What to eat??

kymberkaye

I'm a yoyo loser. Ive done soooooo many diets, tried all the diet pills...always successful, yet always gaining it all back. I dont have time to cook "healthy" meals, so i would rather snack, but on healthy foods. I dont eat much bread and I carry a 40 oz bottle of water with me everywhere i go. Im afraid my body has gotten to the point where weight loss is no more for me. I need/want healthy snack ideas and SIMPLE healthy recipes that taste good. Lol what is your favorite healthy snack??

BekahC1980

Depends sometimes its, almonds, or carrot sticks, or yogurt. Sometimes pudding or ice cream or graham crackers

Capt_Apollo

apples, bananas.... all kinds of fruit.

kymberkaye

I did the 100 calorie yogurts...overdid it, now it makes me gag!! Lol i just need more ideas of different things i can eat so i dont burn out like i did with the whipped yogurts. Chocolate cherry was the best with a 1/4 cup granola.

kymberkaye

Lots have told me to eat an apple and it will keep me feeling "full". I haven't experienced a full feeling ever eating just an apple, but, im up for trying that again.

she_lived_wholly_forevermore

Apples or bananas with some nut butter is fab and filling

kymberkaye

Nut butter?? Where do i get it?? Sounds amazing!!

she_lived_wholly_forevermore

Nut butters: peanut butter, almond butter etc etc. Justin's is by far my favorite. I have to order mine on Amazon because I live in a small crappy town.

she_lived_wholly_forevermore

And I know you're not on yogurt but if you get back on it I like to add honey and flaxseed to mine and then put it in the fridge to chill and thicken. One of my favorite treats.

kymberkaye

Ahhh peanut butter!! Lol i was thinking it was some special new stuff. Haha. I eat a lot of peanut butter....probably too much. I only like the honey peanut butter, but im sure i will need to find some less fattening.

diannethegeek

Some of my go-to snacks are: string cheese, nuts, wasabi peas, fudge pops, cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs, hummus & veggies, protein bars, Greek yogurt, beef or turkey jerky, popcorn, apples & peanut butter, fruit

JeromeBarry1

My new favorite is jicama. As a snack, 100 grams has less than 50 calories and 5 mg fiber. It is sweet. It is crunchy. One root can last more than a week if used at the rate of 100 g per day. That serving provides bulk and eliminates hunger for 4 hours. It's awesome. As for " I don't have time to cook "healthy" meals", this is not true. You have time to post messages on the internet, you have time to cook. Learn to use a crock pot/slow cooker. Toss your healthy stuff in and go to work. It's done when you get home.

My workplace offers free snacks to employees. I've been using mfp to count calories for 5 months. One month in, the girl who buys the snacks decided to rededicate herself to mfp and try once more to get rid of 12 lb. She did, and in the process she started providing snacks which I am happy to add to my plan. They are: Mozzarella cheese sticks, Nonni Thinaddictives, Kind bars, Sun Maid Raisins in small boxes, Jazz apples, Mandarin oranges. There are also several different oatmeal-based breakfast bars that are low in the sodium and calories, which I care about.

You can get control of the food you eat, and the tools mfp offers as well as the blunt truth you'll find here are valuable in your journey. Stick with it.

Kamikazeflutterby

"Healthy" doesn't necessarily mean "good for weight loss," so keep that in mind when asking these questions. Nuts, granola, etc are actually fairly high calorie and healthy, and very, very easy to overeat.

Please consider looking up the calories of the foods you already eat, and see if you could eat them in a smaller portion with some new lower calorie snacks or sides. It will probably be an easier long term way to lose weight. Even if it isn't, it's a good starting point.

These threads are also a good starting point. Welcome to MFP!

kymberkaye

I do cook in a crock, but i know they're not healthy meals....i love butter too much!! Lol

These are great ideas!! Some of what im already choosing to eat!! Thanks, Y'all!!!

Domilg23

Apples or almonds - that helps me a lot

bummel75

I love red bell peppers. I crave crunchy things. So i will snack on those.
I like almonds. I'll snack on a mix of blueberries and blackberries for the antioxidants.
You can make a homemade energy peanut butter ball. It takes 5 min.
I also will make a guacamole salad if you like that; avocados, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, cayenne pepper (if desired).
I make so many healthy recipes via crockpot. Pinterest has become a valuable asset.

kymberkaye

Love the red peppers, orange and yellow, too. With hummus and avocados. So a lot of what yall have shared with me are things im already doing. Yay!

What all do you use to make the energy peanut butter ball?? Would love to see some of your recipes.

michaeltermini

It has been important for me to eat often with healthy snacks i.e. fruit, mixed nuts etc but mainly I recognized there are three fuels for the body... Protein, carbs and fat. I do everything possible to avoid processed carbs and still attempt complex carbs in moderation. With that the fat I mainly consume is through meats and eggs which I feel I need because of their high value in protein. It became a balance for me, if I'm low in one (carbs) and moderate in the other (fat), I balance them with being high in protein.

