Afternoon snack ideas please

rougenoire
rougenoire Posts: 114 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't normally snack, in fact I have been trying not to lately but I am changing my meal plans around and am going to add in an afternoon snack. I'd like some ideas though to keep me going till dinner, what do you like to snack on? What high protein snacks can I keep in a drawer at work that aren't nuts?
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  • rougenoire
    rougenoire Posts: 114 Member
    Commenting as this wasn't showing on forum list for me
  • ms_cataclysm
    ms_cataclysm Posts: 26 Member
    My afternoon snacks are typically, small banana, three small dates, a few cherry tomatoes topped off with water and coffee
  • AnneC77
    AnneC77 Posts: 284
    I usually snack on fruit, peaches, bananas. or apples mainly. Sometimes I make a small salad or if I need chocolate I grab a choc mousse which is 90 cals. I usually try and make sure the snacks are less than 100 cals.
  • DizzyLinds
    DizzyLinds Posts: 856 Member
    celery with cottage cheese
    celery with peanut butter
    cottage cheese on oatcakes
    almonds
  • elleloch
    elleloch Posts: 739 Member
    I usually snack on greek yogurt in the afternoons, or sometimes quick veggies like snow peas if I'm looking for something to eat with fewer calories.
  • Smak38
    Smak38 Posts: 8
    Dehydrated fruit?
  • empty_with_you
    empty_with_you Posts: 129
    nuts/fruits/veggies/greek yogurt/protein bar
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    cottage cheese/sf pudding mix/peanut butter & some sort of fruit
  • ChapinaGrande
    ChapinaGrande Posts: 289 Member
    Low fat cheese stick and V8
  • FiercelyBeautiful
    FiercelyBeautiful Posts: 590 Member
    2 TBS all natural (no added salt, sugar, or oil) peanut butter with green apple or celery sticks, 1/2 cup berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries etc.) with 1oz. of all natural unsalted almonds, 2oz.Avocado on carrot chips
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Roasted chickpeas ( very filling and tasty and low calorie) , banana, hard boiled egg. Greek yoghurt with vegan protein powder, sometimes a nakd raw food bar or dried mango.
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 905 Member
    I don't normally snack, in fact I have been trying not to lately but I am changing my meal plans around and am going to add in an afternoon snack. I'd like some ideas though to keep me going till dinner, what do you like to snack on? What high protein snacks can I keep in a drawer at work that aren't nuts?

    Do you like cheese? If you have a place to stash some string-cheese sticks, you can get a bag of them at the local supermarket.
    Or try some yogurt.
  • zozzabubba
    zozzabubba Posts: 137 Member
    Like a lot of people have said, GREEK YOGURT, it's amazing :) I have it with half a frozen banana or some frozen blueberries

    Otherwise, I sometimes snack on just plain slices of turkey breast deli meat...super yummy :) Or, make a few roll-ups: put a slice of turkey breast and a thin slice of tomato on a lettuce leaf and roll it up.
  • Everythin2Lose
    Everythin2Lose Posts: 110
    That roll up idea sounds delicious! Must try! :)
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    Why do you need high protein?

    Here's some I like

    fruit smoothies
    an apple with some cinnomin cut up
    kale chips
    watermelon
    orange slices
    strawberries..

    pretty much any fruit and you don't have to worry much about the calories and you'll be getting vitamins and fiber and a little protein, but I'd be more concerned about getting enough fiber in my diet than protein since most americans don't get enough
  • jawheb
    jawheb Posts: 295 Member
    Cottage cheese and pineapple, homemade trail mix(unsalted almonds.2 prices of dark chocolate and 1/4 cup dried fruit) celery and peanut butter or apples with PB. Strawberries, cherries, pears, oranges, frozen yogurt, kashi granola bars, mango, and blueberries. Not all in the same day of course!
  • OccupyLife
    OccupyLife Posts: 4
    Apples, celery, whole grain crackers with peanut butter. Cucumbers, carrots, greek yogurt, nuts, grapes, yogurt smoothies, cottage cheese, pretzels. The ideas are unless. Just be aware of your proportions.
  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
    I don't often snack during the day (notorious night snacker), but I usually pack a prepared snack bag of nuts (right now it's walnuts and almonds, but I mix it up all the time) and a piece of fruit in case I feel peckish at work. I work at a bakery and I'd rather not eat some of the stuff that comes out of it. I find the nuts really tide me over well and truly before dinner and the fruit is handy if I'm going out for a run straight after work. If I've done some baking, I might pack a homemade treat instead.

