Consumers are often forced to eat fast, convenient foods and snacks ("eat on the go") in order to match the pace of their lifestyles. However, these snack options more often than not offer little health benefit to the consumer. In fact, 55% of calories consumed by Canadians are ultra processed foods, which are limited in their nutrient profile and only offer empty calories. Subsequently, these foods lead the consumer to eat more and provides little to no feelings of satiety or satiation. the proposed objectives of the current project are to examine the physiological benefit(s) of consuming readily available pulse snacks and compare them to other commonly consumed snack varieties. This work aims to incentivize consumers to seek out pulses as valuable snacking options and highlight the benefit of including these as alternatives to other energy-dense snacks that lack the nutritional composition of pulses.
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Change in blood glucose levels
Timeframe: Starting at the beginning of each session (0 minutes, before consumption of treatment) and every 15 - 30 minutes up to 190 minutes (time of completion of each session)
Subjective appetite
Timeframe: Measured every 15-30 minutes up to 190 minutes
Food intake
Timeframe: 65 minutes after completion of treatment, 20 minutes is allocated to allow for pizza consumption