Need filling healthy snack idea, always STARVING at the end

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String cheese and 4 - 6 almonds and a bottle of water.

Your snack should contain enough protein. I eat greek yogurt no fat and mix in polaner sugar free jelly with fiber. 2 tablespoons of jelly only 20 calories.

Lots of water... OR an apple with cinnamon or a grapefruit - both are appetite suppressants. Or a cup of unsweetened almond milk.

popcorn!!

I LOVE Laughing Cow cheese wedges and rounds. 35 or 50 cal and plenty of protein, For the wedges, I eat two them with a serving of Nut Thins (16 = 130 cal). I split the serving and for a bargain of 200 cal. I have a morning AND afternoon snack that keeps me full til dinner.

Edited to add: The Nut Thins also have bonus protein that you don't usually get from crackers.

Oh and i second the mentions about protein. you're doing a lot of simple carbs for snacks and they get processed really fast, which will eventually mess with your blood sugar. adding fiber and protein will slow that down.

I'd highly recommend staying away from the carbs and go with the protein. Nuts are good, laughing cow cheeses are good, mini baby bel cheeses are good. I find all of these stave off hunger. I'm on 1800 calories a day, I try to keep the carbs to 100 grams a day, and I rarely find that I am hungry, which is a big contrast to how I used to be and wasn't even paying attention to calories. Protein is the source! I'd encourage you not to worry too much about fat either. Get your calories lower than your base metabolism, limit your carb input, get some moderate excercise, and I promise you the weight will come off and you'll have managable hunger.

Good luck.

John

I eat Ak Mak whole wheat crakers..(5) crackers = 150 cals. I don't eat all 5...it fills me up.

My nutrition told me a mix of fiber and protein. It works much better for me. Here are a few combinations I use:
- Apple/Plain Greek Yogurt (with a spritz of lime juice)
- Almonds/V-8 Juice 5.5
- Tuna/WW Mini Bengal
- Mixed Veggies, Broccoli, Carrot, Cauliflower/EVOO and Goat Cheese
- LF Triscuits/LF Cheese
- Banana/Peanut Butter
- Small Cup of Granola with Milk
-Ahi Tuna/Avocado with ginger soy!

It seems we all have a time of day that we are hungrier; for me it is late afternoon, so I skimp on breakfast calories so I have room to eat a bigger snack. My daily goal is 1450 cals split like this: B 100, MS 200, L 200, AS300, DN 500 ES 100. My wife it he opposite, so she has a 500 calorie breakfast, and goes easy for lunch and snacks and a 400 calories dinner. Whatever you do, you want to make sure that you can get rid of the hunger, and being ready with a portion that will do it is essential.

If you like tuna, try the chunk light tuna in a pouch. One pouch is 80 calories and has 13 grams of protein. I eat this after a longer workout and it holds me over until dinner. It's a little dry, but it's not bad.

This is my suggestion, as well! If you want a little more "moistness", you could add a serving of lite miracle whip for a makeshift tuna salad, for an additional 20 calories. Tuna is one of the best snacks that you can have at all times of the day, and for a small can, and 50 calories, you can't beat it!

Tuna is a great snack, but be aware of the mercury if you eat it a lot:

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