Morning and afternoon snack suggestions

chrisdearing

Hi
I swim before work, have an oat/fruit smoothie when I return for my breakfast and then head to work.

I always get hungry a few hours later and reach for a packet of mini cheddars (contain real cheese, don't ya know) from the vending machine.

Need a suggestion to replace this


Soup for lunch

Then on the rowing machine when I get home

Also need a post lunch pre row afternoon snack to fuel me for the row, again suggestions please.

Thanks!

Firefox7275

Try eating a more substantial lunch, protein and healthy fats at breakfast and lunch - from the recipe in an earlier post it sounds like you are primarily having carbs and most soups are likewise. What you have for snacks should really fill in the gaps in the rest of your diet - so if you are not hitting your servings of vegetables, fruit, dairy or healthy fats (eg. nuts/ seeds) you can take that into consideration. To repair and refuel from workouts your body needs the full complement of nutrients, for training twice daily you really should be looking to eat a nutrient dense diet.

viccigb

cottage chese/fruit
100 calorie yoplait greek yogurt
100 calorie almonds
fiber one bar

Rockytop_relic

I second the cottage cheese . Goes great with fruit.

summergirl212

Take a protein bar and cut it in half, eat one half in the morning and the other in the afternoon. I personally like the Pure Protein ones because they aren't loaded with sugar and have 20g of protein so you get 10g at each snack. Couple it with a piece of fruit (like an apple for fiber) or grapes, an orange, etc and you have a pretty good snack and its less than 200 cals. :]

chrisdearing

I'm going to get on the cottage cheese as a morning snack, with added raisins and cinnamon.
Will add fruit in too.

I was also considering adding some protein to my breakfast smoothie, is this a good or bad idea?

koshkasmum

Protein with breakfast will keep you from getting hungry so soon. Add some yogurt or tofu to you smoothie. Try protein at lunch too - add cheese and crackers to your soup. Before your workout, a bit of a carbohydrate boost is a good idea - this is a great time for a piece of fruit

I used to find that individually wrapped cheese portions (Baby Bel, Cheese strings, Cheddar portions etc.) travelled to work well and can go a few hours out of the fridge without harm.