I try really hard to eat more during the day in hopes that I won't be so hungry at night,,but that doesn't happen. I need snacks that will fill me up,,I am trying to do low carbs,,but I still do fruit,,lower carb fruit. My problem is I love crunchy stuff like crackers and chips,,not so much a chocolate or sweet lover,,just crunchy and salty,,any suggestions here? I am new here but the support is just wonderful,,thanks to all!
Two snacks I like are baby carrots (nice and crunchy!) with dip (nice and tart). Since an ounce of carrots have virtually no calories, I can splurge on 70 or so calories of dip!
I also like Kashi Go Lean Crunch dry as a snack. Excellent crunch factor. Half a cup is quite filling and is about 90 calories. It's on the sweet side, though, not salty.
Almonds make a nice crunchy, salty snack (170ish calories for an ounce, ounce = about 28 nuts), but according to Dr. Oz, you shouldn't have the roasted ones. Roasting destroys the healthy benefits of the healthy oils in the nuts. OTOH, roasting, IMO, is what makes them tasty! I'd rather have them a little less healthy and tasty than completely healthy and booooooring. It's a tradeoff I'm willing to make. Hey, even roasted, they're still healthier than potato chips, right?
Those have been my primary snacks (besides apples) for the past few weeks. I'd be interested to see some other suggestions!
I love celery filled with low fat philly and sprinkled with celery salt or spices.
A hard boiled egg with salt and pepper.
Cottage cheese with pineapple, or with an apple
Pumpkin seeds (you can buy some really nice spiced mixes, I would suggest packaging them in serving sizes and leaving the rest hidden at home, as they are quite more-ish)
Lena and Glory's suggestions are fab too.
I'd try and have protein in a snack, it will help satisfy your hunger.
baby carrots, cucumber, any kind of fruit, fruit source bar, thinsations, yogurt mixed with whole grain cheerios, rice crackers, dip (with carrots, crackers, whatever), the list can go on. You just have to be creative!
Those are all excellent suggestions,,,I do eat the boiled eggs,,usually the whites,,and the cukes are great idea too! Trying to stay away from the crackers because once I start I dont' want to stop,,lol. I also love the almonds,,even the boring ones I can tolerate. I also love the low carb fudge bars by Mayfield,,but I tend to want to eat several of them,lol, so I don't buy them.
if you want to do crackers, can you make your own 100-calorie snack packs? Take some little ziplock baggies (snack size, so they look satisfyingly full when you've filled them) and portion out the crackers. It takes a few minutes to empty out the big cracker box, but then you have several snack bags, already portioned and ready to go! And, since you've already measured, you can have the satisfaction of eating the "whole bag".
Those are all excellent suggestions,,,I do eat the boiled eggs,,usually the whites,,and the cukes are great idea too! Trying to stay away from the crackers because once I start I dont' want to stop,,lol. I also love the almonds,,even the boring ones I can tolerate. I also love the low carb fudge bars by Mayfield,,but I tend to want to eat several of them,lol, so I don't buy them.
Well, that's sort of good, though, because you've recognized and are avoiding a known weakness. Not everyone can do that
Usually what I do is I get 5 or 6 out of the box. Then I CLOSE the box. I lay the crackers on a plate and top them with cuke slices or maybe some fat-free cottage cheese and a green olive slice or sometimes I just cut up pieces of lean deli meats into squares and put those on top instead.
That's why I like the cracker snacks (although I don't eat them very often) because you can be creative and put whatever you want on top of them. Sometimes I'll make little mini 'pizzas' out of them. I spread them with spaghetti or pizza sauce, then add whatever toppings I want, then sprinkle them with fat-free mozzarella cheese. Then I stick 'em in the microwave to get them hot.
I like to take grapes off the vine, the real good ones (I'm so picky) and then put them in a ziplock or any other freezer safe bag or box, in the freezer. they are real cold and take a while to eat but you really savor them. My diet calls one fruit derving 15 grapes. So I divide them by baggies of 15. By the time I'm done eating them, it's been 20 minutes, I've had something to do with my mouth, and I'm not hungry anymore.
Also when I was on the carb diet I did celery sticks with laughing cow cheese or any soft spreadable white cheese. Thats crunchy and it just tastes good!
UMMMM - Green Olives! Shelled pistachios, almonds, make a dip out of fat free cream cheese, fat free sour cream and a dried dip mix! Then dip in fresh vegies. Salsa was a terrific idea also - salsa and vegies! Good, healthy, satisfying snacks! I also like to have part skim mozarella cheese and fruit - decadent and satisfying!
MMMMM my favorite new snack is Light n Crispy WASA wafers, theyre big and theyre only 20 calories, with a thin layer of fat free cream cheese on top.
But I understand your dilemma, I have a hard time stopping eating certain things once I start --- well, not really certain things, EVERYTHING. :O/
MMMMM my favorite new snack is Light n Crispy WASA wafers, theyre big and theyre only 20 calories, with a thin layer of fat free cream cheese on top.
But I understand your dilemma, I have a hard time stopping eating certain things once I start --- well, not really certain things, EVERYTHING. :O/
I gotta look for this WASA bread. Misti was talking about it in another thread. In fact, I'm gonna go put it on my store list right now.
need new snack ideas
