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Share your tips for healthy snacking with Soreen - £100 voucher to be won

(286 Posts)
JustineBGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 08-Jun-20 09:38:41

With the stress and uncertainty around social isolation and lockdown, more of us than ever before have found ourselves comfort eating. Our latest research shows that 43% of us are snacking more than usual and 30% are struggling to eat a healthy diet. It’s all too easy to reach for a biscuit, and then another, then another. And suddenly the packet is gone. With that in mind, Soreen would like to hear your tips for healthy snacking, whether that’s ensuring guilt-free portion sizes or resisting the call of the biscuit tin.

Here’s what Soreen has to say: “Soreen, British baker of the Original Malt Loaf, has been enjoyed as a teatime treat in homes for over 80 years. Whilst many of us know that a slice of deliciously squidgy Soreen is perfect with a cuppa, it’s less well known that Soreen is a much healthier option than other sweet treats.

Our Malt Loaf contains over 40% less sugar and 80% less fat than the average cake. Plus if you’re looking for a tasty portion controlled snack, our individually wrapped Lunchbox Loaves are less than 100 calories each and our Sliced Loaf is just 65 calories per slice.

We know that for many of you the only way to eat Soreen is with butter! Well you’ll be pleased to hear that two buttered slices of malt loaf come in at just 150 calories and contain 40% less sugar and 50% less fat than the average slice of cake.

So you can still enjoy Soreen as a healthier swap without compromising on taste!”

Do you find portion controlled snacks help you control your snacking? How do you prevent the temptation of yet another biscuit? Do you find yourself wanting a snack when you know you’re definitely not hungry? How do you manage it?

Whatever your tips for healthy snacking, share them with Soreen in the thread below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one GNer will win a £100 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

GNHQ

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pooohbear2811 Fri 12-Jun-20 08:47:29

My answer - don't buy it and you cant eat it. I try and stick to nuts or crackers of some sort with jam.
As an oral allergy sufferer then snacking/eating healthy is very difficult any way.
Do love a malt loaf and do eat it as I find it a healthy alternative. Love the fruity five one the best. I also have the advantage of being intolerant to dairy so eat mine as it comes, nothing added but Soreen is still moist enough to be pleasant dry.

busybee6969 Fri 12-Jun-20 08:48:35

i try and keep buy try not have much snacking stuff in the house to get tempted,get a small amount so i can limit how much we eat. but everyone deserves a treat sometimes

joysutty Fri 12-Jun-20 08:57:12

We have now started to buy the Soreen malt loaf thats already been sliced as saw that on the supermarket shelves a few months ago, as with the normal one you can sometimes cut a larger chunk out as my husband loves this product, and i like the banana one more myself, and as we are both diabetic we occasinally buy some nuts not as many crisps now, and grapes and easy peelers, and bananas, and we use butter on the Soreen which we only buy butter these days for crumpets and the Soreen loaf.

Authoress Fri 12-Jun-20 09:07:59

Sunflower seeds. Hard to get into but worth the effort...

jhm27 Fri 12-Jun-20 09:15:42

Eating more fresh fruit. Sometimes snack on low fat sweet popcorn.

AlysonH Fri 12-Jun-20 09:20:30

Having a fruit or peppermint tea rather than breakfast tea makes the biscuit temptation less strong. Somehow they don't go together so well. However, malt loaf with a cuppa sounds delicious...

grandmaz Fri 12-Jun-20 09:22:33

A very small dish of full fat greek yogurt with a tiny drizzle of honey mixed in, used as a dip for a sliced apple. Keeps me happy and away from the biscuit tin!

Anj123 Fri 12-Jun-20 09:29:39

I try to snack on fruit and nuts but occasionally have chocolate or biscuits when I’m craving something sweet. I find every day is different. Some days I don’t need snacks and other days I do so I just do what my body tells me to!

Kate63 Fri 12-Jun-20 09:30:52

2 slices of malt loaf with a sliver (not a chunk) of Cheshire cheese for a light lunch with an apple. Yummy!

theresacoo Fri 12-Jun-20 10:01:12

I like Apple slices with cottage cheese or Hummus.
I find snacking hard. Once I start a packet of biscuits that’s it. They all go.
I feel better if I have fruit with a snack. At least getting some of your 5 a day.

Cambia Fri 12-Jun-20 10:06:25

If I need to shed a few pounds, I do intermittent fasting for five days a week. (Only eat between 12pm and 8pm) . Any snacks are then lessened a bit! I do like Soreen but only with butter and I also like a mini Snicker (unhealthy) or a piece of fruit (healthy). Oh and cake, I love cake!

Maggiemaybe Fri 12-Jun-20 10:11:21

The easiest way for me to keep away from unhealthy snacks is not to buy or make them. I do feel embarrassed about not being able to offer visitors a biscuit or cake, but we don’t normally have them in the house.

stehol Fri 12-Jun-20 10:15:06

I snack on nuts, seeds, fruit & seeds. I try to vary what I have each day which seems to satisfy my snack cravings

Carooline Fri 12-Jun-20 10:15:06

Split a wholemeal pitta bread apart then cut both sides into fingers. Pop onto a baking tray and put into a hot oven for 10 minutes or so.
They will be lovely and crisp, have with a tomato salsa dip or hummous. Absolutely yummy and totally sin free ❤️

gulliver12 Fri 12-Jun-20 10:24:52

Grapes, cherries, dates and dried fruit but even these in excess break the calorie bank.

libra10 Fri 12-Jun-20 10:30:38

I always have a selection of chopped up fruits in the fridge, ready to nibble. Currently we have home grown strawberries, which are luscious. Can't wait for our cherry tomatoes to ripen, as they're great for snacking.

Soreen has been a family favourite since I was a child, and our family still enjoy today.

Ranworth1 Fri 12-Jun-20 10:37:47

Ryvita with marmite!

moleswife Fri 12-Jun-20 10:40:29

A small bowl of plain yogurt with a handful of muesli or fresh fruit does the trick. Funnily I bought a Doreen last week not having had one for a year or two - and boy was it tasty and filled the gap perfectly!!!

glenka Fri 12-Jun-20 10:41:12

I don't snack between meals but if I did it would be something healthy like fruit.

obag Fri 12-Jun-20 10:41:18

I don't really snack unless you count fruit, I do however eat 4 Brazil nuts everyday.

dondons1 Fri 12-Jun-20 11:17:56

I love to have flavoured popcorn. Quick and easy to make, popcorn is a budget-friendly snack that should not be reserved for film nights or the cinema. I love adding flavours too - sometimes savoury with herbs or spices but, on special occasions, I might indulge in cocoa coated popcorn!

I would definitely recommend stocking up on popping corn - a little goes a really long way!

Jenken Fri 12-Jun-20 11:21:26

I really enjoy raw mini peppers and cherry tomatoes. Also slice some strawberries and use as a topping on oatcake.

inishowen Fri 12-Jun-20 11:23:39

There used to be an advert with the slogan "tea is too wet without a biscuit". I'm afraid I cant drink tea without something sweet. A cupasoup is satisfying and you dont need anything to go with it.

Lorraine1602 Fri 12-Jun-20 11:24:36

I keep a bag of shelled brazil nuts on the side next to me, so when I feel peckish I can have something healthy to snack on.

Pussycat2012 Fri 12-Jun-20 11:31:07

My favourite and filling snack is definitely a rice cake or two spread with marmite and topped with a sprinkling of grated cheese. Otherwise a sliced pink lady apple dipped in peanut or cashew butter.