Low fat snackst

RATM

Im trying to lose a bit of weight at the moment- I excersise regulary so am keen to take care of what I eat.

Anyway my main weakness is snacking, otherwise I eat mostly well.
So I thought that rice cakes would be a good snack to have lying around but today a friend said that they can actually turn out to be fattening (although they have little fat)- something to do with fat storage, Im not 100% sure but a Google search shows a fair few sites that claim they are not a good loss weight snack.

Anyway, apart from fruit (which I already get enough of through smoothies) what good, healthy snacking foods can people recommend?

menoscemo

Yes you are committing the error of assuming fats will make you fat. In fact Sugars will make you fat quicker than fats and most foods advertising themsleves as 'low fat' are actually full of sugars..
Rice cakes are complete muck, it is basically no different to eating a biscuit as it is full of simple carbs and is not very filling at all (someone on here recently called them about as filling as starvation!!).
Fats are actually an essential part of our diet and if you try to eat a low fat high carb diet, it will actually be disasterous (you will never be full up, your skin will go dry etc).
Many people reccomend eating nuts as a snack. Now nuts are loaded with fats but they are very nutritious, contain essential fats and are filling. Other snacks could be a tin of Tuna, a boiled egg, maybe a natural yoghurt with some raisins?

trash.heap

The snack that I'l loving at the minute is celery with peanut butter...sounds a bit ick but it's really tasty!

Oatcakes with cottage cheese is another nice one...add jam/cinnamon for sweetness or cooked meat/tomatoes for savoury-ness.

Popcorn - I pour about a teasppon of oil into the pot and then wipe it with a piece of kitchen roll, so there's very little oil in it. Add some smoked paprika for a savoury bbq taste.

But, browse through here, you'll find loads of snack ideas - and info on why they are good.

Hard boiled eggs make a great snack.

hyperbaby

i eat rice cakes for a low fat snack.
also treble crunch crisps by tayto are a great low fat treat.

Ciaran500

hyperbaby wrote: »

i eat rice cakes for a low fat snack.
also treble crunch crisps by tayto are a great low fat treat.

Two terrible recommendations for healthy foods, read the rest of the posts.

hyperbaby

i think i know the difference between healthy and unhealthy.
all i was saying was it works for me and the rice cakes i eat are unsalted.
i need to check the back of the box of the rice cakes for more information.

Transform

hyperbaby wrote: »

i eat rice cakes for a low fat snack.
also treble crunch crisps by tayto are a great low fat treat.

oh jesus - stunningly bad choices!

Transform

hyperbaby wrote: »

i think i know the difference between healthy and unhealthy.
all i was saying was it works for me and the rice cakes i eat are unsalted.
i need to check the back of the box of the rice cakes for more information.

no need to its all puffed rice that has a high GI(promotes fat gain and diabetes for that matter) and the crisps are total muck

Pembily

Transform wrote: »

oh jesus - stunningly bad choices!

Relatively yes!!!

Transform wrote: »

no need to its all puffed rice that has a high GI(promotes fat gain and diabetes for that matter) and the crisps are total muck

In fairness its lower fat than a mars bar!!!

El_Dangeroso

Pembily wrote: »

In fairness its lower fat than a mars bar!!!

The fat is probably the best thing in a mars bar.

hyperbaby

personally if i had fruit and healthy stuff all the time i would go bananas!
don't be making me feel bad about my low fat treats!!

Pembily

Temple_Grandin wrote: »

The fat is probably the best thing in a mars bar.

Yes but the OP did ask for LOW FAT snacks!!!!

gaoife

Hi

I read this on another site recently, it sounds yuck but i tried it and it's yummy
Gte a slice of chicken or turkey and a leaf of lettuce, spread mustard on the turkey and then wrap it up inside the lettuce. It's actually really good

Pembily

gaoife wrote: »

Hi

I read this on another site recently, it sounds yuck but i tried it and it's yummy
Gte a slice of chicken or turkey and a leaf of lettuce, spread mustard on the turkey and then wrap it up inside the lettuce. It's actually really good

Oh that would be lovely, anything is nice inside a good leaf of iceberg

Transform

Pembily wrote: »

Relatively yes!!!



In fairness its lower fat than a mars bar!!!

who cares about how much fat is in them anyway as its never been the issues with regards to staying healthy

Pembily

Transform wrote: »

who cares about how much fat is in them anyway as its never been the issues with regards to staying healthy

Yes but the OP asked for low fat snacks!!! And the OP obviously feels low fat is healthy for him / her!!!

Transform

Pembily wrote: »

Yes but the OP asked for low fat snacks!!! And the OP obviously feels low fat is healthy for him / her!!!

and its not right as every single piece of reaserch show better compliance and better weight loss with at least 30% fat intake and that includes snacks

RATM

Pembily wrote: »

Yes but the OP asked for low fat snacks!!! And the OP obviously feels low fat is healthy for him / her!!!

I said that but but in hindsight what I probably meant is low sugar (having fell into the common trap of thinking all fat is bad for you).

Anyway thanks for the advice guys, some good tips there- Im especially going to try out the lettuce, chicken and mustard idea- sounds yum !

corkcomp

Transform wrote: »

and its not right as every single piece of reaserch show better compliance and better weight loss with at least 30% fat intake and that includes snacks

its fine to offer an opinion but no body wants it shoved down their throat in fairness. if somebody asks for low fat ideas then they are obviously trying to keep fat intake low, which does actually work. low carb can work too.. there is no one size fits all

Pembily

corkcomp wrote: »

its fine to offer an opinion but no body wants it shoved down their throat in fairness. if somebody asks for low fat ideas then they are obviously trying to keep fat intake low, which does actually work. low carb can work too.. there is no one size fits all

Thanks I need to eat relatively low fat as I get stomach ulcers and high fat kills me!!!

One size diet defo does not fit all!!!