What do you eat between breakfast and lunch?

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  • brenran
    brenran Posts: 4 Member
    I try to keep small packages of almonds in my desk. Also, maybe a container of yogurt or cheese sticks can help get you through until lunch...
  • PTMama0614
    PTMama0614 Posts: 31 Member
    I will usually eat a banana or a rice cake with some peanut butter. It all depends on what I brought to work with me. I will also eat something between lunch and dinner, like some carrot sticks and light string cheese. I suggest you try to keep your snacks low in calories but filling. Almonds are a great snack. The main thing is to eat something if you are feeling hungry and light headed.
  • bohemian124
    bohemian124 Posts: 152 Member
    I have the same problem except I usually need a midmorning snack around 10:30. Lately I've been making my own Lara Bars/balls - Oh She Glows has some goods recipes for them.I make a batch on weekends and keep them in my work fridge throughout the week. I like nuts and fruit, but somethings they get boring. This gives me some nuts, fruit, a tiny bit of dark chocolate - a very happy little work snack.
  • _FATNSASSY
    _FATNSASSY Posts: 107 Member
    Fruit.
  • sonyanance
    sonyanance Posts: 1 Member
    I keep a jar of natural peanutbutter and plastic spoons in my desk. It helps with those cravings. I also think that should add some veggies or turkey bacon to your eggs for breakfast and get rid of the bread.
  • RoseGoldDinosaur
    RoseGoldDinosaur Posts: 133 Member
    I usually split breakfast into 2. I'll have a banana and coffee first thing, then a small oatmeal around 10:30. Or I'll have eggs at home and then toast around 10:30 at work. I can't do 3 squares a day. I almost always have a mid-morning snack and mid-afternoon snack. I keep nuts, jerky, fruit, veggies, and nut butter around for the occasion. Oatmeal is a good one for work too because you can make it in your work coffee mug and add whatever nuts/fruit you have around.

    Do what works for you! I eat 1500 calories a day which usually ends up being 3 meals and 2-3 snacks. You can keep a deficit and also eat frequently- just save a part of your usual meal as a snack!
  • Madmoog1972
    Madmoog1972 Posts: 2
    I don't eat anything. I have full fat yoghurt for breakfast at about 7am, then lunch at about 12-1pm. If you are feeling faint, I'd lower the sugar and increase the protein. Effectively think low GI as your blood sugar sounds erratic. What sort of bread do you eat? Think of seeded bread instead, maybe... Snack on seeds and nuts and avoid sugars.
  • GingerLolita
    GingerLolita Posts: 738 Member
    I eat 6 times each day and divide my calories evenly between meals. What you eat is based on personal preference. Oatmeal is a great option because it's filling. Make sure you're getting enough, protein, fiber, fruits, and veggies.
  • ATGsquats
    ATGsquats Posts: 227 Member
    Plain greek yogurt and throw some protein in there.
  • tgabmac
    tgabmac Posts: 46 Member
    I usually eat breakfast and eat an earlier lunch because I get hungry quite fast. After lunch I try nuts high in protein and healthy fats (Pistachios or Almonds) or fruits that have healthy carbs and sugars (bananas, blueberries, strawberries).
  • daliyanin
    daliyanin Posts: 93 Member
    Berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) and almonds.

    Peanut butter and green apple.
  • Spaghetti_Bender
    Spaghetti_Bender Posts: 509 Member
    I usually have a 1/4 of a cup of raw almonds. But if i'm really hungry i'll have an egg white and turkey wrap.
  • deedee996
    deedee996 Posts: 2
    I eat every 3hrs, so 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm. 6am is usually a smoothie with protein powder, 1/2 banana and a spoon of greek yoghurt. 9am is my bigger 'breakfast' of eggwhites, brown rice and vegies. This usually lasts me to 12 (just, I'm starving at 11.30 lol).


    I have been trying to eat every three hours while at work, too. I am a nurse and work 12 hours days. Breakfast at 6am, a snack at 9am, usually fruit, light lunch at 12, another snack at 3pm, again usually fruit, and then generally a light meal while charting around 6pm.
  • suncluster
    suncluster Posts: 539 Member
    I am usually in a meeting at work. So I grab something portable and easy to clean up.
    Clementine, other fruit, or nuts are a good option
  • katieshkins
    katieshkins Posts: 9
    Who has time to eat between breakfast and lunch? If I am hungry at home I will eat a low-fat cheese stick.
  • ggxx100
    ggxx100 Posts: 520 Member
    I carry raw as well as dark chocolate covered almonds in my purse at all times, (especially for light-headed emergencies!). I also pack an apple with couple of hard boiled eggs to have as a snack in between meals at work.

