What are your "go to" snacks or meals?

• Greek Yogurt
• Starkist Flavoured Tuna Packets mixed with a touch of light mayo, and dollop of light sour cream.
• Protein Shake
• Sliced Turkey Wrap with a 45 cal Tortilla.
• Fruit
• Air Popped Popcorn with Kernals Seasoning.
• Sugar free Fudgsicles when I need chocolate.

for snacks? fruit. yogurt. the boom chicka pop popcorn is pretty good. been awhile since i had that.

easy no brainer meals? in the summer we eat a LOT of grilled chicken salads. usually 2-3 times a week lol what else do i do when i dont want to cook (and in the summer i really dont want to cook lol)...

BLT's.

tomato soup and grilled cheese. havent done that in awhile.

chicken and veg (whatever you have on hand) in pesto over pasta. had that the other night (no pasta for me).

roasted kielbasa and veg on a sheet pan (can also use chicken). spritz with olive oil and italian seasoning or whatever you want. super easy.

sauteed chicken breasted tossed in apricot jam in the skillet. gives nice flavor and color and doesnt add many calories. might do that for supper tomorrow lol

i find a ton if ideas off pinterest. some i make 'as is' - many i modify. i try to keep my boards fairly organized. doesnt mean i always succeed lol https://www.pinterest.com/cookbakelive/dinner/

My snacks are the simple "grab and go" kind. I usually just grab a piece of fruit or vegetable and bite into it without any special prep. Apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, grapes...etc. I also sometimes have boiled lupins in the fridge, very satisfying. Unshelled sunflower seeds are a great idle snack, too. They're light and take time to eat, so it feels like I've eaten a lot.

If I'm willing to put in a little bit of work I'll pop some popcorn or open a can of beans/tuna and make a quick salad. I may even eat a bit of leftovers for a snack if I'm hungry.

If I have the calories, I like potato chips or M&M'S.

Hard boiled eggs and/or sweet and salty popcorn. Or fruit.

truGAINS wrote: »

Greek Yogurt
Club crackers and tuna
Peanut butter and apples

Some PBfit mixed into any flavoured greek yogurt is so good as a dipping sauce for apples. I forgot about that one. I usually do coconut greek yogurt with it. Yum.

I’m a runner and intermittent faster:

Go-to first meal of the day - Athletic Greens drink, Optimum Nutrition GS whey protein (vanilla ice cream flavor) w/ almond milk, 2 slices Dave’s Killer Bread Powerseed toast with 2 tbsp Rx or Good Friends vanilla almond butter. Great balanced macros, lots of nutrients, and keeps me full a long time.

Snacks - Simple Mills seed flour or almond flower crackers w/ aged cheddar, coconut/vanilla Greek yogurt w/ Bare Naked Fit Triple Berry granola, a piece of fruit, rice cakes, raw broccoli and celery, hummus

Dinners - Spinach salad with chicken, roasted turkey breast, or turkey burgers and maybe some black beans, baked potato, air fried veggies, or Zatarain’s dirty rice.

Thanks for all of your suggestions!

Plant protein shake, home made green smoothie, Vegan " Tuna" packet, rice cake with pb and preserves, bag of greens, bowl of broccoli

Our go to dinner when dead tired: fry some onions with diced chicken and diced bell pepper (or any veg that is in the fridge); add a can (or two) of tomatoes and a cup of rice and let simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is soft. Add herbs and spices to taste (cajun or Mediterranean).

My soup that will get me through the winter: a chopped, unpeeled butternut with two sweet potatoes; boil with water and a stock cube for +- 30 minutes. Blend and add coconut milk, cayenne pepper and fresh cilantro.

Greek Yogurt whipped with sugar free pudding mix and a little water

Cottage cheese/berries/balsamic/few grams Grape Nuts

Trader Joe’s vanilla meringues (4/90 cal)

Trader Joe’s organic fruit wraps (45 cal)

Beef jerky

A smoothie of banana/cashew milk/Greek yogurt/ sugar free chocolate syrup/few grams TJ fair trade cacaopowder/ tsp decaf coffee granules/as much ice as I can get in the blender.

Lately: Grissini (thin Italian breadsticks, 3/60 cal) with a little tub of tomato & sardine pate (55 cal per tub)

Btw, if you ever need a chocolate hit, insert face in that bag of fair trade cacao powder and breath deep. Finest chocolate perfume. I’d roll in that stuff if I could.

Hummus & crackers

Skinny Pop popcorn

Granola bar

Crispy Minis Tortilla Style - Creamy Ranch (They kind of taste like cool ranch Doritos to me)

Fruit/pitted dates

Dark chocolate

I like to have something sweet after dinner so have made the following recipes lately to have on hand

2 ingredient no bake chocolate fudge bars: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/two-ingredient-chocolate-fudge-bars/

Jello Fluff: https://simple-nourished-living.com/2-ingredient-creamy-jello-yogurt-fluff.

Pumpkin Fluff: https://pointedkitchen.com/pumpkin-fluff-weight-watchers/

Snacks:
Sabra single serving hummus with those flat/chip-like pretzels or baby carrots/bell peppers.
Greek yogurt (I actually like plain Fage [even flavored Fage is my fav], but any Greek yogurt will do).
Chili Roasted Pistachios.
Larabars.
Duke's smoked shorty sausages.
Kind Bars.
Fruit - clementines, bananas/apples with peanut butter. I also like fruit with Tajin on it (pineapple is my fav).
hard boiled eggs.

More meal-type stuff for convenience:
Parcooked rice -- that you do in the microwave (Current fav is the Veetee brand, but there are plenty).
Hot smoked salmon filets (I combine the above, this, some sauce of some sort and some raw bell peppers for a quick meal).
Back to hard boiled eggs, I often make egg salad for a sandwich (I keep boiled eggs handy all the time).
Rotisserie chicken - I buy one, then get it home and shred it up, mix it up so there's a mix of white/dark meat...and then just throw a few ounces of that in with the pre-mentioned parcooked rice, or a salad, or with couscous/quinoa...etc. Or make chicken salad with it.
I keep Kodiak waffles in my freezer and toast them up to have with ice cream. Delish.
Also I always keep canned tuna and canned beans to add to stuff just for some extra protein.
I use Banza pasta (made from chickpeas).