What do you eat as a snack?
A snack's job is to lighten the main meal. For it to do that, its size has to be set in advance.
The function of a snack is not to enrich the day but to break a long gap and to keep you from sitting down to the main meal hungry. Two conditions are needed for it to do that: its size must be set in advance, and it must lighten the main meal. A snack whose size is not set becomes an extra item added on top of the main meals.
Sources
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.3, s. 264 Sert kabuklu yemişler 1 avuç / 30 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.9, s. 270 Meyvede bir standart porsiyon çoğu meyve için 150 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.1, s. 262 Yoğurt 1 küçük kase / 200 mL accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.5, s. 266 Yulaf ezmesi ve müsli ¼ kupa / 30 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 8.1.3, s. 170 İşçilerin iş yerinde ana öğünlerine ek olarak en az bir ara öğün tüketmesi önerilir accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 İsteğe bağlı tercihler, 1 standart miktar = 75 kkal — çikolata 3 küçük parça / 15 g = 1 kat; susamlı çubuk 2 adet / 15 g = 1 kat accessed: 2026-08-15
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