Afternoon (get through) snacks

Pepsab

Hey all. What are some good afternoon snacks?

I eat dinner at 6pm with the family but im finding im starving come 430-5pm even if ive had a light snack at 330pm so needing ideas that keep you going that little bit longer.

Thanks!!

JustRobby1

I usually keep some bars around for this. I like Nature Valley and Kind the best as far as taste, but they do not have the staying power to hold me over for long. Try "Fit Crunch", as these are my go to. 200 calories or less and they hit my stomach like I swallowed a brick. Many people opt for Quest bars but I have tried these and can't stomach the taste or texture. It's about like chewing on road tar.

You can also try muscle milk. I have found this works wonders for holding me over. They make a 100 calorie variety that comes in 4 pack cartons. I always keep some of these in the fridge.

shandy82165

Roasted Edamame seeds are good. You get a pretty decent sized serving for 100 cals.

Emerald natural almonds are also good, and you can find them in single serving 100 cal portions. '

Bananas are also very filling, or sometimes just a serving of V-8 will be enough to hold me over.

scarlett_k

I find 200g of fresh cherries or strawberries see me through if I'm super hungry. Can often get away with a big cup of tea though

busyPK

Fresh fruit helps me, and a diet soda with it.

cairnsmom

Apple and Peanut Butter "sandwich

1 apple (your preferred size and kind. I like small gala apples) Cut in circle slices from stem to bottom. There will
be no core, which means more apple.
Peaunut Butter (however much you want. I use 2 tbs total of Jif Whipped) Spread onto apple slices
Put 2 apple/pb slices together for a "sandwich". Of course, you can have it "open-faced".

Quick, easy, filling.

Or popcorn.

cwolfman13

Pepsab wrote: »

Hey all. What are some good afternoon snacks?

I eat dinner at 6pm with the family but im finding im starving come 430-5pm even if ive had a light snack at 330pm so needing ideas that keep you going that little bit longer.

Thanks!!

If you're starving an hour after you've had a snack, you're probably not eating enough throughout the day in general...but my guess is that you're not actually starving...just bored or eating out of habit.

My afternoon snack is usually these prepackaged nuts and dried fruit with cheese cube things and some jerky...cherries in the summer as well.

04hoopsgal73

Nuts, one at a time.

Stormie956

Cucumber slices with lemon and pepper does the trick for me.

STC02

Sunflower seeds or half a protein bar, normally Grenade carb killa.

rachelm920

You definitely want some protein if you're still hungry. I love the apples & peanut butter cairnsmom suggested above, I usually eat that around 10:30-11 every morning. Bananas and peanut butter are good too, I was having those in the morning as my pre-workout snack. Almond butter is another good protein. I'm going to be switching my workouts to the afternoons after work due to school back in session, so I'm going to be changing my apple/banana PB snack to about 4PM. It's cheaper to buy nuts in bulk than the 100 calorie packs, so read the nutritional value, and see what a serving is. (Typically it's 1/4 cup). I usually measure them out and put them in ziplocs for a single serving of nuts in the afternoon.

sdolan91

Halo Top ice cream...

bbontheb

I have been eating a pkg of instant peaches and cream oatmeal (130 cals) which seems to help.

Kelly81388

A nutritionist told me that you should have at least 2 of these every time you eat ANYTHING. All 3 for meals, for sure.

Protein
Fat
Fiber

beaglady

String cheese is my go to afternoon snack.

steveko89

Always have a bag of raw almonds in my desk. Usually nom them 3-3:30 and that gets me through to dinner around 7pm. YMMV

cs2thecox

I tend to go for high protein yogurt in the afternoon - skyr or quark type things. Sometimes with a small teaspoon of natural nut butter - I don't have enough calories for the tablespoons mentioned above!

jemhh

Baked sweet potato or a yogurt with protein powder mixed in

Spiderpug

A hot drink?

clayelliott847

Kar's sweet and salty.

Healthiest thing in the vending machine.

nowine4me

A giant zucchini already cut up with cottage cheese and a sprinkle of pistachios

nowine4me

Or dip a sliced apple into Greek yogurt if sweet sound better than savory.

These 2 go-to snacks save me every day!

kenyonhaff

Coffee
Hard boiled eggs
Light string cheese
Protein bar
Popcorn

bellaesprita000

I do Quest or Fitjoy bars in the afternoon to tie me over to dinner. Also hand fruit and any kind of nut works in a pinch.