I hope this makes sense to more than my brain. Happy eating!

kymberkaye

It will make more sense to me tmrw. Ambien is shutting down my brain at the moment. Lol

Neanbean13

If you don't care about weight loss why bother trying to find 'healthy snacks'. Just eat whatever if u can't be arsed cooking or even being accountable of what you're consuming. Stuff it. Eat more.move less. No point munching on a bell Fricken pepper when your main meals are unhealthy . Why deprive yourself I say.

kate141987

I started swapping all my unhealthy snacks with better alternatives so instead of eating sandwiches or guzzling down a pack of biscuits I started eating rivita, there is unlimited toppings but I decided not to eat anymore than 2 in one sitting. They are great if you miss crisps I found as they have that "Crunch" lol or else il just have a bowl of multigrain Cheerios. My healthy snacks arnt going to set the world alight but I find they help me through those times when I just really want to snack

xnearlytherebx

Feel free to message me! I'd love to help out

kymberkaye

You inspired me to cook in the crock pot so much that i woke up this morning and found I had prepared some chicken with rotel, tony's and a bit of olive oil in my crock pot and put it in my fridge...after i took my ambien. Lol

ciaraseifner

Feel free to add me for some meal ideas and motivation. Always great have friends there help motivate push you towards your goals!

liv_emmett

Just got started on here Feel free to add me would love a friend for extra motivation xx

no_day_but_2day

A plain rice cake (35 cal) with 2tbs of PB2 (45 cal) on top? You're looking at only 100 calories right there.

BiggyFuzz

fruit...greek yogurt (low sugar ones) and what are your workouts looking like?

JanetMMcC

That crock pot can cook up meals that are both healthy and delightful. I've found quite a few in Slow Cooker Revolution -- though I often up the veggies in their recipes by a whole lot.
Here's one http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2013/10/slow-cooker-tex-mex-chicken-stew.html

Serve a cup of stew over a half-cup of brown rice for about 358 tasty calories. (At least with my variation. I ladled the stew into containers to figure out the number of cups I'd made, then entered the recipe into MFP's recipe dingus, with #servings=#cups. That way, if I have 2 cups, I just tell MFP I had 2 servings.)

For the rice:

During the last 45 minutes a stew is in the crockpot, cook brown rice in the microwave. Put plastic wrap over a 'wave-proof bowl holding 1 cup brown rice 2 cups water. Vent it at one spot. Cook on high until it boils (about 3 to 5 minutes for 1 cup rice 2 cups water. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't boil over). Then cook it at power level 2 or 3 for 45 minutes (unless the variety of brown rice you're using suggests a shorter cooking time). Easy peasy, and you don't have to worry about it burning.

If you have a big enough bowl/casserole you can cook enough rice for a week, or at least 2 or 3 meals. Cooking time is the same; it'll just take a bit longer to get to boiling.

kymberkaye

BiggyFuzz wrote: »

fruit...greek yogurt (low sugar ones) and what are your workouts looking like?

Workouts....not much since a fall down the stairs a few years ago. Just had 3 nerve blocks last week. Doc said I can start walking again for exercise...but thats it for now.

kymberkaye

JanetMMcC wrote: »

That crock pot can cook up meals that are both healthy and delightful. I've found quite a few in Slow Cooker Revolution -- though I often up the veggies in their recipes by a whole lot.
Here's one http://www.whatmegansmaking.com/2013/10/slow-cooker-tex-mex-chicken-stew.html

Serve a cup of stew over a half-cup of brown rice for about 358 tasty calories. (At least with my variation. I ladled the stew into containers to figure out the number of cups I'd made, then entered the recipe into MFP's recipe dingus, with #servings=#cups. That way, if I have 2 cups, I just tell MFP I had 2 servings.)

For the rice:

During the last 45 minutes a stew is in the crockpot, cook brown rice in the microwave. Put plastic wrap over a 'wave-proof bowl holding 1 cup brown rice 2 cups water. Vent it at one spot. Cook on high until it boils (about 3 to 5 minutes for 1 cup rice 2 cups water. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't boil over). Then cook it at power level 2 or 3 for 45 minutes (unless the variety of brown rice you're using suggests a shorter cooking time). Easy peasy, and you don't have to worry about it burning.

If you have a big enough bowl/casserole you can cook enough rice for a week, or at least 2 or 3 meals. Cooking time is the same; it'll just take a bit longer to get to boiling.

Thank you so much!!! This is GREAT information!!!

I absolutely appreciate each of your comments with all these ideas!! I went to the grocery store today and got lots of apples and a few other things i didnt have already!! Yay!!

KingRagingRajan

Bananas, Cashew nuts, Greek Yogurt, Corn, Carrots, Peanut butter, and trail mix are all great snacks.