Dr Anastasios Papalazarou MSc, PhD
Dietician Nutritionist
The variety of food available, the easy access to quick meals of low nutritional value, and the fact that our time is limited, cause us to consume smaller and quicker meals-snacks more often. But how does snacking affect our health and weight, and what is the best way to enjoy snacks guilt free?
What is snacking?
The term “snack” means meals (nutrition episodes) which include all the foods and beverages consumed outside the main meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). However, the size, energy content and frequency of snack consumption vary depending on the time available, the personal perception and the social environment of each consumer.
Why is it a healthy habit?
Having intermediate meals helps to improve the quality of our diet by increasing the consumption of fruits, wholegrain cereals and dairy products, which are a rich source of dietary fiber, as well as micronutrients and vitamins such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, folic acid and vitamin C. Intermediate meals can also help better control the glucose and insulin produced after each meal, and systematic consumption of such meals helps reduce total blood cholesterol.
How does it relate to weight management?
Although the concept of small and frequent meals does not directly contribute to weight regulation, according to research data, it has a positive effect on body weight and the prevention of obesity through four basic mechanisms! It helps to control the feeling of hunger and to regulate the size of meals, and also enhances carbohydrate against lipid intake. In addition, snacking during the day can make up for the consumption of high-calorie night meals, and it is identified with an active lifestyle and increased physical activity!
How can it turn into an enemy of our health?
There are some hidden risks in snacking, which may not be as innocent as it seems! It is recommended to follow a balanced diet with 1-3 snacks rich in nutrients and low in
calories, fat, salt and sugars. In contrast to such snacks, frequent and extensive consumption of chips, soft drinks, baked goods and sweets leads to obesity and worse clinical indicators.
Healthy recommendations
4 tasty recommendations that combine the convenience of snacks with the pleasure of crispy dough sheets and the necessary nutrients, are here for you to try! The main ingredient of these snacks are crispy filo bites baked in the oven, without preservatives and trans fats!
- Crunchy bruschetta
Just add crushed feta or mizithra cheese, fresh tomato and olives to the crispy filo bites!
- Avocado chips
Spread avocado on the crispy filo bites and add a little tuna or salmon for extra flavor!
- Delicious vegetables
Spread cottage or low-fat cheese to the crispy filo bites, and add cucumber and carrot!
- Crunchy delight
Use the crispy filo bites as a base and spread low-fat cream cheese and strawberry or cherry jam, for a party of the senses!
- Crunchy hummus
Spread hummus on the crispy filo bites and add carrot, cucumber and fresh pepper sticks, to enjoy your favorite movie in the best company!
COOKIE POLICY
ALFA PASTRY S.A., with registered offices at the 1st kilometer of the Kozani–ArgilosHighway, Kozani, Greece (“Company”) follows a strict privacy policy to protect the privacy of the users of our website www.healthyhabits.gr (“Website”). With the present policy we offer you information on how we use electronic cookies, each time you visit our Website.
Our Company reserves the right to amend and update this Cookie Policy, whenever it deems it necessary, and any changes thereof shall come in force and effect from the instance they appear online at the present webpage of our Website.
- What are electronic cookies?
Electronic cookies are small texts of software code transmitted from the servers of our website to your personal computer and stored by your browser, mainly in order to give us information about your needs and preferences.
Depending on their expiration dates, cookies are either “session” or “persistent” cookies. In particular, session cookies are automatically erased whenever you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored until their expiration date, unless manually deleted prior to that date.
- Does our Company use cookies?
Yes, we use cookies with the primary purpose to make our Website more functional and user – friendly, in order to ensure enhanced user experience, as well as for statistical and marketing purposes.
Our cookies in no way give access to your computer or files, as well as any other information beyond what you agree - as described below - to share with us.
Our Company does not engage in any sale or trading of your personal data collected in this way.
- What kinds of session cookies do we use?
At the point of your first access and during your browsing at our Website our Company uses session cookies for the following purposes:
- For your safe browsing through protected webpages of our Website.
- For your automatic identification during the selection of services or other identification processes.
- For the storage of technical data, which are necessary so that your computer displays certain kinds of multimedia content, better known as “flash cookies”.
- For the allocation and efficient processing of server requests between servers belonging to a group.
- For the electronic identification and log – in of users already logged – in at social networking websites.
