when you want a snack what do you eat?

mish24canada
mish24canada Posts: 152 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi I was just wondering what everyone else snacks on? looking for some new suggestions? Also looking for friends to help me stay on track to loose weight and keep it off.
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  • freebirdjones
    freebirdjones Posts: 236 Member
    I try to look at where I am for the day. If it's the end of my eating and I need a bunch of cals I would eat some nuts. just 1/3 of a cup will bump me up almost 300 cals to get me there. Look if your snack need to help out your protein count. You can have an apple with peanut butter, nuts, trail mix, I buy Pepperride Cracker Chips, if your protein and cals are high enough you can have fruit or veggies too. I'll eat a small box of yogurt covered raisins if I am not too hungry but am just craving sweets. I eat frozen yogurt & barriers, or yogurt granola and berries stirred in a bowl. I also go to a protein bar or protein shake but that's not always for everyone. I mix all kids of different things in my protein shakes to make them tasty.
  • clobern
    clobern Posts: 341 Member
    My go-to snacks are peanut butter, almond butter, pickle or string cheese. I am usually not hungry enough anymore to snack, but that is what I do.

    If I can get jerky for really, really cheap, then I eat that.
  • Brandilynnrose
    Brandilynnrose Posts: 121
    My go to snacks are one of the following:

    Fiber One bar
    string cheese or low fat colby jack cheese
    apple
    grapes
    celery with hummus
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I find a chicken breast makes for a nice and quick to prep snack.
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    it depends what I'm craving..
    I usually go for:
    apple,
    a slice of toast with peanut butter or jam,
    banana,
    oatmeal
  • VeeVeeBirch
    VeeVeeBirch Posts: 8
    My go to snack are pistachios or carrots with natural peanut butter. Yum.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    Lunch meat
    String cheese
    Fruit - apples, bananas, grapes, berries, etc
    Toast with 1T of PB
    Greek yogurt
    Ice cream
    Cereal
    Pop Tarts
    Cookies
    Cottage cheese
    Hummus with crackers
    Nuts - almonds, pistachios, peanuts, etc.
    Protein shakes
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    Right now I'm snacking on raspberries. If I'm still a little hungry after that and it's not lunch time, I have some almonds I will snack on.
    This afternoon I will be snacking on greek yogurt and turkey jerky. Possibly some raisins or a banana.

    But my usual snacks are:

    raisins
    almonds
    protein shake
    raspberries, strawberries, or banana (depending on what I have)
    turkey jerky
    protein shake (I have 2 a day)
    dried apricots (occasionally)
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    I usually have some Greek yogurt to get some protein in. I also really like vegetables with pita bread and hummus, dry cereal, baked chips, or very dark chocolate. I also have "junk" like cookies or ice cream every once in awhile-- especially if I've hit all my vitamin, fiber, and iron levels for the day.
  • RoseTears143
    RoseTears143 Posts: 1,121 Member
    Almond or coconut milk yogurt, any kind of fruit, pistachios or cashews, guac and veggies to dip in, protein shake, a muffin if I made some, jerky, hummus with veggies...I cycle through things as I get focused on using a few things per week usually depending on what I buy when grocery shopping. But these are what I snack on most.
  • ninu13
    ninu13 Posts: 196 Member
    Fiber One
    Fruits
    cheese
    hummus and crackers
    yogurt
    almonds
    :drinker:
  • WifeofPJ
    WifeofPJ Posts: 312
    I eat snacks every day and plan them into my day. I am insulin resistant so it is very important below are some of the things I have

    - Fresh Mozzarella Sticks (From Trader Joes)
    - Greek Yogurt
    - Grape Tomatos
    - Sugar Snap Peas
    - Raw nuts or seeds (Almonds, trail mix, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds)
    - Sweet Peppers
    - celery with unsulted Almond Butter
    - Apple with Unsulted Almond butter
    - Fruit (banana, strawberry, pineapple, watermellon ect.)
    - Turkey Jerky
    - Dark Choclate
    - dried fruit (Banana chips, pineapple)
  • peacelovelose
    peacelovelose Posts: 63 Member
    mini bell peppers and hummus are my favorite :)
  • kittyhasclaws
    kittyhasclaws Posts: 446 Member
    An apple and a 2 oz wedge of brie. That's my favorite snack of all times, and I eat it pretty much every night.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    cheese and crackers, charcuterie, ice cream, sour patch kids
  • toscarthearmada
    toscarthearmada Posts: 382 Member
    I eat a low carb, high protein diet. I'm also a school teacher and don't have a lot of time to prepare my snacks, especially when I'm teaching. Here are my usual "go to"....

