[noelle8310]

I have eaten a bowl of cereal for breakfast, had a granola bar, and I am still so hungry!! I thought maybe I was just thirsty, so I have already finished four bottles of water...needless to say, that was not the answer. It's only ten til 10 AM here, so lunch is not an option at the moment. Any snack ideas to help curb my appetite? Please and thanks!! xo

[bargoo]

Low fat yogurt or Laughing Cow Cheese wedge.These are my usual snacks.

[noelle8310]

Thanks. I have an Activia here at work w me, so I'll give it a shot.

[ERHR]

Ditto Kara. Carbs don't make you feel full for long. Eggs are a great idea for a snack, or nuts. Try to eat mostly protein and fat for breakfast tomorrow to start your day off right.

[noelle8310]

Awesome. Thanks for the advice I will definitely do that. I usually don't have much time to eat in the morning, so cereal is easy...maybe I'll just have a yogurt every morning instead.

[LittleBlueCat]

I'm on a low to almost no carb diet. So my regular breakfast on work days, are almost always 2 eggs and a slice of deli cajun turkey. I sometimes add hot sauce on top, or mustard. It always fills me up. And I always pack a yogurt for snack. But normally don't need it till the afternoon. Sometimes even forget to eat it.

[ERHR]

Looks like Activia is almost all sugar. If it's all you have it's all you have, but I doubt it will stave off your hunger for long. Why don't you just eat your lunch early?

[noelle8310]

It will work fine until lunch. I am not trying to go a whole day on a thing of yogurt, lol. I go home to eat, so I am not leaving work early. I just brought it in for the afternoon.

Thanks, LittleBlueCat. I will try to make eggs, I know it has worked for me before. I have 16 mo twins, so mornings are a little hectic.

[carter]

I often eat Kashi Go Lean cereal for breakfast (not Go Lean Crunch, it's much more caloric and too more-ish for me). I don't love it but it gives me the convenience of cereal with an extra hit of protein - it is bolstered with a ton more protein than most cereals and is good to keep me going until lunchtime. So on days when you can't manage an egg, you can try that.

You can also make hard-cooked eggs some time that is less hectic than the morning, and then grab them when you need them.

[Razorbackbritt]

Protein or fiber. I eat a piece of fruit or a string cheese for a mid-morning snack and the fiber or protein keeps me feeling full for a while.

[shr1nk1ngme]

Originally Posted by bargoo

Low fat yogurt or Laughing Cow Cheese wedge.These are my usual snacks.

THIS^^

Laughing Cow wedge spread on two GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbreads is what I have pretty regularly. The protein in the cheese and the fiber in the crispbread = filling and satisfying.

I buy my GG's Crispbreads at netrition.com. They have 12 calories and 5 g fiber each.

I sometimes put half a teaspoon of Crystal Light into a Fage Greek yogurt and presto, fruit flavored yogurt! Sprinkle some nuts on top, or maybe a few sprinkles of Fiber One cereal. Yum

[lissvarna]

Are you eating fiber rich granola bars? Those always keep me full!

[lin43]

Originally Posted by ERHR

Ditto Kara. Carbs don't make you feel full for long. Eggs are a great idea for a snack, or nuts. Try to eat mostly protein and fat for breakfast tomorrow to start your day off right.

I agree. I do like carbs for breakfast, but if I eat them without protein, I am guaranteed to be hungry a couple of hours later. One of my favorite breakfasts/brunches is scrambled eggs w/ smoked salmon and a piece of lightly buttered whole wheat toast.

[kaplods]

I get sick if my breakfast isn't high in protein, and if it's too high in carbs (even whole grain carbs) I'm hungrier after eating than before.

The exception is oatmeal. Even instant oatmeal (as long as it's high fiber and low-sugar) keeps me nearly as full as a high protein meal.

Originally Posted by Kara

I thought I was the only one who did this! I've also put sugar free jello in mine for the same effect.

Sugar free pudding mix works great too (I'll either stir in two small packages of sugar free jello pudding to the entire quart of greek yogurt, or I'll make a single serving by adding 1/4 of a package to 1/2 cup of yogurt).

With greek yogurt, I can just stir the pudding mix into the yogurt. With regular yogurt it tends to clump unless I use a blender (but it doesn't taste as good, so now I only use greek yogurt).

The greek yogurt/pudding mix has the mouth-feel of cheesecake (and is really good with cheesecake flavored sf pudding mix).

One of my favorite combos is to use one small package of jello sugar free cheesecake pudding mix and one small package of chocolate fudge (chocolate is good, but chocolate fudge is better) to make a chocolate cheesecake.

Sometimes I'll also stir in a bit of whey protein powder to up the protein content and to make a more dense cheesecake texture.

There's nothing more decadent feeling than having "cheesecake" for breakfast.

[sontaikle]

I have a stash of Fiber One bars that I reach for on such an occasion. Yummy and filling.

My ultimate hunger-stopper is actually an apple though. I always feel like I've eaten an entire meal after I have one of those babies.