Healthy snacks to hold me over until dinner???

nicole_louis

Hi guys!

I do pretty good with my meals but I notice everyday day aroun 2-4 pm (between lunch and dinner) I eat a HUGE snack and eat a lot of calories . Any tips on what I should do ? Or any snacks you eat that are high in volume and low in calories ?

DragonHasTheSapphire

I'm not a big snacker, as I only have one before or after a workout, but banana with some organic PB is my favorite. If you want something filling, try some avocado smeared on toast. One of my go-to pre and post workout snack is full fat greek yogurt with ground flaxseed. I know FF dairy is high in calories, but is very, very filling in my opinion. I ate a serving as a snack after lunch and wasn't hungry until way later.

If you're a veggie junkie like myself I like celery with PB or original hummus. Do you find the big snack suits you with hunger later on? There's nothing wrong with a big snack in the afternoon and a small dinner. I find that if I cram most of my calories at breakfast and lunch, and *maybe* have a small snack with a small dinner I feel satisfied versus having a big dinner, small lunch and small breakfast w/no snack.

Some people find having mini-meals works best for them, whatever works best for you .

Lounmoun

High volume, low calories-> try some vegetables
Tomatoes, baby carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, peppers, cucumber, radishes, zucchini
Pickles (probably not wanting to eat a ton but very low calorie)

Not as low calorie, high volume snacks but may be satisfying-
Popcorn, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, fruit, nuts, granola bar, hummus, avocado, meat

kommodevaran

Get real Waiting for dinner won't kill you.

smolmaus

Is it a habit or are you actually hungry? If it's just a habit try having a tea or coffee? Or even a diet coke or something just to keep your brain thinking it's being fed but without a calorie bomb.

I try and keep some fruit on hand for if I start getting real hunger (or low blood sugar) between meals but in general I try and eat a big enough lunch (volume wise, lots of veggies) that I'm okay until dinner.

RachelElser

carrots and hummus, orange and a boiled egg, cheese stick and an apple. Try to do a protein and a fruit. The fruit brings your sugar up and the protein keeps it steady.

amfmmama

Hard boil eggs ahead of time, and keep them on hand. If a plain one does not do it for you, smash it with a favorite seasoning... sound weird, but I put a pizza seasoning on mine and it makes all the difference. Sometimes, I will mash it with a little honey mustard salad dressing, egg salad without the calories added by mayo, also really good.

DX2JX2

I keep raw celery sticks and grape tomatoes around and dip them in a mixture of salt and parmesan reggiano for afternoon snacks though I also love dried fruit and beef jerky. The latter two are definitely higher in calories than the celery though they provide a good chew and are easy to portion control (1 piece of dried mango + 1 small piece of jerky is about 50-60 calories).

carolsoules

Popcorn! Also, if you need something more hearty than raw veggies that'll trick your belly into thinking you've eaten more, cauliflower rice with tomato sauce and maybe low fat cheese (feta, goat, part-skim mozzarella) is just as healthy if you pick a sauce that isn't high in sugar--and you can put it in a bowl and heat it up in the microwave in the same time it would take to make popcorn.

rheddmobile

Is there a way to eat lunch later or dinner earlier?

Sometimes when I do this, I eat my larger meal at snack time and a snack sized meal at dinner time.

ceiswyn

Are you just at your hungriest in midafternoon? Is there any reason why you shouldn’t have a huge midafternoon ‘snack’ and then a smaller evening meal?

sowelaughed

Try some low fat cottage cheese with a side of canned tuna. the low carb here will help you stay full and focused until dinner.

Mishy_

Give blueberries a try. Low in calories, good source of fiber and they taste good. Personally, I like my blueberries cold so I keep them them in the freezer:)