In specific, we use the following session cookies :
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Since these cookies are absolutely necessary to perform the basic functions of our Website, their acceptance is a prerequisite for browsing our Website and using its capabilities. Therefore, if you choose to disable these cookies, we will not be able to guarantee the effective operation of our Website or predict how our Website will perform during your visit.
- What kinds of persistent cookies do we use?
At the point of your first access and during your browsing at our Website our Company uses persistent cookies for the following purposes:
- To improve the functionality and performance of our Website.
These cookies collect anonymous and aggregated information about how visitors use our Website, such as information about the pages they visit more often, the time they spend on the Website and any functionality issues they encounter. This information allows us to improve the performance of our Website.
- For the compilation of anonymous statistical data regarding the traffic to our Website.
Every time you visit our web pages, anonymous cookies are generated to collect traffic statistics.
- For the personalization of our Website according to your needs and preferences and, in general, the enhanced user experience of our Website.
These cookies allow our Website to store information about your choices, which allows us to provide improved and more personalized features.
- For the provision of commercial communications which suit your preferences and interests.
These cookies are used to feed our Website with content which best suits your interests. They can, for example, be used to send targeted advertising or measure an advertising campaign's effectiveness.
The aforementioned “persistent cookies” remain stored at your personal computer for a period of […] days.
In specific, we use the following session cookies :
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- What kinds of data do we collect by our use of cookies ?
All data collected by using cookies through our Website are processed and stored in anonymous form and do not contain any personally identifiable information. Furthermore, our Company does not sell or trade any data that are collected by these means.
By using our cookies we collect and process the following kinds of data :
- IP address and end user device data.
- Data on user browsing at our Website.
- Information on user preferences regarding our webpages.
- Only upon filling in the communication form, we request from you the following data, which we collect and process: Full name, e-mail and any other comments/content you wish.
- How do you give your consent to the present cookie policy?
By entering our Website, you acknowledge the current notice about our use of cookies, which is prominently posited at the home page of our Website.
If you do not wish to receive persistent cookies, you are given the option to disable them through an appropriate online mechanism. In case you decide to opt for our persistent cookies by choosing the relevant settings, you freely give your explicit and specific consent to their use during your browsing.
We use advertising cookies only on the condition of your prior freely given and explicit consent for such use. Your consent may be freely any time revoked, without retroactive effect.
How can you deactivate cookies?
You are always free to delete, or disable our cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that by deleting or disabling our cookies, your user experience may be affected and you might not be able to take advantage of certain functions and the complete user experience of our Website.
Depending on which browser you currently use, additional information for the most popular browsers can be found at the following websites:
- Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
- Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
- Chrome http://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
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- Safari for iPad and iPhone http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677
Contact Us
For any further request or query you may address us by using the following contact data :email : info@healthyhabits.gr
DATA PROTECTION NOTICE
Welcome to www.healthyhabits.gr
Our Company takes the privacy of its users seriously into account. For this purpose, we strictly comply with the present Data Protection Notice, which ensures the protection of your fundamental rights and guarantees our compliance with applicable data protection laws.
This Privacy Notice is to let you know how the Company protects the privacy of your communications and collects, processes, uses and stores your personal data through our Website as well as the rights you have with regard to the foregoing collection and processing of your personal data. By visiting our Website and using our services you acknowledge of having read and fully taken into account this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice applies only to our Website under the top-level domain http://healthyhabits.appshowcases.com/. Users should be aware that our Website may also contain links to other websites, yet our Company cannot be held responsible for the data processing practices or the content of such websites.
1. Definitions
For the purposes of this Data Protection Notice the following definitions shall apply:
1.1. “Cookie” - short text of software code, which is transmitted from the web server of our Company and stored at your device each time that you enter the Website. “Personal Data” - Any information relating to an identified or identifiable user of our Website.
1.2. “Recipient” - a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not.
1.3. “GDPR” - the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, as amended, replaced or superseded and in force from time to time and as transposed into member-state legislation.
1.4. “Processing” - Any operation or set of operations which is performed by the Company upon the personal data of the users of our Website, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction;
1.5. “Company” – The Company under the corporate name ALFA PASTRY S.A., with registered offices at the 1st kilometer of the Kozani–ArgilosHighway, Kozani, Greece.
1.6. “Website” – The world wide web website which is accessible through the domain name www.healthyhabits.gr including all of its webpages.
1.7. “Personal Data” - any information which relates to a User, who can be identified directly or indirectly.
