healthy alternatives to junkfood weaknesses?

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  • sunshinesonata
    sunshinesonata Posts: 241 Member
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    I get a bag of Nature's Harvest banana chips. I eat them pretty consistently throughout the day, just a few of the bchips whenever I get the urge to eat, so I'm not obsessively downing the whole bag haha.

    Anyways, it's pretty cheap, lasts me a little while, and they taste delicious! At first I wasn't so sure, I'm not a banana fan to be honest, but there's something about these, yummy! You should look into them, I get mine from walmart. I know banana chips don't sound appetizing, but they are really so good! I'm a convert! haha

    I used to eat out a LOT. I was working about 80-90 work weeks with college full time on top of it, and it was a LOT easier to just swing by somewhere and grabe a burrito, or a hamburger, etc.. I gained SO much weight by doing that. So needless to say, breaking this habit has been... difficult. I still struggle every now and then, but I just shove my mouth with banana chips and change my mind about being hungry haha. I hope this helps you if even just a little bit!


    I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Banana Chips!
  • mrsains
    mrsains Posts: 104 Member
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    Instead of tortilla chips, cut up a whole wheat tortilla, brush with olive oil and bake at 425 until crispy.

    Milk, chocolate protein powder, and ice in a blender makes a wonderful alternative to a milkshake.

    Frozen yogurt in place of ice cream.

    Carbonated water to replace cravings for fizzy, calorie-laden drinks like pop/soda, beer, etc.

    Hmm... that's all I can think of right now!
  • BrewerFan2
    BrewerFan2 Posts: 53
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    I have been replacing ice cream with fat free cool whip and fresh or frozen fruit mixed together. It's a nice treat. Usually about an ounce of frozen cool whip and a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen raspberries/blackberries mixed and i'm good to go. This is good when you as a 6oz of fat free yogurt container and mix in the blender and freeze in the freezer in popsicle molds as well for about 4 to 6 hours for popsicles. It works out to about 4 to 6 popsicles depending on size and approximately 30 calories each. Yum
  • mandersatx
    mandersatx Posts: 86
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    Try a pita pizza. We have a local bakery that makes super thin whole wheat pita bread about 10" across that's 110 calories. I hit it with a shot of Pam, put 1/2 cup of marinara sauce on it, and top with kale or spinach, chickpeas, sauteed onions, chopped grilled chicken, fresh mushrooms - most of the time I use leftovers, top with 2 tbsp shredded cheese (the real kind, I'm on a mission against processed anything & chemicals!), and bake at 425 for 8-12 minutes. Super crispy crust, satisfies my pizza craving, and reinvents leftovers.
  • readsalot68
    readsalot68 Posts: 25 Member
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    I'm an icecream fanatic who has sort of went cold turykey. Since I'm not sure how long that's going to last any alternative to the bananas, don't really care for them.

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