In need of good snack/meal ideas/recipes!

hunterjd7

Hi everyone! I'm new to the app but my fitness/fit journey has been in progress for awhile. I'm loving the app and it is helping but I'm finding myself getting stuck with carb vs fat intake. I work out 6x/wk and eat healthy but I am getting notifications that 1) I'm not eating enough carbs and calories and 2) when trying to get my calories/carbs in, I am constantly going over in fat. Any ideas on high carb/low fat snacks/meals?

DisneyDude85

Pretzels

Dayle1984

Carb Dominant (Pure) Foods

Here are some foods that are rich in carbs but free from all or most of the other macros. Use these foods when you need more carbohydrates but have already hit your limit on protein and fat or are about to.

While it would be simple to just eat tablespoons of sugar, I’ll focus here on healthier carb-rich foods.

Fruit: Most fruit is almost fat free and very low in protein: Here are some to choose.
•Banana: A medium size banana has less than .5 grams of fat and only 1.4 grams of protein.
•Apples: A large apple has less than a gram of both fat and protein.
•Blueberries: A cup has .5 grams of fat and only 1 gram of protein.
•Strawberries: A cup of strawberries has less than .5 grams of fat and only 1 gram of protein.
•Pears: A large pear has a trivial amount of fat and less than a gram of protein.

Honey: While honey is mainly pure sugar, it does offer some good health benefits1 so use this as a carb boosting sweetener when needed.

Sweet Potatoes: A medium sweet potato has a trivial amount of fat and just 2 grams of protein, but 23 grams of healthy carbs.

Butternut Squash: A cup of roasted butternut squash is virtually fat-free and contains less than 2 grams of protein.

Dried Fruit: Dried fruit is a quick way to boost your carb intake in a hurry. Just choose dried fruits with no added sugar and ones that are unsulfured.

Dano74

Great suggestions by @Dayle1984.

You may also want to look at your diary and see which foods are setting you off. You can then decide portion size, how many times a day they're go to meals/snacks or replacement options.