1.8. “Consent” - Any explicit, specific and freely given indication by which the User, after having been fully informed, signifies her agreement to personal data relating to her being processed.
1.9. “User” – Any internet user who accesses and browses at our Website.
2. Subject Matter
2.1. The present Notice sets out the terms and conditions which the Company follows in order to protect the privacy of the Users of www.healthyhabits.gr. It describes the conditions under which we make any collection and processing of your personal data and ensure their confidentiality.
2.2. The Company reserves the right to amend and update this Data Protection Notice, whenever it deems it appropriate, and any changes thereof shall come in force and effect from the instance they appear online at the present webpage of www.healthyhabits.gr.
2.3. If any provision of this Data Protection Notice is declared void or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed from this Data Protection Notice, which shall otherwise remain in full force and effect to the extent that the original intent of this Data Protection Notice will not be altered in any material respect.
3. Principles of Data Processing
We fully respect your fundamental rights and render protection of your privacy a priority of the Company. In this context, when processing your personal data, we follow the following basic principles:
3.1. We submit your personal data to legitimate processing, and we maintain full transparency vis-à-vis the way we handle your personal data.
3.2. We collect and process your data only for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes as outlined in this notice, and we do not process it further in a manner incompatible with these purposes.
3.3. We process your personal data only to the extent that it is appropriate and relevant to the above purposes, while limiting the processing to the measure necessary for these purposes.
3.4. We make reasonable efforts with your own assistance to ensure that your processed data is accurate and, where necessary, updated with regard to the purposes of the processing, taking all reasonable steps to immediately delete or correct it in case of inaccuracy.
3.5. We keep your personal data in a form that allows you to identify yourself only for the time required for the above processing purposes.
3.6. We process your personal data in a way that guarantees its security by using appropriate technical or organizational measures.
3.7. We do not intend to further process your personal data for purposes other than the ones for which they are collected.
3.8. We inform you that there is no obligation to provide your personal data and that there are no possible consequences from the choice not to provide it. Furthermore, we inform you that your personal data will not be used for automated decision making, including profiling.
3.9. Without prejudice to what is stated in this notice, we do not disclose and transmit your personal data to third parties without your consent, unless permitted by law or by our contractual agreement with you.
3.10. Please be advised that we do not pass on your personal data to a third country or international organization for which there is no European Commission decision under the GDPR.
3.11. In general, we comply with all applicable laws and comply with all our statutory obligations, as data controllers of your personal data.
4. Types of Data Collected
4.1. The categories of personal data which we collect from you depend on the products and services you choose to purchase from us. At the point (a) of your access and during your use of our Website, (b) of your registration as user, and (c) of your registration at our newsletter service, you may provide the following types of personal data to our Company:
4.2. At the point of your access and during the use of the Website
- IP Address.
- End user device data
- General communication data.
- Browsing data.
- Information on user preferences regarding the Website products / services.
4.3. At the point of using our online contact form:
- Name / Surname.
- Telephone number.
- E-mail.
- Subject of your message.
- Content of your message.
4.4. At the point of uploading your curriculum vitae via our Website:
- Name / Surname.
- Telephone number.
- E-mail.
- Subject of your message.
- Content of your message.
4.5. At the point of your registration at our newsletter service:
- E-mail.
4.6. In addition, when you communicate with us by email or by any other means, we collect and process personal data relating to such communications under the terms and conditions hereof in order to correspond to your requests and to improve our services.
4.7. Our Company does not collect or gain access in any way to special categories ("sensitive") of personal data or data relating to criminal convictions and offenses by its clients. You have an obligation to refrain from posting such data concerning yourself or third party data subjects. In the event that you submit such data to our Website, these will be removed as soon as we become aware of them. We have no liability to you or to any third parties for any processing of sensitive data due to your actions or omissions in breach of this obligation.
5. Purposes and Legal Bases of Data Processing
5.1. Personal data necessary for the provision of our services within our contractual relationship is collected and processed by our Company pursuant to article 6 § 1 (b) of the GDPR for the following purposes :
- Performance of our contractual obligations towards our Users and Clients.
- Immediate, adequate and appropriate delivery of our products and provision of our services.
- Communicating with our clients in the framework of the execution of our services and for the resolution of any complaints.
5.2. In addition, your personal data is collected and processed by our Company pursuant to Article 6 § 1 (f) of the GDPR when necessary for the purpose of pursuing the following legitimate interests :
- The smooth operation of our Website.
