I notice we have a sticky thread for meals, but I am starting to find stagnation in my snacks. I am working at about 100-150cals in each snack and think that if I don't start rotating them pretty soon I'll get very bored and the temptation will set in.
I usually eat apples, bananas, tinned peaches, yoghurt with fruit puree in it or, rarely, a slice of toast. Can you help me broaden out? No vegetable or tomato suggestions, please, I'm not in the right place with my food phobia to eat something that is only veggies.
Once in a while, if you want to seriously indulge yourself . . .a McDs ice cream cone is 150 calories. It's a wonderful way to have a sweet snack that is self-limiting--it's gone before you get home!
Those are all carbs - what about protein and fats?
A little bit of nuts, a cup of fat-free cottage cheese, greek yogurt with splenda + 1/2 banana (110 for 175g serving yogurt, splenda = 4 cals per tsp, + 1/2 banana around 30-40 cals, 150 total)
I also do brown rice cakes with shaker powder (you know those flavour shakers for popcorn??)
I eat a hard-boiled egg and an apple (the trinity of protein, fat and carbs). A little protein at every meak or snack keeps me full. Just carbs and I'm starving and craving more. And good fats fill me up too and, wait for it, are good for you! But just a little.
Just about any fruit, or a piece of toast, with peanut (or any other nut) butter is a great way to get carbs, fat, and protein in. I'm also totally a mini-Lärabar junkie. They're all-natural and the mini-ones are typically under or around 100 calories.
I love to use a low-cal tortilla (mine have 45 cals) and put some hummus, spinach leaves, and a turkey slice on - usually around 150 cals and SOOOO filling (especially if you use a tortilla with extra fiber).
Soup might be a good choice, or even broth, although sodium for ready-made soups is an issue.
In a pinch, when I'm traveling, I like mini protein bars for 80-130 calories.
I will sometimes take a slice of thinly sliced low fat/low sodium deli ham (about 20 calories) toss on 1/3 ounce of shredded cheese (colby usually) roll it up and munch on it. Two of those would be about 120 calories.
I'm a crunchy snack person. So instead of chips I eat Cheerios. 1 cup of plain Cheerios is 100 cals or 3/4 cup of Chocolate Cheerios is 100 cals. I also get a 100 calorie mini bag of popcorn. Also I eat Chocolate Fiber One fiber bars and those are 140 calories. That's what I give my 2yr old instead of candy. She loves them.
Greek yogurt has an insane amount of protein in it -- much, much more than regular yogurt.
Ah, I see. I refer to all yoghurts, fromage frais, LF rice, anything you get in a pot in the dairy counter that isn't cheese as yoghurt, it actually is Greek yoghurt I am eating.
More snack ideas?
