A healthy snack to binge on and reduce cravings?
izabellarina4661
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Trying to lose 30 lbs however the cravings before lunch and dinner are always so bad! Are there recipes that satisfy the craving for carbs or sweets that is actually healthy for you? ):
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For me I had to take out white sugar and most carbs...it's regulating my blood sugar
now when I am craving something to munch I will go to fruit, broccoli, cabagge cauliflower or zucchini ...i am shocked it is working so well bc i am used to majorly pigging out on chips popcorn licorice etc around 3 pm each day...complete nightmare turned into something much more manageable11 -
If you have a blender you can make protein ice cream, makes a giant bowl and has changed my life
60 ml sugar free maple syrup
120 ml unsweetened almond milk
30g protein powder (recommend chocolate or cookies n cream)
Entire tray of ice cubes
3g xanthan gum
Add everything to the blender let it go 4-5 minutes.
Pour into a bowl and top with more syrup and a few crushed up cookies or pb2.. whatever you have the calories for.
150-160 calories depending on PP used and toppings. I will never waste $5 on Halo Top again!
Credit to this youtube video skip to about 7 minutes in to see the magic happen
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The best way to reduce cravings for sweets (I assume that's what you mean by carbs and snacks) is to reduce your over all simple carbs (flour/sugar). Carbs are funny, the more you eat, the more you will want.
There's an article on carbs at night that talks about it:
https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/carbs-at-night-fat-loss-killer-or-imaginary-boogeyman.html
To quote:"Man, if I went more than 2-3 hours without carbs, I'd be starving!" Well, my friends, you are buying into a vicious cycle. Let me explain: When you eat small amounts of carbs frequently, you are basically titrating in glucose to your system.
To dispose of this glucose, your body releases insulin to drive blood glucose into cells. Over-secretion of insulin, however, may cause hunger to rise (typically about 2-3 hours post meal, the approximate time course of an insulin response), but—no problem—you are eating every 2-3 hours anyway, right? Just titrate in some more glucose. Unfortunately this makes you crave and consume glucose like clockwork. It tricks many people into thinking that they need carbs every 2-3 hours or they would be hungry when, in fact, the opposite is true.
If you ate carbs less frequently with more time between carb dosings, you would be less hungry because your own body would ramp up systems that deal with endogenous glucose production, and keep your blood glucose steady.
Otherwise, celery, kimchi, broccoli, etc.11 -
watermelon is super sweet!
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Consider changing your meal timing so you don't get so hungry. Good 200 cal snacks will include fiber, protein. Like an Apple with cottage cheese. Here's what works for me:
Breakfast 8
Snack 10:30
Lunch 1
Snack 4:30
Dinner 7
And to add....bed at 9:3012 -
Blackberries are like craving kicking ninjas and Blueberries. I always try keep fruit with me. Rasin bran cereal with 0% fat milk. Make sure your portion control. Like instead of eating a cup if cereal try .5 cup and chug some water.4
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'cravings' is very vague. What are you craving? Eat that. In small quantities.4
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TeacupsAndToning wrote: »If you have a blender you can make protein ice cream, makes a giant bowl and has changed my life
60 ml sugar free maple syrup
120 ml unsweetened almond milk
30g protein powder (recommend chocolate or cookies n cream)
Entire tray of ice cubes
3g xanthan gum
Add everything to the blender let it go 4-5 minutes.
Pour into a bowl and top with more syrup and a few crushed up cookies or pb2.. whatever you have the calories for.
150-160 calories depending on PP used and toppings. I will never waste $5 on Halo Top again!
Credit to this youtube video skip to about 7 minutes in to see the magic happen
Oh my god I am going to try making this this summer.
You will not be disappointed! I've been making it for breakfast every morning for the past week now. It's just so amazing and keeps me very full which is always a nice bonus. I don't see myself getting sick of eating protein ice cream so.. it will be a daily staple now 0 -
Why would you want to binge on anything? That's not healthy?5
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If you have a blender you can make protein ice cream, makes a giant bowl and has changed my life
60 ml sugar free maple syrup
120 ml unsweetened almond milk
30g protein powder (recommend chocolate or cookies n cream)
Entire tray of ice cubes
3g xanthan gum
Add everything to the blender let it go 4-5 minutes.