- The user-friendly performance of our Website.
- The improvement of your online experience, while browsing and using our site.
- The recording of your consumer habits through the use of anonymous statistical data.
- Improvement, management and review of our products and services to meet the needs of our clients as appropriately as possible.
- Administration, organization and function of our business.
- Management of our clientele.
- Extrajudicial or judicial use for the protection of our lawful rights and interests.
5.3. Our Company collects and processes your personal data solely for the purposes mentioned above and only to the extent that is strictly necessary to effectively serve them. Data collected are relevant, appropriate and no more than what is required in view of the above purposes, whereas we strive to keep them accurate and up to date. Furthermore, your data are retained only for the period required to achieve the purposes, for which they are collected and processed, and are afterwards deleted.
6. Consent
6.1. Our Company may process personal data only with your lawful consent for the following purposes :
- For your registration to our newsletter service.
- For the purposes of commercial communication, marketing and advertising of our services or third party services via SMS, telephone, e-mail, internet, fax, mail, social media and / or any other appropriate communication channels.
- For personified market research and / or analysis purposes to better understand your needs, preferences, interests, experiences and / or habits as a consumer.
- For your participation in competitions and other promotional activities.
- For attracting, evaluating and hiring job candidates to our Company.
6.2. You give us your consent to the processing of your personal data for the above purposes with an electronic statement in a manner clearly distinguishable from other consents or notice and in an intelligible and easily accessible form using clear and plain language. Your consent is freely given and your personal data is given without such a provision being a legal or contractual obligation or a requirement on behalf of our Company for the performance of a contract between us.
6.3. In this context, by giving your consent, you explicitly state that you wish to provide your consent for the above purposes in accordance with the terms and conditions of this policy. You may provide your consent in the following ways :
- When registering for our newsletter service.
- When uploading your curriculum vitae via our Website.
6.4. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of the treatment of your data prior to its revocation. Your consent is also revoked in the same manner as provided.
7. Data Recipients
7.1. Our Company does not assign your personal data or interconnect its database with any third parties, public authorities or other organizations for financial or other consideration.
7.2. For the execution of the purposes mentioned in this Notice, the Company may provide access to or transmit the following types of your data to the following processors:
• Your personal data to our internet and data hosting providers for hosting purposes.
• Your personal data to our information technology maintenance and support providers for the smooth operation of Website and our information and communication systems.
• Consumer behavior data and contact information to third-party marketing and advertising companies for the commercial communication, marketing and advertising of our services or third-party services.
• Your personal data to third-party consultants to provide data analysis services.
• Your personal data to auditors, accountants, financial or professional consultants as well as investors as part of the transfer of part or all, merger, division of a branch or other succession, liquidation or other bankruptcy procedure of our business.
• Your personal data to natural or legal persons that co-operate with us as far as organizing events, trips and other services provided through our Website are concerned, and which services you select to enjoy.
7.3. The processing of your personal data by our data processors mentioned above is executed under our control and orders and is subject to the same data protection policy or to a policy of at least the same level of protection.
7.4. In the event that we are required by a court or other administrative authority and in any other case that we are legally bound to do so, our Company may transfer your personal data to public authorities to the extent specified by law prior to you being informed.
7.5. Our Company does not execute cross-border transfers of personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, which have not been recognized as having an adequate level of protection by the European Commission.
8. Data Security and Confidentiality
8.1. In order to ensure the proper use and integrity of your personal data and to prevent their unauthorized or accidental access, processing, deletion, alteration or other use, the Company applies appropriate internal policies and takes all appropriate organizational, technical, physical, logical and organizational security measures, as well as technical standards, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
8.2. The processing of your data by the Company is conducted in a manner that ensures their confidentiality and physical and logical security, taking into account the latest developments, implementation costs and the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, as well as the risks for your rights and freedoms, which are applicable in each circumstance.
8.3. Your personal data is processed solely by authorized personnel of the Company, bound by strict obligations of confidentiality.
9. Data Retention
9.1. We keep your personal data for as long as it is each time necessary for the relevant purposes of their processing and, in any case, not more than five (5) years. In specific, we retain your curriculum vitae data not more than two (2) years from uploading.
9.2. Our Company may retain your personal data after the expiration of the relevant purposes of processing only in the following cases:
• In case that there is a legal obligation under a relevant statutory provision.
