Healthy snacks
Discussion
Since around April this year I have made a largely successly attempt at cutting out the crap and reducing carbs, and ths has done wonders for ab definition.
I moved house recently and can now walk to work, this takes about 25 mins each way (approx 1.5 miles). The only downside to this is I find myself so much hungrier throughout the day. I've upped the breakfast intake (banana, 2 weetabix and a wholemeal bagel with peanut butter) but this hasn't made much of a difference.
What healthy (but filling) snacks does everyone get through the day with? I feel guilty as sin munching through a Kit-Kat, as nice as they are!
I moved house recently and can now walk to work, this takes about 25 mins each way (approx 1.5 miles). The only downside to this is I find myself so much hungrier throughout the day. I've upped the breakfast intake (banana, 2 weetabix and a wholemeal bagel with peanut butter) but this hasn't made much of a difference.
What healthy (but filling) snacks does everyone get through the day with? I feel guilty as sin munching through a Kit-Kat, as nice as they are!
Same issue. Doing loads of swimming and that makes me hungrier than anything.
Boring but I find raw veg (carrots, celery, peppers) with low fat houmous (sp?) is good. The fibre keeps you full and obviously it is good for you! Also sounds s
t but bean salads are good. You can get them from the deli counter in super markets or make you own by buying tins. I add a small bit of homemade vinegarette. Loads of protein and fibre keeps you felling full, plus again good set of nutrients.
People keep telling me that nuts and seeds are good as again, lots of protein and fibre. However I find it tests about the same a licking the floor of a sawmill!
Boring but I find raw veg (carrots, celery, peppers) with low fat houmous (sp?) is good. The fibre keeps you full and obviously it is good for you! Also sounds s
t but bean salads are good. You can get them from the deli counter in super markets or make you own by buying tins. I add a small bit of homemade vinegarette. Loads of protein and fibre keeps you felling full, plus again good set of nutrients.People keep telling me that nuts and seeds are good as again, lots of protein and fibre. However I find it tests about the same a licking the floor of a sawmill!
A 25 minute walk each way can't make that much difference, surely?
I cut out (most) snacks earlier this year and while it took a few days to get over the cravings/pangs now I'm used to it it's easy to decline the birthday cakes, sweets and chocolates that get touted about the office, let alone the fruit, nuts, etc I used to eat.
I cut out (most) snacks earlier this year and while it took a few days to get over the cravings/pangs now I'm used to it it's easy to decline the birthday cakes, sweets and chocolates that get touted about the office, let alone the fruit, nuts, etc I used to eat.
mu0n said:
toon10 said:
I eat the Nak'd bars. There's nothing but good ingredients in them. Cashew Cookie and Cocoa are nice.
50% more sugar in a Cashew Cookie Nak'd bar than a 2 finger kit-kat. 
toon10 said:
mu0n said:
toon10 said:
I eat the Nak'd bars. There's nothing but good ingredients in them. Cashew Cookie and Cocoa are nice.
50% more sugar in a Cashew Cookie Nak'd bar than a 2 finger kit-kat. 
LordGrover said:
A 25 minute walk each way can't make that much difference, surely?
I cut out (most) snacks earlier this year and while it took a few days to get over the cravings/pangs now I'm used to it it's easy to decline the birthday cakes, sweets and chocolates that get touted about the office, let alone the fruit, nuts, etc I used to eat.
It's probably the walk combined with the gym 4-5 times per week and 3 swims per week, too! Add running to that once I get my ITB issue sorted. As somebody above already mentioned, swimming seriously gets an appetite up. I guess this is part of the reason as I've only started swimming regularly for the last month or so.I cut out (most) snacks earlier this year and while it took a few days to get over the cravings/pangs now I'm used to it it's easy to decline the birthday cakes, sweets and chocolates that get touted about the office, let alone the fruit, nuts, etc I used to eat.
Cheers for all of the suggestions - glad I'm not the only one!
AJS- said:
Not sure where Weetabix, bagels and energy bars fit into low carb, but I would be adding an egg or something in there. I also founf that Weetabix makes me hungry once the initial bloating has worn off.
Ahhh, I said reducing carbs - I tried really minimising it and found myself getting more than a tad ratty at work! So, in the purposes of wanting to keep my job, switched to wholegrain carbs where possible, and also eating them earlier rather than later in the day. Good point about the egg - need to get up earlier in the morning to fit that in before work.Edited by ocrx8 on Monday 23 September 16:45
Edited by ocrx8 on Monday 23 September 16:52
Depends on your overall intake through the day OP.