Pour into a bowl and top with more syrup and a few crushed up cookies or pb2.. whatever you have the calories for.
150-160 calories depending on PP used and toppings. I will never waste $5 on Halo Top again!
Credit to this youtube video skip to about 7 minutes in to see the magic happen
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This probably needs its own thread. I'm going to try this at some point. What if you just froze the almond milk into cubes instead?4 -
This came up in my MFP Newsfeed today, although it's from a month ago:
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/6-appetite-control-strategies-that-helped-me-stop-overeating/
One of the strategies was to have a "small, flavorless snack between meals". This goes along with something my doctor once told me: snacks shouldn't have much more than 20 or so g of sugar, otherwise it will make you *more* hungry rather than satisfied. I look for single serve yogurts that are low in sugar for this reason, but I think I will try some popcorn to see if there's anything to that "flavorless snack" recommendation.1 -
Here is another "Ice Cream" that I make.
For 2 servings:
2 frozen bananas
1 scoop protein powder
1/2 cup low-fat milk or almond milk
Mix the milk and protein powder in a blender and then add frozen bananas. Continue to pulse until creamy. Top with 1 tsp of low-sugar chocolate sauce and your favorite nuts and you have yourself a yummy sunday.
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Geocitiesuser wrote: »If you have a blender you can make protein ice cream, makes a giant bowl and has changed my life
60 ml sugar free maple syrup
120 ml unsweetened almond milk
30g protein powder (recommend chocolate or cookies n cream)
Entire tray of ice cubes
3g xanthan gum
Add everything to the blender let it go 4-5 minutes.
Pour into a bowl and top with more syrup and a few crushed up cookies or pb2.. whatever you have the calories for.
150-160 calories depending on PP used and toppings. I will never waste $5 on Halo Top again!
Credit to this youtube video skip to about 7 minutes in to see the magic happen
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This probably needs its own thread. I'm going to try this at some point. What if you just froze the almond milk into cubes instead?
I'm sure that would work, give it a try and let us know!0 -
Banana bread and chicken.
Just kidding.
Healthy snacks - fruits, nuts,veggies.
The amount is important, if you eat 2lbs of pineapple, its still 2lbs. Right?1 -
If you eat 2 pounds of pineapple, you will weigh 2 pounds more but the same is true of 2 pounds of water. What matters for body fat is calories and 2 pounds of pineapple is only 454 calories. 2 pounds of Ben & Jerry's is 2909 calories. It really isn't about portion size.The amount is important, if you eat 2lbs of pineapple, its still 2lbs. Right?
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TavistockToad wrote: »Why would you want to binge on anything? That's not healthy?
I mean if it was like fresh spinach? seems healthy. lol.1 -
Verity1111 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Why would you want to binge on anything? That's not healthy?
I mean if it was like fresh spinach? seems healthy. lol.
Bingeing isn't healthy4 -
If you eat 2 pounds of pineapple, you will weigh 2 pounds more but the same is true of 2 pounds of water. What matters for body fat is calories and 2 pounds of pineapple is only 454 calories. 2 pounds of Ben & Jerry's is 2909 calories. It really isn't about portion size.The amount is important, if you eat 2lbs of pineapple, its still 2lbs. Right?
I don't eat 2lbs of anything anyway and everyone knows that about icecream. Its on the box0 -
The point I'm making is some people think OK I'm going to eat this giant bowl of fruit then complain they aren't losing weight. I've tried smoothies, eating healthier, cutting out junk food, adding more water, diet pills, body wraps, and throwing tons of walking and rowing and biking at it. It didn't work. I found out what does. And I have lost that weight and maintained that weight for over a year. Now I eat whatever I want in moderation and I never count calories. Ever.6
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The point I'm making is some people think OK I'm going to eat this giant bowl of fruit then complain they aren't losing weight. I've tried smoothies, eating healthier, cutting out junk food, adding more water, diet pills, body wraps, and throwing tons of walking and rowing and biking at it. It didn't work. I found out what does. And I have lost that weight and maintained that weight for over a year. Now I eat whatever I want in moderation and I never count calories. Ever.
