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snack question

jerber160
jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
edited January 9 in Food and Nutrition
wondering how many calories per day y'all spend on snacks? between meals??? thx

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  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    starting to think this is a problem over 300ish per day,, 300 or 400ish at night.. plateau for a looong time..
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    I eat 500-700 calories in snacks every day. I basically eat all day long, lol! I have a snack mid-morning and another mid-afternoon and then one after dinner.
  • sandylion
    sandylion Posts: 451 Member
    Same here, about 500-700. Pretty much do eat all day long. If I haven't eaten in 2 hours I start getting antsy :P
  • ToshaFeb268
    ToshaFeb268 Posts: 71
    I use maybe 200-500 calories per day for snacks.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I'm a constant grazer so I don't really do big meals but each time I eat I put between 200 and 600 calories in. Diary is open, take a look if you want.
  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    300 or so over the course of the day
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  • Scarlett_Belle
    Scarlett_Belle Posts: 145 Member
    I snack on about 200-250 a day but thats because I like my meals to be more substantial.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Combined between meals - somewhere between 550 and 800. My diary is open.
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
    I don't so much snack as eat like a hobbit. First breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch...

    I'd say I'm up somewhere around 500-1000 calories in the in between meals, but it's counteracted by my high activity levels (marathon and triathlon training)
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
    200 to 500, but I prefer to have three bigger meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than lots of little meals, which makes me feel more hungry!
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Try to stay below 200 if I didn't work out.
  • BeckZombie
    BeckZombie Posts: 138 Member
    It depends! If my meals don't total very high in calories and I've worked out that day, then I can eat up to 600 calories in snacks. Usually, I'd say I eat around 200-400 calories in snacks. If you want to snack more, but don't have a lot of extra calories, choose fruits and vegetables (grapes, cherry or grape tomatoes and celery are good).
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I do best when I eat frequently so I have about 6 or 7 small meals per day. Here's my normal schedule:

    Meal 1: 8:30a at work
    Meal 2: 10:30a
    Meal 3: 12:30p
    Meal 4: 3:30p
    Meal 5: 6 or 7p
    Meal 6: 9p (usually something small, 100-200 cals max to take the edge off before bed if I'm a little hungry)
  • fihealth
    fihealth Posts: 165 Member
    I eat 500-700 calories in snacks every day. I basically eat all day long, lol! I have a snack mid-morning and another mid-afternoon and then one after dinner.

    me too. amazing how much more even my blood sugar is! helps with work productivity too. :)
  • NattieJoan
    NattieJoan Posts: 72
    I try to aim for 300-500 (:
  • thingal12
    thingal12 Posts: 302 Member
    I eat 500-700 calories in snacks every day. I basically eat all day long, lol! I have a snack mid-morning and another mid-afternoon and then one after dinner.

    Same Here! I have three snacks during the day and I can still make it w/in my 1,300 calories. I snack on everything, I don't limit my foods to specific kinds of food.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    so y;all are about the same as me. I'm gonna try to keep 225ish day snack calories split between now and say 4:30pm... then dinner at work...
  • Xhell_on_heelsX
    Xhell_on_heelsX Posts: 299
    I almost always have to have a snack in between lunch and dinner. They are mostly between 170-300 calories.
  • spreadthesparkle
    spreadthesparkle Posts: 5 Member
    what kind of snacks do you eat?
  • crjohnston12
    crjohnston12 Posts: 76 Member
    I do best when I eat frequently so I have about 6 or 7 small meals per day. Here's my normal schedule:

    Meal 1: 8:30a at work
    Meal 2: 10:30a
    Meal 3: 12:30p
    Meal 4: 3:30p
    Meal 5: 6 or 7p
    Meal 6: 9p (usually something small, 100-200 cals max to take the edge off before bed if I'm a little hungry)

    This is more like how I do things...it seems to be consistently what professionals want us to do. eat frequently.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    This week I have started doing it a little different.... I am making my high protein items my snacks, so they are a little higher then the norm, but it is helping with the hunger issue. Today I had a spiced nut snack around 10 that is 250 calories, and it is working very well. It is like having a small meal in between the slightly larger calorie meals.
  • thingal12
    thingal12 Posts: 302 Member
    what kind of snacks do you eat?

    well, right now I'm having almonds / pistachio nuts and it totaled 200 calories.
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