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soxy06
soxy06 Posts: 9 Member
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Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
I have decided to eat healthier shift the weight and enjoy a new healthy lifestyle.
I am a serial junk eater and i want to stop this.
So i'm looking for healthy snacks that are fullfilling.
I had 2 apples today ' realise it was high in sugar.
What snacks do you recommend?
Thanks for your help.

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  • NeverGiveUpKMV
    NeverGiveUpKMV Posts: 36 Member
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    These are some of the snacks I like:

    Almonds
    Fruit/Vegetables with PB2
    Greek Yogurt
    Beef Jerky
    Protein Bars
    Hard Boiled Egg
    Hummus

    Hope some of these spark some snack-spriation for you :smile:
    Best of luck on your new life!
  • NikkiLexi
    NikkiLexi Posts: 6 Member
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    love turkey slices and cheese...that's my favorite afternoon snack!
    My favorite morning snack is yogurt and apple slices
  • Edwardshar
    Edwardshar Posts: 271 Member
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    water lots of water. :)
  • catedesimone
    catedesimone Posts: 25 Member
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    I like to snack on fruits and veggies, carrots and crackers with hummus, celery and peanut butter, cheese and crackers, a smoothie, yogurt and granola, nuts, handful of tortilla chips with mashed avocado...those are some of my favorites.
  • NJbabe
    NJbabe Posts: 113 Member
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    Hummus (preferably homemade) - in moderation and NOT served with pita bread... try carrots and celery instead.

    Oatmeal

    Low fat yogurt/vanilla yogurt with mixed fruit

    Homemade smoothies/shakes/juice

    A boiled egg... or 2 (although there's cholesterol.)

    Nuts - again, in moderation

    A huge salad (whatever you like - cucumbers, tomatoes, arugula, spinach, romaine lettuce) with vinegar or lemon and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. You can even add a little parmesan cheese if you enjoy a good lemon/parmesan dressing.

    Guacamole - made with 1 avocado... but no to the tortilla chips.

    A thin slice of prosciutto or ham with a part-skim mozzarella string cheese with 3-4 olives.

    Summer is coming, so... homemade/fruit popsicles. ;)

    Pickles

    Vegetables (carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers) served with a bit of ranch (made with nonfat buttermilk and light mayonnaise.)

    Also this: Indoor S'Mores at 98 cal (3 g fat) - http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipe/indoor-smores/
  • caitlinconger
    caitlinconger Posts: 5 Member
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    I think one thing that is helpful is to sort of look at what you like to snack on, and switch them out for healthier options. One of my favorite snacks is air popped popcorn (no butter, and just a little bit of salt) and that has like 30 calories a cup. I also like carrots dipped in salsa (weird, I know), or I'll get plain greek yogurt and mix in cut up fruit (so that cuts out a lot of the added sugar thats in the fruit flavored yogurts).
  • bluworld
    bluworld Posts: 135 Member
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    Don't get obsessed over the sugar in your fruit. Be mindful of added sugars, as the foods are usually high cal. But, a 60cal apple, you're golden.
  • soxy06
    soxy06 Posts: 9 Member
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    Thank you everyone so kindly :)
  • MonsoonStorm
    MonsoonStorm Posts: 371 Member
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    whatever satisfies a craving but doesn't put you over your limit.

    I like popcorn.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited April 2015
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    soxy06 wrote: »
    Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
    I have decided to eat healthier shift the weight and enjoy a new healthy lifestyle.
    I am a serial junk eater and i want to stop this.
    So i'm looking for healthy snacks that are fullfilling.
    I had 2 apples today ' realise it was high in sugar.
    What snacks do you recommend?
    Thanks for your help.

    eat in moderation
    count your calories
    meet your protein and fat targets as a minimum
    for snacks - eat what you like
    avoid deprivation

    my current favourite snacks would include:

    Walkers Pops - Melted cheese and Bacon - 85 calories
    Quavers - 85 calories
    White thick farmhouse Toast, 40g cottage cheese with onion and chive, 20g avocado, tomato - 190 calories
    White thick farmhouse Toast, 60g mushroom, 100g egg white, laughing cow light cheese triangle, 6g cheddar, black pepper - 200 calories
    40g hummus, 1 large carrot, 1/2 red pepper, 19g Salt & Pepper Popchips - 200 calories
    Cadbury's Crunchie Blast ice cream with popping candy - 230 calories
    Nestle Fab ice lolly - 90 calories
    Mars Ice cream bar - 140 calories
    170g 0% Greek yogurt and 150g blackberries - 150 calories

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