'Healthy' is not really specific. You can eat kit-kats and still be healthy.
For snacks I find the following decent: boiled eggs, glass of milk, salted & unsalted nuts, Hartley's(?) under 10 cal jelly, natural PB spread on a slice of granary, cottage cheese w/ chili or pineapple, apples, blueberries, natural yogurt, scotch eggs.
'Healthy' is not really specific. You can eat kit-kats and still be healthy.
For snacks I find the following decent: boiled eggs, glass of milk, salted & unsalted nuts, Hartley's(?) under 10 cal jelly, natural PB spread on a slice of granary, cottage cheese w/ chili or pineapple, apples, blueberries, natural yogurt, scotch eggs.
I have two boiled eggs for breakfast every day and find that really keeps me going right through to lunchtime. It is sometimes a bit of a faff, but I don't get the urge to nibble something mid morning.
I take nuts and cherry tomatoes to snack on through the day, and in the evening have oatcakes with marmite and cheese rather than biscuits.
Funnily enough I just cannot give up Kit Kats, especially the dark chocolate ones. They're my guilty pleasure.
I cut right down on grains (and booze)at the end of last year and the difference it has made is incredible. The weight just fell off, I have stable energy levels and sleep like a baby every night. Good luck and keep it up.
I take nuts and cherry tomatoes to snack on through the day, and in the evening have oatcakes with marmite and cheese rather than biscuits.
Funnily enough I just cannot give up Kit Kats, especially the dark chocolate ones. They're my guilty pleasure.
I cut right down on grains (and booze)at the end of last year and the difference it has made is incredible. The weight just fell off, I have stable energy levels and sleep like a baby every night. Good luck and keep it up.
toon10 said:
All I know is the personal trainer I used (who also has James off of Geordie Shore on his books) said I could eat them and he would kick my face in if I ate a Kit Kat!
Hmm... clearly I'm being too nice. Probably due to the sugar spike a kitkat would cause and it's lack of nutrition. I would say a Nak'd bar wouldn't cause a spike and looks to have good nutrition, but I can't find anything on the net about nutritional content, including the natural balance foods website, which makes me suspicious.
Myfitnesspal (which is worse than mum's net for good reliable information) seems to vary from Calories: 220, Fat: 7g, Carbs: 37g, Protein: 5g to Calories: 100, Fat: 3g, Carbs: 17g, Protein: 2g per bar... I suspect all those carbs are almost entirely sugar.
Snacks:- Nuts (any), Seeds (any), Beef Jerky, Chicken bites, Pork scratchings, Celery sticks, Carrot sticks.
I find a cup of tea keeps unnecessary snacking at bay. I also make my own protein bars - either Oats + Butter + Whey, mix and bake or Oats + Peanut butter + Whey, mix and store in the fridge.
mattikake said:
toon10 said:
All I know is the personal trainer I used (who also has James off of Geordie Shore on his books) said I could eat them and he would kick my face in if I ate a Kit Kat!
Hmm... clearly I'm being too nice. Probably due to the sugar spike a kitkat would cause and it's lack of nutrition. I would say a Nak'd bar wouldn't cause a spike and looks to have good nutrition, but I can't find anything on the net about nutritional content, including the natural balance foods website, which makes me suspicious.
Myfitnesspal (which is worse than mum's net for good reliable information) seems to vary from Calories: 220, Fat: 7g, Carbs: 37g, Protein: 5g to Calories: 100, Fat: 3g, Carbs: 17g, Protein: 2g per bar... I suspect all those carbs are almost entirely sugar.
Snacks:- Nuts (any), Seeds (any), Beef Jerky, Chicken bites, Pork scratchings, Celery sticks, Carrot sticks.
I find a cup of tea keeps unnecessary snacking at bay. I also make my own protein bars - either Oats + Butter + Whey, mix and bake or Oats + Peanut butter + Whey, mix and store in the fridge.
mu0n said:
scotch eggs
I like these but they're usually pretty rubbish in terms of healthyness - full of fat and the sausage meat is mostly fillers. If I am hungry and in a rush and somewhere unfamiliar then I buy these and throw away the outside. Its the quickest way to buy cooked eggs in a hurry from almost any shop anywhere anytime.http://www.john-west.co.uk/product-information/sal...
I also buy these and leave them in the car. They have a little plastic fork attached too. Other flavours / ingredients available.
I also buy these and leave them in the car. They have a little plastic fork attached too. Other flavours / ingredients available.
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