Nibbling on quality snacks between meals is healthy

Snacking is not necessarily a bad thing. — dpa

Those pistachio nuts in the bowl on the coffee table, the half eaten bag of Bombay Mix in the cupboard, the tube of Pringles wedged between the cushion and the armrest.

Even before the first hunger pangs kick in and the scent of dinner being cooked wafts from the kitchen, it can be hard to keep hands away from the crisps and cookies and whatever other nibbles are left around the house.