I'm a newbie................

meganjonesnerantzouli

and need some help with snacks :-( what can I have? thanks

cathipa

You can have what you want, just exercise portion control. If you aren't already weigh and log everything. Even over eating healthy foods can cause weight gain. I eat what I want but I log it all and have still lost weight. When you start limiting yourself to what you can't or can have is when it becomes difficult. Good luck to you!!

JoseAguilera1995

You can always eat fruits, fruits are the best snacks

http://www.self.com/fooddiet/2009/06/30-healthy-snacks

dejavuohlala

Record everything you eat and drink and you can eat what you like as long as you stay under your calorie allowance, for me its fruit to snack on its easy , quick and i just love it

ValGogo

Hi Newbie! Welcome. Well, that's a loaded question. Without knowing what you like, here are a couple:

-An apple with two tbsp peanut butter (careful with that one)
-Unbuttered, unsalted popcorn, three cups, or lightly salted (we're not heathens!
-Fruit or veg, don't over do the fruit.
-Put grapes in the freezer, it takes longer to eat them that way and they are cool and fun.
-Yogurt (OK, here's a story.....I lovelovelove yogurt but I don't like the premixed ones. I would buy lowfat plain yogurt and add fruit to it. However, I made a horrifying discovery this year. Even plain yogurt has sugar in it. LACTOSE is a naturally occurring sugar. Be careful with yogurt and dairy if sugar-watching is an issue.)
-you can have unhealthy snacks but make sure you know how to portion and keep it on track.
-EGG WHITES!
-2 tbsps of hummus and carrot babies, or celery, whatever.

Watch the "low fat" and "low calorie" snacks (like the 100 calorie packs of brownies or cookies, etc). Yeah, if you can eat one serving go for it, but in the end, they are misleading and not healthy.

Keliandra

and need some help with snacks :-( what can I have? thanks

My usual snacks: 1 oz raspberries, blackberries or blueberries. 1 oz cheese. 1 oz salami. 15 medium olives. 1 oz almonds, pecans or walnuts. If I need a heavy snack, yogurt or cottage cheese, a slice of low carb bread with a Tbl of natural peanut butter.

But not all at the same time or in the same day! :laugh:

ahamm002

If you're tracking your calories and macronutrients, then have whatever you want as long as it fits. That said, it'll probably be easier to meet your calorie and macro goals if you snack on real food instead of junk. Some examples of "good" snacks are: almonds, fruits, carrot sticks, bell peppers, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, cheese sticks, etc. Minimize snacking on highly processed carbs and grains b/c they're very easy to over-eat and not very filling per calorie.

meganjonesnerantzouli

Thanks everyone :-)