For Tess Rowan, afternoons were always the hardest. By 3 p.m., she’d feel her energy dip and her sweet tooth wake up.
“I’d reach for cookies, candy, whatever was quick,” she admits. “It gave me a hit of energy—but then came the crash.”
After doing some reading on blood sugar and energy regulation, Tess decided to make a change—not by eliminating snacks, but by rethinking them. “I still needed that break in the day, that moment of comfort,” she says.
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She began crafting her own low-sugar snacks at home: simple things like roasted nuts tossed in cinnamon, seed-based energy bites, or plain Greek yogurt with a spoonful of almond butter.
Even when she was too busy to prep, she reached for options with real ingredients and steady energy.
“It wasn’t about never having sweets again,” Tess says. “It was about choosing snacks that helped me feel steady, not spiky.”
The result? Her afternoons became more focused, her cravings more manageable, and her mood far less erratic. “It’s such a small part of my day,” she says, “but it has such a big impact.”
