What do you eat when you need to "snack"
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Peppers and hummus, strawberries, a grapefruit, light string cheese and pop chips are a few of my favorites.0
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I love String Cheese and raw almonds!!0
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strawberries. nom.0
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I like sunflower seeds (in their shells, so I can get the most enjoyment out of each one), low-fat string cheese, any small fruits that are in season, or sometimes small fruit snack packs from Healthy Helpings if I want something sweet0
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Yoplait 2x protein coconut Greek yogurt!!!! 110 cal of heaven!!!0
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I have an oral fixation which is one of the reasons I am so fat!!! I have started chewing on straws, but it just doesn't cut it. Are there any low calorie snacks you like to munch on through out the day?
It takes 21 days to break or make a habit. Drink water, get up and move around, just anything to distract you long enough for the craving to pass.
Some theories hold that you get that urge if your body is low on something... Are you getting the right nutrition? is that causing it? If not, aim for eliminating empty calories, try for nutritionally dense foods.
Depending on the diet advice, you may want to fit snacks into a schedule. I know people that won't go 2-3 hours without eating some small thing to keep the body firing. Small amounts of nuts, or a fruit or something.
If you really think this is the problem - I'd vote to work on eliminating the behavior, not encouraging it by finding things you can snack on. You are here, so you are obviously motivated to make some change. You can do it! Set up a snack schedule so you have a snack (healthy and small) between meals... just tell yourself you can make it to the snack.0 -
See's lollipops are great for oral fixation and low cal0
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carrots! I love the snapping sound so its kinda fun to eat. Bring me back to the Bugs Bunny days
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Fiber One cereal bars
Chobani Plain Yogurt mixed with jello to add flavor!0 -
Oral fixation could be a cause of iron deficiency. Maybe you need some lean red meat, or spinach in your diet.
If you want a no calorie crunch, chew on some ice cubes.
If you want something with flavor, seasoned edamame, sauteed sugar snap peas, air popped pop corn, or some dried salted laver does it for me.0 -
Plain air-popped popcorn is only 93 calories for 3 cups, and you can always add a little olive oil or salt for flavor.0
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Celery sticks are good cause they need a bit of chewing - we often chop up a bunch and put it on a communal table at work for everyone to munch on. Gotta love having a department that have all gotten on board the healthy eating thing!
Raw nuts are also good, I've always got a tub of mixed pistachios, almonds, macadamias, walnuts, etc on hand as well0 -
1) Gum!
2) Popcorn
3) Berries
I Love all these very much!0 -
home popped popcorn (for crunchy days&), gherkins (for salty days), and frozen peas (for I'm reading and want something to do that is mindless type days).0
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I've discovered two things for me. I love chocolate. The first is Double Feature Trail Mix from Whole Foods. It has almonds, cashews, sour cherries and mini peanut butter cups. A 1/4 is only 150 calories and 4 grams of protein. The second is Quaker 25% Less Sugar granola Bars 100 calories a bar and only 5 grams of sugar. I love the Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter ones.0
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My go to snacks are frozen blueberries (full of fiber so they stay with you a while). Fried pork skins, almonds, a tsp of peanut butter, one hershey kiss. I try not to "deprive" myself but if its not in my house I can't eat it.0
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Peanut butter and apple. I eat this almost everyday....0
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i dont munch throughout the day... i do keep enough cals for a skinnycow though :-) or strawberries (i love them)0
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If it's just an oral fixation, there's chewing gum in every imaginable flavor. Extra has dessert flavored ones - Apple Pie, Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Strawberry Shortcake.
If you are actually hungry, Reduced Fat String Cheese Sticks, Raw baby carrots, Raw Pepper Slices (mini sweet peppers)
And when I need a "naughty" snack, I love Dark Chocolate Roasted Almonds...or a single Hershey's Special Dark Miniature bar (I've still got some in the freezer from a bag I bought over 6 months ago)
and I agree, if you're actually hungry have something nutritious, but if not there are some great gum flavours. oddly I sometimes just brush my teeth when I feel that way.0 -
I love very crisp and cold celery. And if I need to sweeten it up a bit I add a smidge of peanut butter and some raisins. Very kid like, but also very satisfying. I also just learned how low calorie red and orange raw peppers are tonight. If you think you don't like them, try them again! Wait for them to go on sale and pick up one. The red and orange are the sweetest and very crunchy! Good luck!0
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