    Crackers and Cheese (cheese sticks or laughing cow)
    Apple and Cheese
    South Beach High Protein Bars
    Atkins High Protein Bars - Almond Cranberry is amazing
    Special K high Protein cereal with Almond milk
    Anything with Mini Hams (Love me some mini ham) You can also use plain lunch meat
    Greek Yogurt
    Flat bread with left over dinner meat (I cut the flat bread in half)
    Cottage Cheese with anything
    Small side salad with left over dinner meat
    Almonds with anything
    Trail Mix (Addicted to the chocolate stuff)
    Home made antipasto salad
  • MrsG31
    MrsG31 Posts: 364 Member
    My snacks are usually along the lines of -

    Fruit -Strawberries & blueberries, clementines, apples
    Baby carrots, sugar snap peas, & cherry tomatoes with light ranch dip ( like a dab of it on each veggie)
    Fiber One 90 calorie bars (or a regular one if hubby bought the wrong ones, or I know I will not be eating for awhile or will having a light lunch)
    Granola bars, Special k 90 cal bars
    Trail Mix
    Hummus with Pita bread (Joseph's mini ones are low in cal and are a good snack size)
    Apple slices with whipped peanut butter
    Crackers with sliced cheese and turkey pepperoni
    Quaker Rice Cakes (the flavored ones sold near the potatoe chips)
    Wheat thins and cream cheese
    100 cal Greek yogurt
    String cheese
    1 piece of Cinnamon Raisin Swirl bread is 80 cal!
    Small pieces of dark chocolate accompany my lunch just about every day (Dove Promises are like 45cal each piece, so I have one to satisfy that craving....I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate!)
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    cucumber with goat cheese and black olives
    almonds
    hummus and veggies
    m&m peanuts 49g bag (don't tell anyone)
    pepperoni
    farmer sausage and zucchini slices
    15% protein deli meat (costco) rolled up in lettuce leaves and a touch of mustard
    oh boy oberto beef jerkey 1 oz bag
  • StephanieE3456
    StephanieE3456 Posts: 80 Member
    I eat low carb so my go-to snacks are cheese, nuts/seeds or some protein (deli turkey, ham, etc.) Also, 1 TB of chia seeds mixed in a glass of water is filling and super healthy.
  • rairai979
    rairai979 Posts: 52
    String cheese
    Greek Yogurt
    Special K Popcorn Chips
    FiberOne bar
    Fruit
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I eat low carb so my go-to snacks are cheese, nuts/seeds or some protein (deli turkey, ham, etc.) Also, 1 TB of chia seeds mixed in a glass of water is filling and super healthy.

    please tell me more about chia seeds...i keep seeing this alternative pop up
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I eat low carb so my go-to snacks are cheese, nuts/seeds or some protein (deli turkey, ham, etc.) Also, 1 TB of chia seeds mixed in a glass of water is filling and super healthy.

    please tell me more about chia seeds...i keep seeing this alternative pop up

    they're a super neat toy. Basically put them in water and they gel up. Lot of fun to be had with that. I used to make an "energy goo" that was chia, cocoa powder, agave, and water.
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  • tomg33
    tomg33 Posts: 305 Member
    If I'm hungry to the point where I simply cannot wait to eat something, the mistake has already been made. More frequent eating simply has not been shown to make a measurable increase in "metabolism" in controlled studies, so there is no reason to be snacking unless you simply enjoy it, which is completely fine if it works for you.I don't, and it doesn't, because if nibble on food all day I'll eat you out of house and home.


    I think it really comes down to hunger management. When you know that you're counting what you eat and that you're getting what your body needs to stay healthy while losing weight, it becomes a lot easier to simply accept that you're hungry, and just wait an hour or so for your next normal meal. Becoming okay with feeling hunger is not the same as depriving yourself, although there is a fine line that everyone has to find for themselves.
  • alethea88
    alethea88 Posts: 112 Member
    fruits- apple, pear, banana...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Typical snacks for me...I snack a lot:

    - Beef Jerky
    - berries (all varieties)
    - Apples and/or apples with peanut butter
    - nuts
    - trail mix (I usually make my own with a variety of mixed nuts and dried fruits and yogurt chips)
    - cheese
  • vypeters
    vypeters Posts: 475 Member
    Depends on how I'm doing elsewise for the day: how much I've eaten, how active I've been. Could be peanut butter (off a measuring spoon because I like just peanut butter) or could be broccoli.

    Fruits, veggies are my go to for lower calorie snacks. Quest bar is my go to for moderate. Nuts and nut butters are my calorie bumpers.
  • jqh23
    jqh23 Posts: 311 Member
    larabars
    fruit
    almonds
    pieces of turkey
  • bevmcarthur
    bevmcarthur Posts: 341 Member
    Almond butter and apple
    Almond butter and celery
    almonds
    avocados and 3 rice flax crackers
    raspberries
    greek yogurt
    cottage cheese
    seaweed snacks
    veggies and hummus
    i am always looking for healthy fast snacks as i do eat 6 or more times a day
  • mish24canada
    mish24canada Posts: 152 Member
    Thanks for the great suggestions. I always snack because 3 meals a day is not enough for my appetite

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