Help wth snacking while preparing dinner

donnam40
donnam40 Posts: 246 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi All,

No matter what I seem to do, once I get home from work and start preparing dinner, my brain says I am starving! It does not matter if I ate just before I left work or if I ate at 3pm, I really struggle not to eat anything while I am preparing dinner.

Any hints to make this easier?

Thanks,

Donna

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  • schro151
    schro151 Posts: 23 Member
    Chew mint gum. It'll keep your mouth busy AND the mint flavor will make anything you try to nibble taste horrible.
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    What Schro151 said makes a lot of sense. I'm an avid gum chewer and I never nibble when preparing, I have to call the kids in for any taste tests as the mint of the gum changes the flavours too much to tell if it needs anything etc
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    Water water water. When this fails, I cut a raw carrot into sticks and munch on those while I'm cooking. At worst, its 30-50 calories and keeps my mouth busy. It also helps to sate my appetite before I dig into dinner.

    Good luck!
  • cem789
    cem789 Posts: 231 Member
    have a hot drink! always does the trick for me! i dont find hot drinks and food go very well together so i dont fancy snacking whilst drinking!
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