• For reasons of tax and social security audit reasons within the statutory limitation period.
• For research or statistical purposes or for the proper organization and operation of our business provided that anonymity or pseudonymization of your data takes place.
• In case of any claims against the Company, for as long as necessary to defend our rights and legitimate interests before any competent court and any other public authority.
9.3. After the period of retention, your personal data is erased from our databases and systems in accordance with our data protection policies and provided that their retention is no longer required for the fulfillment of the purposes we have described above.
10. Your Rights
10.1. Without prejudice to applicable law and subject to any limitations thereof, you have the following rights:
• Request for access to your personal data and information related to their processing and obtain a copy thereof.
• Request for the rectification of any inaccuracies or any missing personal data of yours.
• Request for the erasure of your personal data.
• Request for the restriction of the processing of your personal data in cases explicitly provided for by law.
• Request for the portability of your personal data to another controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (eg cd).
• Object to the processing of your personal data in cases explicitly provided for by law.
• Object to a decision taken solely on the basis of automated processing, including profiling, which has impact on you or significantly affects you. Any requests relevant to the above are addressed in writing to our contact details mentioned in this Notice.
10.2. The Company will respond to any of your requests within one month from their receipt. Upon prior notice, this period may be extended by a further two months if necessary, taking into account the complexity of the request and the number of any other pending requests. In case of rejection of your request, we will provide relevant justification.
10.3. If your request does not meet the requirements of applicable law, the Company reserves the right either to: (a) impose a reasonable fee, taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communicating or executing the requested action, or (b) reject your request.
10.4. In the event of any violation of your personal data, which may place your rights and freedoms at a high risk, and provided that it does not fall under one of the exceptions expressly provided for by applicable law, we undertake to inform you without undue delay.
10.5. If there are any doubts as to the identity of the individual submitting the request, we reserve the right to request the provision of additional information necessary to confirm his / her identity.
10.6. If your rights are infringed, we inform you that you have the right to file a complaint with the Greek Data Protection Authority or with any other competent supervisory authority.
11. Your Obligations
11.1. By using our Website and by providing your personal data upon your consent, you acknowledge that your personal data has to be actual, accurate and up to date, whenever you are requested to grant them by our Company. Furthermore, you must inform our Company of any changes regarding your data so as to ensure it is kept up-to-date and accurate.
11.2. If you are found to be in breach of your obligations or if our Company has reasonable suspicion that the information you provide is false or incomplete or in any way contrary to applicable law or this Privacy Notice, we retain the right to reject your application for registration or to suspend or terminate your account immediately without notice. In this case, you have no right to any compensation due to the rejection of your application, or the suspension or termination of your account.
11.3. You acknowledge that our Company may delete, cross-check, supplement or modify the information you provide based on information lawfully provided by third parties or from publicly available sources. In this case, our Company will provide you with relevant notice in compliance with applicable law.
11.4. By using our Website you confirm that you are over sixteen (16) years old. If you are under the age of sixteen (16) you have the obligation to abstain from any use of our Website and from any transfer of your personal data without the consent of the person who exercises your parental responsibility. If you fail to comply with the foregoing obligations, you must immediately notify our Company. In any case, by using our Website, you acknowledge that our Company is not responsible for your violation of the obligations mentioned above to the extent that it is unable, even if it makes reasonable efforts, to verify your age or to receive consent from your guardian.
12. Cookies
Our Website uses cookies. For more information please review our Cookie Notice [hyperlink].
13. Communications
13.1. At the point of filling in the service provision form at our Website as well as the point of providing us your e-mail address, you consent to receive from us communications for the execution of your requests and for the provision of our services.
13.2. This communication will display clearly the identity of our Company and will allow you to object and ask easily and with no charges the termination of such communication.
14. International Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
14.1. Any dispute between you and the Company arising from or in relation to the subject matter of this Data Protection Notice shall be governed and construed in accordance with Greek law without reference to its conflict of laws principles and shall be subjected to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Athens, Greece.
14.2. If a provision of the present Data Protection Notice is annulled by a decision of a competent court as unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of its provisions, which will remain in full force and will be accordingly applicable.
15. Contact
For any further request or query about how we use your personal information, you may address us by using the following contact data of our Company:
Address :1st kilometer of the Kozani–ArgilosHighway, Kozani, Greece.
Τ : +30 24610 42103-4,
F : +30 24610 33305,
email : info@healthyhabits.gr