clean snacks

sherevans2018

Good morning! Looking for clean snack ideas I can take to work (desk job). I tried roasted chickpeas, they weren't for me and I have fresh vegetables cut up- any other ideas? TIA!

paperpudding

Perhaps it would help if you define what you mean by 'clean'

As it is an undefined term which means different things to different people.

Fruit seems something that would be a clean food by any definition - either little boxes of strawberries or similar or whole fruit like a banana or an orange or an apple.

cmriverside

Well, like paperpudding says, why "clean" and what is "clean?"

I try to make my snacks be part protein, fat and carbs. So just plain vegetables wouldn't work for me. I'd have some hummus or cottage cheese with that.

My midday snack lately has been a slice of whole wheat bread with avocado and hummus OR a slice of whole wheat bread with fresh ground peanut butter and a sliced banana on top. I also like almonds and an apple or a hard boiled egg and toast.

jojomojo1973

I take tomato, cucumber, hommus, avocado stacked on top of each other. I also love a piece of silverside sliced up and made into a roll up and inside I put a salad mix with avocado or a home made dressing ..

Hollis100

Fruit (apple, banana, kiwi, watermelon, blueberries)
Almonds with fruit or plain Greek yogurt
Vegetables

A tiny salad with baby spinach, chickpeas or other beans/legumes, cucumber slices, shredded carrot, vinagrette

VegjoyP

I get the clean part. I have fresh veggies and a plant based dip ( Good Foods). Sardine or salmon packs. Nut butter packet or raw nuts( pre measured baggies). Hot tea or other warm drink. Broth in a coffee mug even. Protein drink. Fresh fruit, preferably higher water content.
I've even had salmon jerky, Garden of Life weight management bars- I nibble and make them last instead of eating at once.
If you aren't low carb air popped popcorn or plain rice cakes with avocado on top, guacamole or nut butter.

psychod787

I wash my hands before I eat. Is that "clean" No. I echo @cmriverside. Carbs, fat, and pro. She and @fernt21 helped me lose my fear of fat.

cmriverside

psychod787 wrote: »

I wash my hands before I eat. Is that "clean" No. I echo @cmriverside. Carbs, fat, and pro. She and @fernt21 helped me lose my fear of fat.

I did? Yay!

Fat doesn't make you fat.


...and it tastes really good and helps my body function correctly. My macros during weight loss were in the 40C 40F 20P range...and really sometimes my fat was around 50%.

FireyChimera

Oatmeal, fruit, canned oysters and sardines are nice, portioned popcorn, and nuts

steph2strong

I personally find fruits and veggies to have zero satiating potential unless eaten in vast quantities, and then its just due to physical fullness but my actual hunger isn't appeased. The things that actually appease my hunger in small quantities would be a slice of rye bread with natural PB, a protein bar, crackers with cheese, a few pieces of dark chocolate, boiled eggs, a glass of steamed milk, greek yogurt with peanut butter. I actually prefer to forgo snacks and allocate all calories to three substantial meals. Small snacks tend to just enrage my hunger rather than abate it so I usually just have a cup of tea or coffee, or chew gum in between meals.

errollmaclean

"clean" foods is basically an outdated idea.

Foods that fit within your calorie goal and either contribute to your daily macro nutrient and micro nutrient goals or mental well being (ie: fun foods that make your calorie goals sustainable and not a hard to maintain slog).

People forget that mental health and long term sustainability are important as well. A diet that eliminates things you enjoy, simply because they don't have vitamins is pretty hard to maintain. Your body doesn't give bonus points for extra vitamins. Once you meet your daily limit most will be flushed from your system anyway.

Best tip is to find what keeps you full the longest. I find high fiber and protein work great for me. Experiment and find something that is sustainable.

MaggieGirl135

Sliced red/orange/yellow bell peppers and mandarin oranges.

paperpudding

paperpudding wrote: »

Perhaps it would help if you define what you mean by 'clean'

As it is an undefined term which means different things to different people.

Fruit seems something that would be a clean food by any definition - either little boxes of strawberries or similar or whole fruit like a banana or an orange or an apple.

Is somebody disagreeing that clean means different things to different people or that fruit is a clean eater's snack????

DancingMoosie

Greek yogurt with fruit
Nuts
Cucumber slices with green olives
Peppers/carrots/celery with hummus
Hard boiled egg
Light cheese stick
Coffee with protein powder

wilson10102018

Rice cakes are 35 calories each. Light sea salt is my choice.

neugebauer52

I always wash fruit and vegetables before eating them... When I watch many of the food suppliers who deliver supermarkets / food stalls, then I wonder how "clean" the food is. And don't let me start on all that rubbish plastic packaging!

missysippy930

Whatever you like that you can fit into your calorie budget.
As others stated, clean is a term that is open to interpretation. In my world, there are no foods off limits. Moderation, portion control and a calorie deficit rule.

psychod787

cmriverside wrote: »

psychod787 wrote: »

I wash my hands before I eat. Is that "clean" No. I echo @cmriverside. Carbs, fat, and pro. She and @fernt21 helped me lose my fear of fat.

I did? Yay!

Fat doesn't make you fat.


...and it tastes really good and helps my body function correctly. My macros during weight loss were in the 40C 40F 20P range...and really sometimes my fat was around 50%.

Well ma'am. I have very little doubt that reducing carbs moderately to increase protein vs reducing fat can be effective for appetite control in some people. I have days where fat goes into the mid to high 30's. Low in added fats. Just letting it come from whole filling sources.

nighthawk584

Here are my go to snacks in between meals (I've lost 90 lbs so far)

beef jerky
honeycrisp apples
chocolate meltaways
carrots with hummus
cherry tomatoes with hummus
bell peppers with hummus
cucumbers with hummus
salad with lower calorie dressing and cottage cheese
rice cakes with avocado and salsa or peanut butter
light & fit greek yogurt (12 g protein, 80 calories)
sardines with mustard & hot sauce
popcorn

wilson10102018

neugebauer52 wrote: »

I always wash fruit and vegetables before eating them... When I watch many of the food suppliers who deliver supermarkets / food stalls, then I wonder how "clean" the food is. And don't let me start on all that rubbish plastic packaging!

This probably won't matter to you, but washing does not help with food surface micro organisms or chemical spray residue. Fly crap, dirt, debris, can be washed off. But not the serious stuff. I invested in a product called FIT back in the day and they had a lot of science on this topic.

For my part, I wash mushrooms, tomatoes, root vegetables, but not grapes.