Snacking

Crunchy vegetables (carrots, bell peppers, celery, whatever you like) -- do a dressing/dip if that helps.

Fruit, expecially whatever's crunchy (apples, pears, etc.).

Pita chips.

i make a low fat quiche without the pastry

bacon eggs tomatoes onion then eggs and low fat cottage cheese

soften bacon and onion then mix the eggs and cheese together mix all of the ingredients into an oven proof dish and cook until golden brown

you can eat this hot or cold i let it go cold and eat it while at work on my break

You buy the crunchy vegetables at the store and don't even have to prepare them. It's a good "go to" snack.
I find if I don't have a lot of snacks in the house I do better also. No cookies, candy or chips. Just a thought.

Baby carrots, mini cucumbers, apple slices in the pre-measured bags, peanut butter and wheat crackers, popcorn, 100-calorie snack packs of whatever it is that you like, pretzels, goldfish crackers. If you eat just one serving, you'll be fine with calories. Also popsicles, pudding pops, sugar free pudding and jello.

the flavored rice cakes are actually really good!!!!

have you tried frozen grapes take them out of the freezer 10 mins before eating yum

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Ok, so here's my problem (this has been my problem my entire life): I am a snacker. Not just a snacker, but a LAZY snacker. If I'm bored, I eat. People say "well then drink water when you're hungry." Ok, but then I can't CHEW. It's the motion of my mouth that I need to satisfy my boredom. So people say "chew gum." Ok, but gum gets old after awhile. So if you guys could help me out, I'd REALLY appreciate it.

I need some HEALTHY snack options that are EASILY ACCESSIBLE. No "making" required. I did yogurt for awhile, but I had to put granola in it in order for me to like it, and that takes too long. I don't want to make sandwiches or any of that nonsense. I need something I can walk to the cabinet, take out, and eat. My previous go-tos before I decided to lose weight were things like chips, cookies, candy, soda, etc. I need things LIKE this that won't cause me to gain weight.

Can anyone help???

It doesn't sound like you want to eat raw veggies or chew gum! Who does when they're hungry? Try some nuts. Get a mixed bag - make sure they're raw - I like almonds, cashews, macadamia or pistachios. Some people do seeds, but I don't like having to de-shell them then find out a place to spit out the shell! Raw nuts have the good fats and nutrients you can't get anywhere else and they taste really good. Just make sure you measure before you munch Or, just eat a sandwich (try pb and low-sugar jelly) and cut down on calories at another time in the day.

Well, I'm going to repeat what you've probably heard...but here we go. lol

- Gum
- Popcorn
- Sugar Free Jello (Get a straw and eat it like a kid...it will take like 30 min to finish haha)
- Sugar Free Pudding
- Frozen Grapes, Frozen Strawberries (cut the strawberries first though so they are "pop in the mouth" size)
- Fruit Trays...I'm lazy too, and if I buy whole fruits, unless I'm having a good week, they end up getting wasted, so I just buy the trays from the store. This way when I'm snacky, I can pull out the whole tray, and just snack on it.
- Veggie trays - ...same as above. lol
- Rice cakes
- High in the sodium department - but sun flower seeds. A whole bag is only 2.5 servings usually, and it takes me, plus my husband and my daughter like a week or 2 to finish off one bag. But they your mouth occupied.
- 90 cal granola bars
- 90 cal special k bars
- Canned Vegetables (I've seriously opened up a can of baby corn...and just ate them like that)
- Gogurt - Freeze it, like a Popsicle (honestly unless you were eating like activia yogurt, I noticed yoplait and gogurt are practically the same, both kind of high in sugar though)

You still have to watch the snacking with some of these...I mean if you eat 3 granola bars...thats 300 cal. Sticking with the fruits and veggies is best option.

OH and for drinks...Crystal Light to go packs...and just keep cold bottled water in your fridge. (if you can't convince yourself to just drink water lol)

The act of snacking (as you've described it, not talking about when people plan snacks into their daily routine) is more about mindless eating than indulging, so I guess I'd recommend stocking up on healthy snacks that you're not all that crazy about, you'll be more likely to stop at one servings worth. If I'm feeling snacky I try to choose things that can be eaten in large quantities without too much calorie damage....so I usually go for stuff like popcorn or chopped veggies.

In my opinion, nuts work well as a planned snack, but not so well if you're looking to just munch on something for the sake of it (mindlessly). I personally have to keep nuts out of the house, if I'm in a snacking mood these are not a good choice for me, even counting out a small serving doesn't stop me from going for a second or third serving, and the calories from nuts add up FAST. Of course, for someone who doesn't really like nuts, this wouldn't be an issue. I happen to love them, so exercising control is that much more difficult.

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Trgobble,
I feel the same way. I am realizing that I need to be strong through those munch periods because nothing "shovable" is worth the cost right now. I had a snack bag of popcorn last night and it was so unsatisfying I wished I hadn't bothered because then I wanted about three more! Good luck and do let us know if you get a new idea!