more won't lead to weight gain.

Here are some snacks with "magical" benefits:

Peanut Little General

1. Sunflower Seeds: Can beautify the skin. Sunflower seeds contain protein, fat, various vitamins, and minerals, with a particularly rich content of linoleic acid. Linoleic acid helps keep the skin delicate and prevents dryness and the formation of dark spots.

2. Peanuts: Can prevent skin diseases. The Vitamin B2 richly found in peanuts is one of the vitamins that is often lacking in the daily diet of Chinese residents. Therefore, intentionally eating more peanuts can not only supplement the deficiency of Vitamin B2 in the daily diet but also help prevent and treat various diseases such as chapped lips, red and itchy eyes, and seborrheic dermatitis.

3. Walnuts: Can beautify the nails. Walnuts are rich in growth factors that can make nails strong and less prone to cracking. They are also rich in plant protein, which promotes nail growth. Regular consumption of walnuts helps to make nails beautiful and resilient.

4. Jujubes: Can prevent scurvy. Jujubes are extremely rich in Vitamin C and are called "living Vitamin C pills" by nutritionists. If the diet lacks Vitamin C, a person will feel tired and listless, and may even develop scurvy.

Black Sesame Walnut Crisp

5. Cheese: Can strengthen teeth. Cheese is a "rich mine" of calcium, which can make teeth strong. Nutritionists have shown through research that an adult eating 150 grams of cheese daily can help achieve the goal of "teeth not getting old even as you age."

6. Figs: Can promote blood circulation. Figs contain a substance similar to aspirin that can thin the blood and increase its flow, thus ensuring sufficient blood supply to the brain.

7. Pumpkin Seeds and Pistachios: Rich in unsaturated fatty acids, carotene, peroxides, and other substances. Moderate consumption can ensure adequate blood flow to the brain, making a person feel energetic and radiant.

8. Milk Candy: Contains sugar and calcium. Moderate consumption can supplement the brain's energy, refresh the mind, and moisturize the skin.

9. Chocolate: Can lift one's spirits and has a beautifying effect. It can produce the same kind of internal reaction substances as when one is in love.

10. Sesame Paste: Has the effects of blackening hair, moisturizing hair, and nourishing the blood. Eating it对症 (according to its properties) can prevent and treat gray hair and hair loss, making one's hair dark, shiny, and beautiful.

Mellow Milk Candy

11. Raisins: Benefit qi, nourish the blood, and improve complexion, but attention must be paid to hygiene.

12. Mint Candy: Can moisten the throat, eliminate bad breath, and clear "internal heat," making one feel refreshed and with a clear throat.

13. Fruits such as citrus, oranges, and apples: Rich in Vitamin C, they can slow down or block the synthesis of melanin, whiten the skin. They are alkaline foods that can keep the blood neutral or slightly alkaline, thus having fitness and beautifying effects.

14. Beef Jerky and Roasted Fish Slices: Rich in protein, iron, zinc, etc. Moderate consumption can make the skin ruddy.

15. Milk Beverages: Contain one-third milk and are sometimes fortified with vitamins and trace elements, making them one of the most nutritious drinks.

Spicy Beef Jerky