    Some days I can leave both and eat them later that night and other days I just feel like devouring them regardless!
  • bluesummersea
    bluesummersea Posts: 11
    Wouldn't say it's high protein, but I have a couple of sesameal crackers and hummus if I need a snack, depending on ow hungry I am I increase how many I have, within reason of course!
  • Karrie262
    Karrie262 Posts: 152 Member
    My go to snack is dried mangoes. Low in calories but they fill me up :)
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    An Apple or fruit of some kind
    Cheese stick
    beef stick
    vegies

    I tend to "go lookin'" about 11 for a snack of sorts. I start work at like 530 and Im outta the office at 230 most days so I dont do a normal lunch routine. I tend to have a breakfast of sorts right after I get to work because I simply cannot eat when I wake up at 2-230a.m. By 6 or so Im getting the muchies and will have one or two of the above and that constitutes breakfast.

    Then around 9 or so I do a repeat. By 1130 Im investing in a lite lunch of something very similar because I can eat it while actually working without skipping a beat or making a mess. By the time 230 rolls around Im headed home. Around 4 or so the fiance' makes me a delightfully delicious salad as a prelude to a nice evening meal around 6 or so. It works for me ...this way Im getting a little something every couple hours and never get overly hungry

    Good Luck
  • KS_4691
    KS_4691 Posts: 228 Member
    egg white omelette with veggies
    protein shake with almond milk
    plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese with berries
    ezekiel bread with natural PB
    steamed edamame
    cashews or almonds with a grapefruit
  • Mirandac2012
    Mirandac2012 Posts: 12
    Im in the UK but my snacks are Rice cakes (S+V flavour) Sometimes I add tomato and cucumber in top.
  • lkcuts
    lkcuts Posts: 224
    To keep in a drawer is a challenge! I bring a half avacado in a baggie and scoop it out of its shell with a little salt and pepper very filling and holds me over
  • lacewitch
    lacewitch Posts: 766 Member
    i have rice cakes ( or celery) + a spread of nut butter
    oatcakes + cream cheese+ sliced meat / smoked salmon.
    apple + cheese or nuts
    protein pancake ~( oats, cottage chess and eggs whizzed up and cooked like a pancake)and nut butter/ cream cheese/
  • janine73holland
    janine73holland Posts: 12 Member
    So many people are saying have a smoothie/fruit but they are high carbs/sugar not protein.
    A small omelette with ham would be high protein. Also very filling and you won't need a big dinner later.
  • helenwilliams78
    helenwilliams78 Posts: 46 Member
    I keep packets of popcorn in my draw at work. They are about 80-100cals a pack and come in all sorts of delicious flavours (not cheap though so I'm not allowed one everyday!).
  • rpounds1957
    rpounds1957 Posts: 177 Member
    It depends on how many calories I need to burn up as evening approaches. For low cal, I like dill pickle spears or strawberries. For a little higher calorie snack I like celery with cream cheese. For a few more calories, I have a Special K breakfast bar at 90 calories. For after dinner I like sugar free popsicles (15 calories).
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    My go to snack is dried mangoes. Low in calories but they fill me up :)

    I bought this once from Trader Joes and it's high in sugar.
  • alsmomma
    alsmomma Posts: 34 Member
    I either eat sugar-free pudding cup (70 calories) or caramel mini rice cakes (110 calories for 13 cakes).

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