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Healthy snacks

(34 Posts)
Jalima1108 Mon 12-Jun-17 22:19:05

I am trying not to eat snacks, although I do enjoy a few almonds or walnuts.
Last week I bought some Quark for the first time but haven't inspected it yet - I keep looking at the tub dubiously. Perhaps tomorrow.

I like to eat a banana in the evenings, apparently they help you to sleep.

Anya Mon 12-Jun-17 19:50:20

And none of these honey coated nuts, just the natural ones, though Tesco do a little pack of peppered nuts for £1. Couldn't eat a whole one but half is very satisfying.

Anya Mon 12-Jun-17 19:49:05

Not processed cheese though, just the real stuff.

Anya Mon 12-Jun-17 19:48:39

Cheese and nuts.

Lillie Mon 12-Jun-17 19:44:29

Laughing Cow Light cheese triangles come in several tasty flavours.

M0nica Mon 12-Jun-17 16:30:58

Marmite rice cakes, unlike most rice cakes they have taste and flavour. I spread mine with quark (a low fat soft cheese like cream cheese) and put slices of cucumber on top.

Ideally, grafually wean yourself off snacks. Eat enough at each meal to carry you through to the next. It is the permanent changes like that that ensure, once you have lost the weigh, it doesn't come back.

Nanabilly Mon 12-Jun-17 16:28:00

Make or buy a healthier dip and have some chopped up veggie sticks in the fridge. Or Philli cheese to slap on sticks.
I avoid the low fat anything as they do not give any amount of fulfilment so I buy full fat Greek yogurt to chop a bit of fruit in and it fills me for at least a couple of hours whereas low fat only sustain me for half hour or so .
Make sure you don't eat too much fruit especially dried fruit , it's more fattening than you might think ..limit grapes and bananas especially.
If you do fancy chocolate as a treat... And who doesn't ? Get some Cadbury Freddy frogs in or curly wurly bars.not many calories in them IF you can just eat the one.

Teetime Mon 12-Jun-17 15:57:43

Yogurt- all kinds (Sainsbury has a nice low fat plain Greek one in a large pot for £1 to put on fruit)
Low fat, low sugar cappuccino/drinking chocolate in sachets
Pitta bread/crackers
Smoothie made with fresh strawberries and skimmed milk with ice

I tend to just have fruit in between meals but it does get boring doesn't it?

SussexGirl60 Mon 12-Jun-17 14:54:33

Hi, I'm a bit overweight and my downfall isn't the main meals but the snacks I eat between them when I feel peckish. I know I can eat fruit and veg but to be honest I get sick of the texture...I just need something smooth and comforting, and that usually means fattening. Does anyone have any good ideas for quick snacks, preferably a kind of grab and go thing because all I seem to go to is biscuits or cake...or chocolate of course!?Thanks in advance.