FULL STORY:  Is being “hangry” a real thing?  We all know the feeling.  Maybe you skipped breakfast, or didn’t have time for lunch.  And now you’re getting more and more mad, the hungrier you get.

The answer is YES, it’s real.  It mostly boils down to something called your “gut-brain axis” . . . the busy communication line between your stomach and brain.

Imagine a steady stream of texts between two friends.  When you’re hungry, your stomach sends a text to your brain that says “feed me.”  And if you don’t respond fast enough by eating, those texts get more and more frequent.

Not eating drops your blood sugar too, which can make you produce more of the stress hormone cortisol.  And when you’re hungry, you also make less of the feel-good hormone serotonin.  Around 90% of it is produced in your gut.

All that combined, and your brain can make you act like a toddler that missed their nap.  So here’s how to prevent it.

According to an expert, here are the five best foods to snack on if you want to avoid being “hangry”:

1. Crunchy vegetables like carrots, celery, and cucumber. They’re high in insoluble fiber, which slows down digestion.

2. Chickpeas.

3. Greek yogurt.

4. Berries.

5. Almonds.

(NY Post)