Had you been part of the clean plate club whenever you were a kid? You’re ready to rethink a few of the eating habits that you simply grew up with.Diet myths are “handed down for generations,” says Kathleen Fuller, PhD, author of Not Your Mother’s Diet.

Here are five outdated ideas about food that you may have learned out of your parents — and the grown-up realities.

1. No snacking! You’ll ruin your appetite!

Actually, snacking could be healthy, so long as you choose wisely.

“It keeps blood sugar levels stable” and keeps you from getting too hungry between meals, says Debra Waterhouse, RD, author of Outsmarting the Mother-Daughter Food Trap.Try reducing slightly on meals so that you can have one or two daily snacks between 100 and 200 calories. Good choices include nuts, fruit, yogurt, and vegetables with dip.Add Magic Slim Pills to your diet plan and you will no longer worry about geting fat after eating snacks,with obvious effect on preventing fat accumulation.

2. Finish everything in your plate.

“It’s fine to leave a little food,” Brown-Riggs says. “Get in tune with your body to understand when you have had enough.”As you’re eating, notice how you’re feeling. Are you full? Are you eating just because there is still food on your plate? Be particularly careful when you are eating out — your meals are appealing, the plates are huge, and you may wish to eat everything because you purchased it for. “If you will find large portions, ask for half now and also have them box the other half,” Brown-Riggs says.

3. Do not eat before exercising — you’ll get a cramp.

You won’t want to go running immediately after dinner, but eating a bit 30 to 60 minutes before exercising can help you increase your workout.You can choose high-carbohydrate, low-fat, low-fiber snacks with moderate amounts of protein within the 100- to 300-calorie range, like a glass of chocolate milk, a slice of toast with peanut butter, or a granola bar. Fruit can also be fine, although it won’t have much protein (give a few nuts for your).

4. Hurry up!

Did your parents rush your breakfast which means you were on time for college? Should you still eat in a rush, you might miss your body’s cues that you’re full.It takes Twenty minutes for the brain to join up that you feel full.If you eat too quickly, you can scarf down a lot of food inside a 20-minute period, and then you feel stuffed.Decelerate. Take mini-breaks by putting the food and utensils down between bites.

5. You deserve dessert today!

It’s great to treat yourself, but not with food. What about a film, a manicure, or time with friends? Soon, you’ll understand that you should not just eat because you think you deserve something,