Healthy snacks?

Juliettemarie11

My diet consists of homemade chicken salads pretty much! This steroid (medical prescribed) not the gym steroids .. lol makes it so hard to lose weight. Already lost 8 pds or so with this diet. But always crave snacks at night. Any healthy snack ideas other then veggies.....?

LyndaBSS

Popcorn

Juliettemarie11

But not smart popcorn right??? Lol i love that stuff

L1zardQueen

Stuffed olives.

diannethegeek

Hummus & baby carrots, Greek yogurt, nuts, peanut butter, protein bars, string cheese, wasabi peas, popcorn, fudge pops, frozen yogurt or ice cream, fruit, beef jerky or turkey jerky

Juliettemarie11

Peanut butter is my favorite but I always end up eating too much of it then it's just straight up carbs! Awesome ideas

Hannahwalksfar

Home made protein balls, veggies with hummus, cottage cheese with berries

Anabirgite

just had a scoop of chocolate collagen protein powder, mixed with water for dessert- delicious, filling, great for your skin and 90 calories.

nighthawk584

Rebel ice cream or Halo Top ice cream lower carb treat

LyndaBSS

juliettem4953 wrote: »

But not smart popcorn right??? Lol i love that stuff

Smartfood Delight is 35 or 45 calories a cup!

spiriteagle99

Fruit, greek yogurt, cheese, raw carrots

apullum

juliettem4953 wrote: »

But not smart popcorn right??? Lol i love that stuff

Why not?

juliettem4953 wrote: »

Peanut butter is my favorite but I always end up eating too much of it then it's just straight up carbs! Awesome ideas

You don't need to worry about carbs unless your doctor told you to restrict them in order to treat a medical condition.

sunnyside1213

I pop my popcorn in a brown paper bag in the microwave. Add a little, very little, butter or Parmesan cheese. Grated. I avoid popcorn like Reddenbachers. It has very harmful chemicals in those bags.

Danp

sunnyside1213 wrote: »

I pop my popcorn in a brown paper bag in the microwave. Add a little, very little, butter or Parmesan cheese. Grated. I avoid popcorn like Reddenbachers. It has very harmful chemicals in those bags.

No it doesn't or it wouldn't pass stringent tests and be approved for human consumption.

nighthawk584

sunnyside1213 wrote: »

I pop my popcorn in a brown paper bag in the microwave. Add a little, very little, butter or Parmesan cheese. Grated. I avoid popcorn like Reddenbachers. It has very harmful chemicals in those bags.

Wrong, if it did, the company would be out of business. Quit spreading false info like this!

jdog022

What is a healthy snack? What isn’t? I usually save cals for some halo top or breyers ice cream right before bed.

kshama2001

apullum wrote: »

juliettem4953 wrote: »

But not smart popcorn right??? Lol i love that stuff

Why not?

juliettem4953 wrote: »

Peanut butter is my favorite but I always end up eating too much of it then it's just straight up carbs! Awesome ideas

You don't need to worry about carbs unless your doctor told you to restrict them in order to treat a medical condition.

Furthermore, unless you have some weird brand of peanut butter with a ton of added sugar, it's not high carb. Straight peanut butter is more of a fat source. Mine has no added sugar, 7 g protein and 7 g carbs to 17 g fat for 200 calories (2 T / 32 g).

quiksylver296

I save 200-300 calories for ice cream or chocolate every night.

Strudders67

Here in the UK, the supermarkets sell small (20g) bags of lentil crisps. They're similar carbs / fat / cal count per 100g to normal packets of crisps but as the bags are smaller you still get the feeling you've had a snack without having quite as big a portion to eat. I have a bag most weekdays with my lunch. A hard-boiled egg, a handful of nuts or a mini Babybel cheese are my other go-to snacks if I have spare calories.

BuddhaBunnyFTW

I'm eating more kale chips for calcium and drinking almond milk. I also like black bean hummus and raw unsalted pumpkin seeds for lower calorie options.

garber6th

Trader Joe's has chocolate hummus - 50 calories for 2TB. I dip apples in it. So good.

Sylphadora

So many great suggestions already. Can't think of anything else to add. My snack game is pretty bad because I've been doing intermittent fasting for a few years now, so I usually eat once or twice a day. I don't get hungry between meals (or ever) since I'm on the keto diet

GrizzledSquirrel

I love me some crunchy cornichons.

FireyChimera

Don't diet. Fruit, veg, and nuts, and grains

SueSueDio

cuteangelkitten wrote: »

Don't diet. Fruit, veg, and nuts, and grains

At least three of those four options can have quite a substantial number of calories if one isn't careful about portion sizes. Some vegetables aren't exactly low cal either.

callsitlikeiseeit

what do you LIKE to snack on? Portion that out and make it fit in your calorie goals for the day.

i like chocolate and ice cream and peanut butter, myself. My bed and I and my snacks have a standing date with netflix every night.

Juliettemarie11

Sameee!

PumpkinAndPecans

Almonds, trail mix, pretzels, cheese, Greek yogurt, popcorn, tuna pouch, hummus w/veg, protein bar, boiled egg, apple w/peanut butter, saltine crackers w/peanut butter or cheese, banana w/peanut butter, dark chocolate and almonds, protein shake, English muffin drizzled with honey, fruit salad, fruit with a dollop of whipped topping, whole grain toasted drizzled with honey, banana and peanut butter on wrap, almond milk fruit smoothie, tomato onion cucumber salad w/vinaigrette, small baked potato w/cheddar, couscous patties. I don't like this last one...but ugh, cottage cheese.

lynn_glenmont

juliettem4953 wrote: »

But not smart popcorn right??? Lol i love that stuff

Why not smart popcorn? Just because you love something doesn't mean it's not healthy.

lynn_glenmont

juliettem4953 wrote: »

Peanut butter is my favorite but I always end up eating too much of it then it's just straight up carbs! Awesome ideas

?? More fat than carbs, and roughly as much protein as carbs unless you're eating some sugar-added peanut butter. In peanut butter made from just peanuts and salt (or peanuts only, if that's what you want), about a third of the carbs are fiber.

elitesportsdude

Apples with honey is one of my favs, Also greek yogurt