{"id":18373,"date":"2013-01-25T21:01:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T02:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=18373"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T20:50:10","slug":"healthy-snack-veggies-and-hummus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/healthy-snack-veggies-and-hummus\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Snack: Veggies and Hummus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"flag-singlepic flag-center \" title=\"Hummus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/flagallery\/cara039s-pictures-for-articles\/148952_560835260612398_1041544099_n.jpg\" alt=\"Hummus\" width=\"461\" height=\"306\" align=\"middle\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Facebook.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s 3pm and you&#8217;re starving, but you don\u2019t want to undo your healthy day of eating.\u00a0 Don\u2019t turn to a burst of sugar from a candy bar or doughnut and spoil your dinner.\u00a0 With some simple planning, you can have a filling and nutritious snack you can feel proud about come the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Grab some raw vegetables and rinse them off.\u00a0 Broccoli, carrots, celery are all common choices, but branch out with snap peas, cauliflower, and colorful peppers. 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