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February’s Challenge: Eat every 5-6 hours

“Talking to my support network gave me the encouragement I needed to not skip meals.”
– Ella Forel
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Nutrition Tips

Make the perfect snack by combining an unrefined carbohydrate, like apples, with a protein, like nuts.

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Meal and Snack Guides

You can complete this challenge, too! Our healthy snack guide and meal journal can help.

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Snack Recipes

We've gathered tasty snack recipes to help you become a Healthy Bites champion like Ella.

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Why eat every 5 - 6 hours?

Eating healthy foods every few hours refuels your body and puts you in better shape to fight off diseases like cancer.  If your next meal is more than six hours away, eat a healthy snack to tide you over.

© 2013 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center