    However, my breakfast is quite substantial with plenty of fat and protein (Usually a couple eggs, half an avocado, 4-5 oz of smoked salmon or bacon, a sweet potato cooked in coconut oil with lots fruit on the side!) so my snacks usually take place after lunch.

    Hummus, guac and carrots are also an amazing snack, as well as dates filled with almonds. I also have been known to pick up a krispy creme donut and a decaf coffee as an afternoon pick-me-up. It works just fine for me:laugh:
  • GSXRGIRL61
    GSXRGIRL61 Posts: 6,492 Member
    Around 9:30 I eat 1/4 cup of raw cashews and reduced sodium almonds mixed. That's an amazing pick-me-up. I will say that the 3-4 p.m. time is when I get the hungriest, so I'm looking for another mini-meal at that time.
  • CardinalKoolaid
    CardinalKoolaid Posts: 11 Member
    I have breakfast around 7am and an apple at 11am. If I have any kicking around I might also have a punnet of something from Graze.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    Depends how hungry I am,

    Could be a boiled egg, An Apple, Slices of ham/chicken

    Seeded & pumpkin ryvitas

    Banana
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Cuppa coffee and a Quest bar (chocolate chip cookie dough!)
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    I keep a jar of natural peanutbutter and plastic spoons in my desk. It helps with those cravings. I also think that should add some veggies or turkey bacon to your eggs for breakfast and get rid of the bread.

    OMG ^^^^this would be the death of me. That jar would be GONE. :laugh:
  • cushy2020
    cushy2020 Posts: 5
    I really can't understand this problem of lightheadedness, people have had gastric bypasses and don't get a light head, they live on around 500 cals for a few year and say they have never felt so good, I have never been light headed from lack of food and lost over 150lb in last 3 years copying my friends diet who'd had a bypass.
  • LoriFernFroehlich
    LoriFernFroehlich Posts: 7
    Add more fiber to your breakfast. Whole Wheat Toast perhaps?

    It is suggested that having a mid morning and mid afternoon snack is best for losing weight. Apples have fiber. Fiber is filling! A protein bar. My personal favorite is a stick of string cheese & an Apple.

    Also always remember -WATER WATER WATER!!!! Most times people feel they are "hungry" when in actuality, they are dehydrated!
  • KristiRTT
    KristiRTT Posts: 346 Member
    A cheese stick and a yoplait light and fit yogurt!
  • chippyuk
    chippyuk Posts: 4 Member
    I tend to eat a medium banana. Certainly enough to keep me going until lunch time. Couple that with 25g of almonds at about 3.30pm and plenty of water throughout the day. Staves of hunger completely.
  • KristinaB83
    KristinaB83 Posts: 440 Member
    Make little turkey/chicken meatloaf muffins. Then just keep them frozen and microwave 1 when you get a little hungry.
    Here's the website with the info on how to make them:
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/video-jamie-eason-turkey-meatloaf-muffins.htm
  • steffipaulina
    steffipaulina Posts: 161
    I feel like unless you are trying to be a body builder you don't need the calories. Hold off until lunch, you do have 2 more meals in the day coming. I drink a coffee between breakfast and lunch. But that's just me.
  • HunterKiller_deleted
    HunterKiller_deleted Posts: 458
    Ryvita and peanut butter
  • millie2604
    millie2604 Posts: 4 Member
    I recently started eating monkey nuts (peanuts still in the pod) as a little snack, to keep me going between meals whilst at work. I find that due to the fiddly part of cracking the nut open, and then taking off the skin, I eat a lot less than I would if I was just shoving my hand into a bag of salted peanuts. I also drink lots of water while I eat them, so I end up feeling quite full, without guzzling an entire bag (which I am more than capable of doing sadly!!)
  • HRLaurie614
    HRLaurie614 Posts: 260 Member
    If I'm really hungry (like today) I have a banana at 10 to hold me off until noon.

    I get to work at about 7:30/8:00am depending on the day and my school carpooling schedule. I eat breakfast at my desk around 8:30. I rotate through 3 things...steelcut oatmeal, greek yogurt, or an eggbeater sandwich (on a bagel thin with a slice of thin cheese)...all in the 200-275 call range.

    Ditto re the banana.. I keep a container of honey at work and drizzle a bit on a sliced banana. YUM!

    I eat lunch b/t 12 and 1 depending on how hungry I am and how busy I am at work.

    Apple or clementines for a snack in the pm. THen dinner around 6:30.

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