If you did count, you would discover that your calories average out to be your maintenance. Ice cream isn't the point, the point is that it is about calories, period. There are lots of foods that will easily put you in a surplus even in small portions. If I eat the same types of dishes in the same portions at restaurants that I eat at home, I guarantee the calories will be much higher. Typical hamburger meat has about 3 times the calories of extra lean. Even ground turkey varies greatly. Now, figure in things like olive oil, peanut butter, and salad dressing and it is easy to add a ton of calories with very small portions. Two spoonfuls of peanut butter has more calories than 2 pounds of the previously mentioned pineapple. So again, it isn't the weight or volume that is important. It is the calories. How you control your caloric intake doesn't really matter as long as it works for you and you consume the right amount of calories.1 -
"I'm going to eat this giant bowl of fruit then complain they aren't losing weight."
Bad example because "most" fruit is very low in calories vs volume. You'd have a tough time getting fat off strawberries and pineapples. 2lbs is 2lbs, but one might be mostly water and fiber (calorie sparse) [like fruit/veggies], and the other might be mostly carbohydrate or fats (calorie dense) [like pasta or nuts]. There's a big difference because all that matters is calories in vs calories out. The 2lbs of fruit will work its way through your digestive system and be gone. The 2lbs of peanut butter will most likely push you into a calorie surplus.1 -
I snack on PB2, the chocolate flavor spread on a waffle or chocolate rice cake more than any other snack2
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I already know everything you're saying. I already lost weight. Preaching to deaf ears0
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carrots and hummus....Cliff bars....my fave is white chocolate macadamia nut2
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Tennisskater wrote: »For me I had to take out white sugar and most carbs...it's regulating my blood sugar
now when I am craving something to munch I will go to fruit, broccoli, cabagge cauliflower or zucchini ...i am shocked it is working so well bc i am used to majorly pigging out on chips popcorn licorice etc around 3 pm each day...complete nightmare turned into something much more manageable
Yes, same for me. The only way I defeated the carb and sweet cravings permanently was to drastically reduce white sugar and most carbs (other than green veggies and a little fruit)
I know a lot of people claim moderation is the key...but trying to moderate is MUCH more difficult than just cutting it out completely for many people. So try moderation if you like, but if you are still having problems with the cravings give just not buying the sweet stuff at all a try.1 -
Are you being overly restrictive with your approach? You mentioned cravings for carbs and sweets... have you drastically reduced your intake of certain foods in order to achieve your goals? Do you have a medical reason to restrict carbs (they are in lots of foods like fruit, veggies, dairy, as well as grains and other starchy foods) or watch your sugars?
With 30 lbs to lose you should be aiming to lose no more than 1 lb/week. With a modest deficit you should be able to work in a variety of foods you enjoy, within that calorie target, aiming for a balanced, healthy diet but it's possible to still eat things like sweets in moderation while losing weight.
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If you have a blender you can make protein ice cream, makes a giant bowl and has changed my life
60 ml sugar free maple syrup
120 ml unsweetened almond milk
30g protein powder (recommend chocolate or cookies n cream)
Entire tray of ice cubes
3g xanthan gum
Add everything to the blender let it go 4-5 minutes.
Pour into a bowl and top with more syrup and a few crushed up cookies or pb2.. whatever you have the calories for.
150-160 calories depending on PP used and toppings. I will never waste $5 on Halo Top again!
Credit to this youtube video skip to about 7 minutes in to see the magic happen
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Omg! I think I'm going to love you forever after I try this, thank you! I've been craving ice cream a lot lately and I found something better than halo top, I forgot the name of it though. I cannot wait to try this and It definitely deserves it's own thread.1
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The other night I had PB2 with a few sticks of celery that seem to help me.1
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